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UCLA SEA Change Initiative: A collaborative approach using data for institutional change
Rachel Kennison, University of California-Los Angeles
The AAAS's Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM) Equity Achievement (SEA) Change initiative uses research-informed strategies including a self-assessment process to build capacity ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 3:45pm - 4:3:45pm - 4:45pm
Longitudinal outcomes of a large-scale implementation of the discipline-based education specialist model: the legacy of the Science Education Initiative
Warren J Code, University of British Columbia
The Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (cwsei.ubc.ca) transformed teaching and learning in the mathematics and science departments at the University of British Columbia (UBC) over the period of 2007-2017, ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 3:45pm - 4:3:45pm - 4:45pm
Course Based Undergraduate Research Demystifies and Democratizes inquiry-based research for undergraduate STEM students
Kristen Hoffbuhr, Skagit Valley College; Gabriel Mast, Skagit Valley College; Grant Blume, University of Washington-Seattle Campus; Brian Brady, Skagit Valley College; Cindy Elliser, Skagit Valley College; Cliff Palmer, Skagit Valley College
Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) have been shown to improve both persistence and graduation rates for women and students of color (Alquicira et al. 2022). Although these effects are observed broadly across ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
Lessons Learned from an NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Backbone for a National Alliance for an Inclusive and Diverse STEM Faculty
Kacy Redd, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; Robin Parent, APLU
The NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Aspire Alliance (NSF #1834518, 1834522, 1834510, 1834513, 1834526, 1834521), one of the inaugural INCLUDES alliances funded in 2018, aims to build a more inclusive and diverse ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 1:15pm - 2:1:15pm - 2:15pm
Promoting adoption of research-based strategies: Understanding the impact of malleable factors on instructional practices in undergraduate STEM courses
Brandon J. Yik, University of Virginia; Jeffrey Raker, University of South Florida; Marilyne Stains, University of Virginia; Naneh Apkarian, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University; Melissa H. Dancy, Western Michigan University; Estrella Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
The inclusion of active learning pedagogies repeatedly demonstrates favorable and enhanced student outcomes in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses. Despite calls for the adoption of ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
Impact of the differences in variables in the US and Africa educational ecosystems on the applications of selected existing US guiding theories of change in the institutional transformation of Africa higher institutions
Godfrey Akpojotor, Delta State University, Abraka
There is growing accomplishment in developing guiding theories of change over the years. The successful application of connecting a change theory and practice, however, depends on the reliability of the variables ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
The ProQual Approach: An innovative, accessible, and community-oriented approach to qualitative educational research training for STEM faculty
John Morelock, University of Georgia
This presentation presents the ProQual Approach to supporting STEM instructional and tenure-track faculty in conducting qualitative educational research. Historically, integrating these two groups into STEM ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 1:15pm - 2:1:15pm - 2:15pm
Equity Audits as a Change Management Tool
Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kris Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Diversity trainings have been critiqued as inadequate for shifting educational practice, despite their ubiquitous presence (Bezrukova, Spell, Perry, & Jehn, 2016). Equity audits can be a powerful alternative. ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 1:15pm - 2:1:15pm - 2:15pm
Driving STEM Career Access and Aligning Academic Skills with Industry Needs through Higher Education-Industry Partnerships
Kristine Callis-Duehl, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center
Partnerships between higher education institutions and industry partners can help align academic skills with industry career needs and support underserved students in STEM career pathways. The Donald Danforth Plant ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
Factors Associated with STEM Students' Sense of Belonging
Gili Marbach-Ad, University of Maryland-College Park; Sara Gliese, University of Maryland-College Park; Kaci Thompson, University of Maryland-College Park
Students who feel a greater belonging to their university and department are significantly more likely to complete a degree. As such, it is important to examine what factors may contribute to sense of belonging in ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 1:15pm - 2:1:15pm - 2:15pm