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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
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
Creating a Spacious Capacity to Support Institutional Change
Kris Wobbe, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Capacity within higher education institutions is held in its people. Institutional change is a complex and messy business that cannot happen unless people change attitudes and behaviors (Armenakis, Harris, & ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
Changing Instruction through Alternative Grading and Course Innovations
Jenna Van Sickle, Valparaiso University; Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo, Valparaiso University
This presentation will explain an innovative Calculus course that has integrated algebra and precalculus for underprepared students, and it has used standards-based grading to change the way mathematics instruction ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
A Case Study of How STEM Education Practitioners Think about Change Theory, Change Strategies, and Making Relevant Project Choices
Laura Muller, The Jackson Laboratory; Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Carleton College
Practitioners can be challenged in understanding the language around change strategies and change theories in developing projects to bring about institutional change because of a lack of insider knowledge about how ...
Session Type: Presentation, Concurrent Session
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
Presentations: Session D
Presentations: Session D
Tuesday
9:15am - 10:00am
Scandinavian 1
Presentation
Driving STEM Career Access and Aligning Academic Skills with Industry Needs through Higher ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am
Presentations: Session E
Presentations: Session E
Tuesday
9:15am - 10:00am
Scandinavian 2
Presentation
Creating a Spacious Capacity to Support Institutional Change
Kimberly LeChasseur, Worcester ...
Session Type: Presentation
Time: 9:15am - 10:9:15am - 10:00am