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Andrea Greenhoot appointed Associate Alliance Director

January 15, 2018 by Brita Harrison

Andrea Greenhoot appointed Associate Alliance Director

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Andrea Greenhoot to the recently created role of Associate Alliance Director of the BVA. The Associate Alliance Director will share responsibilities with the Alliance Director, in accordance with the recently developed BVA succession plan. The organization is fortunate in the confluence of its goals with Dea’s personal intention to engage still more deeply in understanding how to bring about widespread improvement of pedagogy in higher … [Read more...]

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Are Students Learning What We’re Teaching?

January 15, 2018 by Brita Harrison

Are Students Learning What We’re Teaching?

Two Lessons from the Assessment Movement by Pat Hutchings Are students learning what we think we’re teaching? Are they learning the concepts and abilities that matter most? These are the questions that assessment seeks to answer, and they are central to the BVA’s emphasis on advancing the use of “evidence-based” practices in the classroom. As even a quick tour through the literature on assessment makes clear, using evidence about student learning to make (and then re-assess) improvements … [Read more...]

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Leadership: It Takes a Village (and Time)

August 31, 2017 by Brita Harrison

Leadership: It Takes a Village (and Time)

by Pat Hutchings and Mary Huber Why does it take so long for teaching practices to change in college and university classrooms? Many faculty today are intrigued by new teaching approaches that have been shown to improve the quality and quantity of student learning. And many are experimenting with these approaches, finding ways to engage students more actively--for instance by organizing them to work in groups to solve complex problems, or asking them to apply and demonstrate their learning … [Read more...]

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$2.8M grant to help universities improve evaluation of teaching

July 25, 2017 by Brita Harrison

$2.8M grant to help universities improve evaluation of teaching

Three universities in the Bay View Alliance are part of a $2.8 million federal grant intended to help STEM departments provide a richer evaluation of faculty teaching and, ultimately, expand the use of practices that have shown to improve student learning. The grant, from the National Science Foundation, is part of a five-year project that includes the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, the University of Colorado, Boulder, the University of Kansas (all members of the BVA), and Michigan … [Read more...]

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BVA Steering Committee urged to think long term

July 25, 2017 by Brita Harrison

BVA Steering Committee urged to think long term

BOULDER, Colo. – Noah Finkelstein rarely minces words, and the words he offers to public universities carry a lofty challenge. Society can make no better investment in its future than by promoting higher education, he said. It is perhaps the most fundamental form of infrastructure we have – institutions designed to influence the lives of students and build the core components of society. Pressures on these institutions have pushed them toward priorities that run counter to their founding … [Read more...]

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AAU official works to change the culture of STEM teaching

July 6, 2017 by Brita Harrison

AAU official works to change the culture of STEM teaching

  By Doug Ward and Mary Deane Sorcinelli BOULDER, Colo. – Symbolism sometimes makes more of a difference than money in bringing about change in higher education. That’s what Emily Miller, associate vice president for policy at the Association of American Universities, has found in her work with the AAU’s Undergraduate STEM Initiative. It’s also a strategy she has adopted as the initiative expands its work in improving undergraduate teaching and learning at research universities … [Read more...]

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Talking about Teaching: Innovation and Collaboration

May 29, 2017 by Brita Harrison

Talking about Teaching: Innovation and Collaboration

This post is one in a series of articles about course transformation at Bay View Alliance universities. by: Mary Huber and Pat Hutchings Changing teaching practices in a department takes time. We often think of that challenge as allowing time for changes in teaching practice to take root and spread, but it also means finding time for constructive conversations about teaching and learning. Most departmental committees that oversee undergraduate programs involve only a small fraction of … [Read more...]

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