Campuses across the US and Canada are responding to the Coronavirus pandemic by sending students home and moving courses online. This rapid transition to remote learning has tested the patience, good will, and imagination of everyone involved. BVA member universities, like many others, are responding to the challenge by providing resources, training, and mentorship to faculty who are doing their best to support students while shifting gears mid-term from in-person instruction to online. The … [Read more...]

Webinar: Leveraging Learning Science for Optimal Course Design, Teaching Practices, and Encouraging Proper Student Study Practices April 23, 2020 11:00 AM PST/2:00 PM EST Register in advance: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_FDFR6Rs4RlKHihsKKey5xQ After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- The science of memory is increasingly well understood, but faculty practices are frequently not aligned with emerging … [Read more...]

See a video of the webinar here. Download a copy of the webinar presentation here: There is an increasing need for building campus leadership capacity to facilitate institutional change that improves undergraduate student learning, retention and graduation in STEM and other disciplines. While the approaches for making these improvements are well-known, their application on campuses is still not wide-spread. To facilitate implementation of these improvements, campus leaders play critical … [Read more...]