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...]
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...]
A workshop on building community around learning analytics
Effective use of university learning analytics requires thoughtful management of cultural change and strategic conversations about improving student success, Bay View Alliance members told participants in a recent workshop. The half-day pre-conference workshop, “Developing Institutional Learning Analytics ‘Communities of Transformation’ to Support Student Success,” drew 22 participants from 18 institutions at the 2017 Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference in Vancouver, B.C., in March. … [Read more...]