Today, as part of the observance of #ShutDownSTEM and #ShutDownAcademia, the Hub group of the Bay View Alliance, a network of ten research universities in the U.S. and Canada, affirms its commitment to foreground explicit work on diversity, equity, and inclusion. The BVA’s mission is to explore institutional change strategies to support and sustain the widespread adoption of instructional methods that lead to better learning for all students. In fall 2019 we began a transition from a general … [Read more...]

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 View the recording of the presentation here Download the presentation slides here ---------- The science of memory is increasingly well understood, but faculty practices are frequently not aligned with emerging understandings about how people learn.  This BVA webinar will explore how principles from learning science can strengthen course redesign efforts, … [Read more...]