STEM Education Innovation Programs
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- College/University Staff 2 matches
- First Generation College Students 2 matches
- First-year College Students 1 match
- Graduate Students 1 match
- Institution Administration 2 matches
- Non-tenure Track Faculty 2 matches
- Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty 3 matches
- Transfer Students 1 match
- Undergraduate Majors 4 matches
- Undergraduate Non-Majors 2 matches
- Underrepresented Minority Students 2 matches
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Communities of practice for engaging faculty in STEM course reform
Laura Hahn, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
At large research-intensive universities, teaching STEM at scale has posed instructional challenges to faculty who are unaccustomed to addressing pedagogy in a collective, sustainable manner. At our institution, through strategic implementation of communities of practice, we are beginning to integrate the qualities of a strong, collaborative research culture into the context of teaching.
Program Components: Professional Development:Pedagogical Training, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Strategic Planning, Supporting Students:Undergraduate Research, Student Engagement, Institutional Systems:Interdepartmental Collaboration
Target Audience: Non-tenure Track Faculty, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Undergraduate Majors, Institution Administration, College/University Staff
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Highest Research Activity
Institutional Impact of Scaling-up Course-Embedded Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs)
Judy Awong-Taylor, Georgia Gwinnett College
Georgia Gwinnett College was established in 2006 as a public liberal arts institution with a mission to provide open access to all high school graduates regardless of SAT scores. In 2011, The School of Science and Technology (SST) implemented a program for enhancing student engagement and learning in all STEM disciplines. GGC's Four-year Undergraduate Research and Creative Experience (4YrURCE) program is based upon a discipline-specific course-embedded research model which scaffolds multiple research and creative experiences for all STEM majors during all four years of matriculation. To date, 54 courses have been re-designed as CUREs and over 3,000 students (unduplicated count) are impacted annually. Longitudinal program-level assessment data includes student performance, student attitudinal, and faculty attitudinal data gathered over the past five years of the initiative.
Program Components: Professional Development:Course Evaluation, Student Assessment, Pedagogical Training, Diversity/Inclusion, Curriculum Development, Institutional Systems:Incentive/Reward Systems, Supporting Students:Undergraduate Research, Student Engagement, Tutoring, Institutional Systems:Evaluating Teaching, Interdepartmental Collaboration
Target Audience: Underrepresented Minority Students, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty, Non-tenure Track Faculty, Institution Administration, College/University Staff, Undergraduate Non-Majors, First-year College Students, First Generation College Students, Undergraduate Majors
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Baccalaureate Colleges
UG Major for the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Melissa Michael, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Development of a broad-based, undergraduate biology major that allowed students more freedom to design their own path through the biological content.
Target Audience: Undergraduate Majors, Tenured/Tenure-track Faculty
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Highest Research Activity
College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) Business Partners
Maryalicia Johnson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte has the largest number of IT students in the Carolina's and one of the largest in the nation through the College of Computing and Informatics (CCI). Currently, the CCI Business Partners program has nearly 50 companies that work hand-in-hand with the College to provide career prep and workforce readiness to the students. Students work with the Business Partner companies/employers to practice professional development skills, and the result is a robust IT talent pipeline to support the economic development of the whole region.
Program Components: Institutional Systems:Degree Program Development, Professional Development:Curriculum Development, Diversity/Inclusion, Advising and Mentoring, Supporting Students:Mentoring Program, Student Engagement, Outreach:Marketing Campaign, Informal Education, Supporting Students:Internships, Outreach:Public Outreach, Supporting Students:Scholarships, Grants, Workstudy
Target Audience: Undergraduate Non-Majors, Underrepresented Minority Students, Undergraduate Majors, Transfer Students, First Generation College Students, Graduate Students
Point of Intervention: College/School
Institution Type: Doctorate-granting Universities:Higher Research Activity