Marilyne Stains

Implications for Professional Development Based on Physics Faculty's Reflective Writings part of Transforming Institutions Conference 2023:Program:Presentations:Session J
The development of reflective practitioners has been identified as one of four dominant change strategies in the STEM education literature. Reflective writings, wherein instructors document their thoughts, actions, ...

Departments with high usage of active learning instruction: How did they get there? part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Transforming Institutions Conference 2021:Program:Poster Presentations:Poster Session C:Poster Session C-1
What makes some departments stand out in terms of high quality teaching? We report on an interview-based study of 29 instructors in 18 departments to help answer this question. In Fall 2019, we distributed the ...

Exploration of the Relationship between Departmental Climate around Teaching and Adoption of Learner-centered Instructional Practice part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Transforming Institutions Conference 2021:Program:Poster Presentations:Poster Session C:Poster Session C-1
Instructional change in STEM courses at the postsecondary level has been advocated for decades with a particular focus on adoption of learner-centered instructional practices. One of the barriers for instructional ...

Teacher-Centered Systemic Reform (TCSR) Model part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Change Theories:Change Theories Collection
The teacher-centered systemic reform model focuses on the instructional change of individual faculty within a larger system. A teacher's thinking is central to their practice, and both occur within a larger context of personal factors and contextual factors.

Bringing social network analysis to higher education: How do peer interactions inform teaching decisions? part of Accelerating Systemic Change Network:Events:Meetings and Conferences:Transforming Institutions Conference 2019:Program:Oral Presentations:Session G
Despite the repeated calls for the widespread use of evidence-based instructional practices (EBIPs), faculty cite various barriers to adoption of these practices. Many instructional change initiatives have ...