Initiative Publications

A goal of AAU’s undergraduate STEM education initiative is to develop effective means for sharing information about promising and effective undergraduate STEM education programs, approaches, methods, and pedagogies.  Listed below are reports, scholarly publications, and resources developed by AAU.

AAU Initiatives in Undergraduate and Graduate Education (updated June 2022)

AAU STEM Initiative May 1, 2020 Virtual Meeting Report

Catalysts for Achieving Sustained Improvement in the Quality of Undergraduate STEM Education - in Daedalus Fall 2019 Issue

Promoting Transformation of Undergraduate STEM Education: Workshop Summary Report

The Promise of a "Network of Networks" Strategy to Scale Change: Lessons from the AAU STEM Initiative - in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative: Matrix of Summative Evaluation of Teaching Strategies

Scaling Improvement in STEM Learning Environments: The Strategic Role of a National Organization

Aligning Practice to Policies: Changing the Culture to Recognize and Reward Teaching at Research Universities - in CBE--Life Sciences Education

Progress Toward Achieving Systemic Change: A Five-Year Status Report on the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative

Catalyzing Institutional Transformation: Insights from the AAU STEM Initiative - in Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning

Aligning Practice to Policies: Changing the Culture to Recognize and Reward Teaching at Research Universities

Essential Questions and Data Sources for Continuous Improvement of Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning

Improving Undergraduate STEM Education at Research Universities: A Collection of Case Studies

University Learning: Improve Undergraduate Science Education- in Nature

A National Organization Leverages Systemic Change in STEM Teaching and Learning - in Researching Students

The Role of Cultural Change in Large-Scale STEM Reform: The Experience of the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative - in Transforming Institutions

The Roles of Data in Promoting Institutional Commitment to Undergraduate STEM Reform: The AAU STEM Initiative Experience - in Transforming Institutions

Searching for Better Approaches: Effective Evaluation of Teaching and Learning in STEM

Framework for Systematic Change in Undergraduate STEM Teaching and Learning

AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative Two-page Summary

AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative Discussion Draft

AAU Matrix of National STEM Undergraduate Education Initiatives