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The AAU STEM Initiative from the beginning has been informed by broader theoretical perspectives about organizational change in academia and about faculty work and rewards.
Hunter R. Rawlings III became the president of AAU in June 2011. At his first meeting with staff, he expressed a strong desire for AAU to undertake an initiative to improve STEM education at the undergraduate level at AAU universities.
This section presents summaries and analyses of the strategies and approaches that the AAU STEM project sites are implementing to improve undergraduate STEM education at their institutions.
The Brown University AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative project supports the introduction of evidence-based, high-impact practices in key introductory courses in physics, chemistry, applied mathematics, and engineering through the implementation of intensive, small group collaborative…
The main goal of the Michigan State University AAU STEM Education Initiative project is to bring about change in instructional practices and assessments in large gateway courses in order to positively affect student learning.
The objective of the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative project at the University of Arizona is to change the culture of faculty instructional approaches to be more student-centered and use active learning pedagogies.
The AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative project at the University of California, Davis works to promote an institutional culture that utilizes data and evidence-based pedagogical innovations to make informed educational decisions and continually improve classroom instruction and student…
The AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative project at the University of Colorado Boulder targets changes in both culture and structures to foster coherent, long-lasting reforms.
The objective of the AAU Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative project on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is to support the widespread adoption of high-structure, active-learning (HSAL) practices in large introductory-level lecture-based STEM courses.
The project team at the University of Pennsylvania aims to improve introductory courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and bioengineering through utilizing teaching practices that foster active learning and student engagement.