The mission of an AAU-UCD partnership is to foster evidence-based, sustainable innovation in STEM instruction through development of cultures of data and evidence around instruction and learning that encourage experimentation, build urgency, and enable change.
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UC Davis created the Educational Effectiveness Hub to enhance student learning, maximize instructional value, and improve retention rates and time to graduation for all students.
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IMPACT is Purdue effort that aims to provide faculty development and support to redesign courses to be more student-centered, including the articulation of learning objectives, appropriate design of course assessments, and the effective use of instructional technologies and engaged pedagogies.
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FSI provides invited students with an early opportunity to experience Princeton's curriculum, work closely with members of our faculty from a range of academic disciplines and fields, and engage in a vibrant community of highly motivated peers.
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The Curriculum Innovation Fund is Princeton University's principal resource for supporting innovation in the undergraduate curriculum. With the endorsement of their department or program, faculty members may submit proposals for new or reimagined courses in any subject at any level.
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The McGraw Teaching Seminar is a year-long opportunity for Princeton graduate student and faculty participants to engage collaboratively with current research on a range of issues in teaching and learning in higher education.
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Princeton's Science and Engineering Education Initiative aims to inspire and prepare all undergraduates, irrespective of their majors, to become scientifically and technologically literate citizens and decision-makers.
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Northwestern University Ventures in Biology Education (nuViBe) aims to reshape Northwestern undergraduate bioscience education and prepare students to pursue cutting-edge research, advanced degrees, and professional careers in biological and biomedical sciences.
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To advance undergraduate education, the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (CIRTL) at Northwestern provides professional development programs for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in STEM and SBE (social, behavioral, economic) disciplines.
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The Gateway Science Workshop (GSW) is a peer-led program designed to improve performance and retention of students in introductory STEM gateway courses at the McCormick School of Engineering at Northwestern University.
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