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.
Access | Align Incentives with the Expectation of Teaching Excellence | Biology | Facilities | Northwestern University | Articulated Learning Goals | Chemistry | Establish Strong Measures of Teaching Excellence | Pedagogy | Technology | Assessments | Leadership Commitment | Data | Educational Practices | Scaffolding | Cultural Change
As a response to the findings of an institutional assessment, Duke university has a three-pronged, overlapping approach to enhancing the success of incoming Duke students who have traditionally struggled the most in the STEM curriculum.
Access | Align Incentives with the Expectation of Teaching Excellence | Duke University | Facilities | Articulated Learning Goals | Chemistry | Establish Strong Measures of Teaching Excellence | Pedagogy | Technology | Assessments | Faculty Professional Development | Leadership Commitment | Data | Educational Practices | Scaffolding | Cultural Change
Brown University focuses on improving the mathematical competency among STEM majors by seeking to introduce evidence-based, high impact practices in first and second year STEM courses. The goal, reducing attrition from science and improving students’ identification with science as a career.
Align Incentives with the Expectation of Teaching Excellence | Brown University | Facilities | Articulated Learning Goals | Chemistry | Establish Strong Measures of Teaching Excellence | Pedagogy | Assessments | Faculty Professional Development | Leadership Commitment | Educational Practices | Math | Physics | Scaffolding | Cultural Change