Monday, October 2, 2017

UC Davis is one of the eight US campuses involved in the #AAU #STEM research about improving teaching and learning...

UC Davis is one of the eight US campuses involved in the #AAU #STEM research about improving teaching and learning "at scale"—above the single classroom level.

Originally shared by Doug Holton

"Higher education is “now reaching a major tipping point,” Coleman added. “We cannot condone poor teaching of introductory STEM courses because we are trying to weed out the weaker students in the class or simply because a professor, department and/or institution fails to recognize and accept that there are, in fact, more effective ways to teach.” Failing to adopt evidence-based teaching practices in the classroom “must be viewed as irresponsible, an abrogation of fulfilling our collective mission to ensure that all students who are interested in learning and enrolled in a STEM course -- not just those who will choose to major in or pursue an advanced degree in that discipline -- are provided with the maximum opportunity to succeed,” she said."
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/02/aau-reports-efforts-improve-science-teaching-research-universities?mc_cid=05465aee86&mc_eid=6731fd9c03