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2003 Undergraduate Change Strategies
State Policies to Improve Undergraduate Teaching: Administrator and faculty responses
Author:ColbeckYear:2002Case studies of four institutions in two states, Ohio and Tennessee, to examine the impact of state policies to improve undergraduate teaching.
The Tough Road to Better Science Teaching
Author:BrainardYear:2007A nice overview piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Argues that we know what works and now need to figure out how to get this knowledge to traditional instructors.
Structural and Pedagogic Change in Further and Higher Education: A Case Study Approach
Author:BrowneYear:2005Case studies of two universities introducing information learning technology. One bottom-up, focused on pedagogy. One top-down focused on structures.
Assessing Institutionalization of Curricular and Pedagogical Reform
Author:ColbeckYear:2002Uses an institutionalization process model to exam the change in first year courses in engineering.
The Effect of Integrated Course and Faculty Development: Experiences of a university chemistry department in the Philippines
Author:Gallos, Euwe van den Berg, TreagustYear:2005Article describes the implementation of a chemistry curriculum at a Philippine university. Significant course revisions were undertaken and 13 instructors were trained with the new methods and provided with coaching.
Educational Reform, Personal Practical Theories, and Dissatisfaction: The Anatomy of change in college science teaching
Author:Gess-Newsome, Southerland, Johnston, WoodburyYear:2003A case study documents three instructors work together to develop and teach a reform course called "the natural world."
The Impact of Training of University Teachers on their Teaching Skills, their Approach to Teaching and the Approach to Learning of their Students
Author:Gibbs, CoffeyYear:2004Study on the effectiveness of university-based training programs (mainly for new faculty) looking at 22 universities in 8 countries with 104 teachers in treatment, 10 in control.
Effects of a Theory-based Feedback and Consultation Process on Instruction and Learning in College Classrooms
Author:Hampton, ReiserYear:2004Randomly assigned 37 computer science and chemistry teaching assistants to treatment or control. Treatment consisted of mid-semester student ratings and consultation feedback on a set of "best practice" instructional activities.
The Department-Wide Approach To Improving Faculty Instruction In Higher-Education - A Qualitative Evaluation
Author:HativaYear:1995A consultant describes a 2-year program of individual consultation to faculty in a Tel Aviv Physics Department.