Table 1 Project change strategies
From: Adapting the CACAO model to support higher education STEM teaching reform
Vision statement: The culture of teaching and learning at Boise State University will be characterized by: ● On-going exploration and adoption of evidence-based instructional practices ● Faculty engaged in continuous improvement of teaching and learning ● Dialogue around teaching supported through a community of practice ● Teaching evidenced and informed by meaningful assessment | |||||
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Adopter Stages of Adoption (targeted strategies) | Specific Change strategies targeted at different organizational levels | ||||
Institution & Colleges | Academic Departments | Individual Faculty | |||
Change Agents | Project Leadership Team | Project Leadership Team | FAST Team | Project Leadership Team | FAST Team |
All Stages | Encouraged revisions to institution level tenure & promotion (T&P) policy via Faculty Senate Revised college T&P policies Connected EBIP adoption to retention and impacts on the campus budget | Coordinated and supported FAST Team Funded department groups to attend discipline-based professional development Developed series of workshops to be facilitated in a department | Created a department plan to increase dialogue and EBIP use (more detail provided in Table 2) | Influenced CTL programming & encouraged faculty participation Provided COPUS classroom observations | |
Awareness and Curiosity* (Advertise and communicate) | Created and promoted project vision statement Highlighted partner project success using various modalities | Facilitated department conversations at beginning of project Encouraged Partner Project leads to share experiences with department Compiled list of discipline-specific resources for EBIPs | Introduced specific EBIPs in department meetings | Coordinated program for peer classroom observations of faculty using EBIPs | Created informational handouts to share with colleagues |
Mental and Hands-on Tryout* (Demonstrate and train) | Highlighted partner project success using various modalities | Provided funding, resources, and support for Partner Projects | Introduced specific EBIPs in department meetings Highlighted colleagues' EBIP use and/or success in department meetings | Coordinated program for peer classroom observations of faculty using EBIPs Encouraged participation in CTL programming | Created informational handouts to share with colleagues Encouraged participation in CTL programming Led Partner Projects |
Adopters (Support and reward) | Supported classroom redesign | Provided funding, resources, and support for Partner Projects Provided assessment support | Provided assessment support | Encouraged colleagues to propose Partner Projects | |