Table 1 Summary of institutional change tactics across institutions
| Â | Tactics common across more than one institutiona | Tactics unique to institution A | Tactics unique to institution B | Tactics unique to institution C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Category I—Encouraging: adoption and support | Workshops and educational development opportunities Teaching resources for particular audiences Support for travel to professional development workshops (B&C) Intentional engagement of academic leaders | Sharing of local DBER results with faculty | Role-based professional development (e.g., workshops for advisors and TAs) | Availability of student outcomes data to faculty to improve outcomes Professional development for departmental liaisons |
Category II—Fostering: connections and community | Faculty Learning Communities and Communities of Practice Peer observation programs Faculty presentations at teaching symposia (A&C) Faculty retreats (A&B) Collaborative course redesign projects (B&C) Faculty recognition (B&C) |  |  | Facilitated departmental conversations Departmental liaison activities |
Category III—Institutionalizing: policies and structures | Assessment and Remodeling of classroom Policy and Practice work (e.g., new teaching evaluation process; updated tenure and promotion policy; new hiring language; course grading policy) Data collection (interviews, surveys, observations) | Hires, creation of new structures for teaching support | Implementation of Peer Advisors (esp. for transfer students) | Intentional use of institutional data (e.g., about student success) Financial support for disciplines not directly supported by the grant |
Category IV—Facilitating: meaning-making |  | Assessment and research projects aimed to understand and then influence the institutional landscape of STEM teaching and learning Building collaborative relationships (among team members and beyond) to support change | Retreats supported teaching-related thinking/meaning-making Engagement of academic leaders fostered a shared understanding of project goals Engagement and dialogue as part of seminar series | Stimulated discussion/ exploration within departments Collaborative projects were expected to share results at the department level |