Changing academic culture to improve undergraduate STEM education

Improving undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education requires faculty with the skills, resources, and time to create active learning environments that foster student engagement. Current faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure practices at many universities do not measure...

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Published in:Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) 2014-12, Vol.22 (12), p.657-659
Main Author: Suchman, Erica L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Engineering - education
Faculty
Internal Medicine
Mathematics - education
promotion and tenure review
Science - education
STEM education
teaching effectiveness
teaching evaluation
Technology - education
Universities
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Summary:Improving undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education requires faculty with the skills, resources, and time to create active learning environments that foster student engagement. Current faculty hiring, promotion, and tenure practices at many universities do not measure, reward, nor encourage faculty pursuit of these skills. A cultural change is needed to foster improvement.
ISSN:0966-842X
1878-4380
DOI:10.1016/j.tim.2014.09.006