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HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT UCLA HOME OF THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

InstitutionalTransformation:ANewFrameworkInformedbyStrategiesUtilizedatHighlyProductiveInstitutions

SylviaHurtado&KrystleCobianSTEMInstitute

June2017|UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles

HIGHER EDUCATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT UCLA HOME OF THE COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM

DifferentModelsofInstitutionalChange

Knowledge Persuasion Decision Implementation Confirmation

StepsintheAdoptionofInnovationsRogers,DiffusionofInnovations, FreePress,2003

Awarenessof

Evidence-basedPractice

ConvincingOneorMoreto

LearnorTry---------------Research

WeighingProsandCons

FavorabletoChange

LimitedorBroadScale,TryingitOut

ActionLeadsToMotivation

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CompareResults

Wieman “bringtheteachingandresearchaspectsoftheculturemuchclosertogether“tofacilitatechange(2017)

C.Henderson, A.Beach,&N.Finkelstein,2011, FacilitatingChangeinUndergraduateSTEMInstructionalPractices:AnAnalyticReviewoftheLiterature,JournalofResearchinScienceTeaching,48,8,952-984

ResearchQuestions1. Whatstrategiesdoinstitutionsuseto

broadenundergraduateSTEMdegreecompletion,especiallyfortraditionallyunderrepresentedracial/ethnicminorities?• Whatstrategiesarespecificto

changingnormsinSTEMTeachingandLearning?

2. Howarestrategiesorganizationallyintegratedatthemultipleorganizationallevelsoftheinstitution?

MethodsSample

• Casestudiesfrom11diverseinstitutions• Institutions had‘exemplarysuccess’in

producingSTEMdegreesoverall,oramongaparticularunderrepresentedracialgroupofinterest

• Efficiencyscoresgeneratedbystochasticfrontieranalysisidentified‘exemplar’campuses

• Roughly20-25STEMfaculty,programdirectors,andupper leveladministratorswereinterviewedateachinstitution

• Weinvestigatedevidence-basedpracticesandtheoverallcontextforSTEMeducation

CodingandAnalysis• ConstantComparativeApproachused

tocode• Transcriptsopencodedforsalient

largerthemesfollowedbyaxialcodingtodeterminehowthemeswereinterconnected.

• Analysisinvolvedvisuallydisplayingthedatawithineachcodeinspreadsheetsbyinstitution.• Easilyallowsforcomparisonsbetween

institutions.

OrganizationalPerspectiveforChangingNormsinSTEMTeachingandLearning

1.Pedagogical

ExperimentationBegins

2.DisseminationofInnovative

Ideas

3.ChangeEfforts

GainMomentum

4.Changing

MindsetsforFacultyBuy-in

5.ScalingandSustainingChangesinPractice

EfficiencyinSTEMDegree

Completion

InstitutionalSTEMInterventions

AttentiontoDiversitywithinInstitutionalCulture ExternalPressures

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ChangingNormsin

TeachingandInnovation

InstitutionalSTEM

Interventions

Wehavefacultyworkingon,arsenic,andprostatecancer,anduraniumcontaminationinsoilsandinthelivestockthatpeopleareeating. AndNavajostudents...willcheerfullycomeinandworkon[thisresearch]. Andthatrelatesintheirmindstothecancerpatternsthattheircommunityhas. That’showweareabletoattractfabulousfacultyhere,andkeepthembecauseofthesettingwe’reinandregionalproblemsthatarethecontextfortheworkthatwedo. Andthat’salsothecontextforwhatthesestudentsaretryinggetoutoftheircollegeeducation. Soagain,I’mnotsurethatboilsdowntoacatchphraseyoucanuse,buttome,Iseethatthat’swhat’sgoingonintheseclassroomsandintheseresearchlabs.~ProvostandVice-PresidentforAcademicAffairs,

UniversityServingTribalStudents

• InstitutionalPartnershipswithSurrounding Community

• ComprehensiveProgramsforStudentsSpecificallyinSTEM

• UndergraduateResearchOpportunities

• AcademicSupport andAdvising

• Mentoring Programs

Whenwehirefaculty…wearelookingforsomebodywhoreallylovesbeingwithstudents,wholikesteachingstudents,who’snotafraidtoworkwithpeoplefromdifferentdiversebackgrounds.~ProfessorEmeritusinBiology,

Master’sComprehensiveHSI

AttentiontoDiversitywithinInstitutionalCulture

• Institutionsembracedincreasinglydiversestudentbody

• Leadershipvocalabouttheimportanceofdiversity• Hiringofdiversefaculty&facultywho

valueteaching/doing researchwithdiversestudents

• CollaborationswithnearbyNativeAmericancommunities

• Institution recognizesthateffectivelyteachingdiversestudentsrequiresattentiontoadditional challengesthatURMsface

• Servicesmayneedtobetailoredsothattheycantarget diversestudents

Wehavethisstateperformancefundingnowwherealltheuniversities[areunderourstate’s]performancefundingmodel.Sotherearetenmetrics,nineofthemhadtodowithinstruction...Universitiesaregradedonetofiveforexcellenceorimprovement,youcanscoreineither.Butnominorityservinginstitutionhasevergottena70%graduation…Thethingisthatwecancomplainaboutwhatperformancefundingisbutwhatitdoesisitprovidesthatfinancialimpetustodotherightthing.AndIthinkluckily[ouruniversity]isdoingthatall.Weweremakingthestepstowarddoingthatbeforethemodelcameintoplace.SoitcansatisfythepeoplewhoarefocusedfinanciallybutIthinkformostofourfaculty,itisn’t.

~DeanoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences,HighResearchHSI

ExternalPressures

Iuseinteractivemethodsandhands-onmethodsfromthephysicseducationresearch…Iteachalargecourse…for125students.TomakeitinteractiveI’llposeaquestionandthenstudentswillturnandtalktotheirneighbororinasmallgroupaboutthatquestionsothattheyareactuallygrapplingwiththecontentasopposedtosittingthereandpassivelylisteningtometalk…Thenit’sthehands-onpiece.Therearealotofdemosandthingsforstudentstotouchandplaywithsothatwe’reactuallydoingscienceintheclassroomratherthantheknowledgefullycomingfromme...They’remakingobservationsandformingideasbasedonwhatthey’reactuallyseeingsuchthattheknowledgeiscomingfromthatexperienceandit’screatedbythem….WhenIwashiredhere,Ithinktheyjustneededsomeonetoteachphysics...Ihavestudentachievementdataand[students]aredoingwell...Iuse[thedata]toinformmyinstruction.Iwanttoseethatstudentsareactuallylearning…andI’mtryingtoteachinawaysothattheywilllearnphysicsonadeeperlevel.

PhysicsInstructor,SmallerResearchHSI

Starting Change: Pedagogical Experimentation Begins

DisseminationofInnovative

Ideas

Ihadastatisticianfromthe[CenterforTeachingandLearning]workingonitanditwasclearthatsomethinggoodwasgoingon. TheCenterwroteupaonepagereportandsoIhavetocredit[aninstructionalconsultant]inthecenter,who…sentitupthechainofcommand,Hesentittotheprovostrightaway. Andtheynoticed,thechancellor,theprovost,thedeanstheyallnoticed. Anditgotalotofattention,butIkeptfeelingnervouslike‘Thisisn’tevenpublishedyet.’ ~DirectorofInstructionalInnovationfortheCollegeof

ArtsandSciences&STEMLecturer,LargeSelectivePWI

ChangeEffortsGain

Momentum

“Someof[thechange]wasdoneincrementally,soit’snotlikeIsatthereandknew,‘Thesewerethe25thingsweneedtodotomakethis[changeprocess]happen.’Sometimesyouareonlyseeingfive[tasksthatmustbedone],andyoudothemandthenyouseethenextfive.Andso….whenIselected[theSeniorAssociateDean]tooverseethesciences,Ididn’t seethiswaveoftransformation coming.AndallofasuddenwhenwesawmorestudentinterestinthesciencesneedingtohavemoreActiveLearningtechniques,Isatdownwith[theseniorassociatedean]andIsaid,‘Whatshouldwedo?’Wehadaconversationaboutsettingupthetaskforcethatheendedupleadingandthattaskforcerecommendedaleaderininstructional innovation.Sowefinally lookedaroundtheroomand[appointedapersontothisrole].”

~DeanoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences,LargeSelectivePWI

ChangingMindsetsforFacultyBuy-in

Youhavetohavefacultywhoareabletobemotivated,andtherewasalotofdiscouragedfaculty. Butwhenyoumakeachangeanditworks,peoplegetencouragedbyseeingthechangeworking.SoIthinkyouhavetotalkthat[change]up.Youhavetotalktoyourfacultyandsay,“Lookhere’swhatwe’regoingtodo,andhere’sgoingtobetheoutcome,”andthenwhentheoutcomehappensremindthemthattheoutcomeisconnectedtothechange. ~ProfessorandChairofPhysicsandAstronomy,

LargeSelectivePWI

ScalingandSustainingChangesinPractice

Eachsemester, thoseofusengagedinthis[coursereformandactivelearningeffort]makealistofwhoourpotential targetsareandwhoarepeoplethatwewouldn’t inamillionyearsasktodothis. Soit’sspreadingthisthrough thefacultyoverthelong-term…Sowe’retryingtobuildupacohortofaboutathird toahalfofthedepartmentwhohasgone through thisapprenticeshipprocess[inactivelearning]... Wedon’texpecttoget100%[ofthefacultytrained].Weexpecttogrowoverasteadystateasmoreyoungpeoplecomeinbecausewehavetheexpectationthateverytenuretrackfacultymemberwillteachalargeenrollmentcoursebeforethetenuredecision ismade.

~PhysicsProfessor,LargeSelectivePWI

Innovative PedagogicalChangesintheClassroom• Somedepartmentsaremakingmorestridesthanothersintheuseofinnovativeteachingtechniques• Fromlecturetowardsstructuredinquiry-based,active-learningclassroomexperiences• Insomecasestheinnovationintheclassroomwentbeyondsimplyincorporatingactivelearningtechniqueandcompletelychangingtheclassroomfromalectureformattoaflippedorhybridformat– partonline/partinclassroom.• Thereisamovementaroundacceptingfailureasanormalpartoflearning&havingagrowthmindset• “Hightouch”cultureformakingcontactwithstudentsfallingbehindin theclassroomtoconveyconcernforprogressandtohelpstudentsmoveforward

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Youhavetobein[thechangeprocess]forthelongrun.Theytakeawhile,butitisn’tsomethingthatjusthappenswithoneperson,butitdoesrequirebothcommitmentfromthetopdownandexcitedideasfromthebottomup. Thebottomupbeingfaculty...thepeoplethataredoingit...Andatbigpublicuniversities,peopledon’thavealotofextratime[todonewinnovativethingstochangetheirteaching]... Sofindingwaysthatyoucandolittlethingslikeextrasupportwhentheyputagrantandyoumakethosematchingfunds...ThatkindofrecognitionIthinkhasahugeimpact.AndthenIthinkifyou’regoingtogetnewfacultyhirestoactuallycareabout it,allowingthemtocareaboutitandhavethatnotbeconsideredsomethingthatgoesagainstthemintenure.

~ChancellorofUniversity,LargeSelectivePWI

Withhelpfromtheprovostandsupportfromourchancellor…wehaveinvestedinredesigningtheclassroomspacessothattheyareappropriateforActiveLearning. Physicsforexampleisourbestexample…Theclassroom isnowtaughtinroundtables- sixtoeightstudentssitaroundatable…Theyweresupposedtohavereadonline[beforetheclassbegins]somemoduleonwhattheywouldbeworkingaboutinclass.Sotheycomein,sitaroundatable,andworkonaproblem...Andthestudentsaresupposedtobeworking togetherinateamandtheirprofessorandthegraduateTAsarewalkingaround intheclassroom.

~DeanoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences,LargeSelectivePWI

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IncreasedParticipationofDiverseResearchers

Theprimarygoalistoincreaseparticipationratesofdiverseresearchersfromcollegeentrytocareerattainments

BUILDcampuseshaveadiversestudentbodyandareexpectedtoincreasethenumberpursuingbiomedicalcareers

NRMNisexpectedtoexpandanddiversifymentorsandmenteesengagedinbiomedicalresearch

CentralDPCGoalandEvaluationFocus

ParticipationofDiverse

Researchers

DiversityInnovations in

Science

Climatefordiversity

ConnectionswithDiverseCommunities

CulturallyResponsivePractice

Integratedrace/genderandscienceidentities Inclusive

Science

Training Curriculum

PartnershipsProgramActivities

InstitutionalPractices:ConvergenceofCommitmenttoDiversityandScienceTraining

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ContactUsFaculty/Co-PIs:SylviaHurtadoKevinEagan

PostdoctoralScholar:TanyaFigueroa

AdministrativeStaff:DominiqueHarrison

GraduateResearchAssistants:AnaGomezHectorRamosChristinaZavala

Damani White-LewisKrystleCobian

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