This is a list of introductory pieces written for a general audience.
Places to Start
Blueprints for Reform, Chapter 10: Higher Education
Author:AAASYear:1997An overview of AAAS' view of desired changes in higher education and recommendations for how to get there.
Undergraduate Education: Seeking the Golden Mean
Author:BrandYear:1992An easy to read overview of why undergraduate education is not valued at many institutions.
Large-Scale Events: New Ways of Working Across the Organization
Author:BrighamYear:1996Contrasts "traditional" ways of thinking about change with more recent "systems" thinking. Some interesting examples are provided.
Reshaping Teaching and Learning: The Transformation of Faculty Pedagogical Content Knowledge
Author:Major and PalmerYear:2006Studied implementation of PBL across a teaching-oriented university. Themes of self-reflection, learning theory, and culture
A Faculty Team Works to Create Content Linkages among Various Courses to Increase Meaningful Learning of Targeted Concepts of Microbiology
Author:Marbach-AdYear:2007An example of science faculty approaching instructional change with the same philosophy and tools that they use in their research.