This is a list of introductory pieces written for a general audience.
Places to Start
Blueprints for Reform, Chapter 10: Higher Education
Submitted by stemrefo on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 01:56An overview of AAAS' view of desired changes in higher education and recommendations for how to get there.
Undergraduate Education: Seeking the Golden Mean
Submitted by stemrefo on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 01:59An easy to read overview of why undergraduate education is not valued at many institutions.
Large-Scale Events: New Ways of Working Across the Organization
Submitted by Jordan on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 22:53Contrasts "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
Submitted by Jordan on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 23:12Studied 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
Submitted by Jordan on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 23:14An example of science faculty approaching instructional change with the same philosophy and tools that they use in their research.