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V&C SYNTHESISMURIEL POSTON PITZER COLLEGE
MARIAELENA ZAVALACALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE
Higher Education Landscape
Demographics of students and faculty
Technology as a disrupter and enabler
Data is an important driver
Assessment and evaluation needs in multiple venues
Leadership
Use data to inform decision-making
Leaders can be positional or non-positional
Leaders can react to and anticipate challenges
Leaders leverage resources ($$/space) to incentivize and drive change
Leaders can have a collective impact within and across institutions
The Role of Faculty
Professional development needed: evidenced based teaching; utilization of assessment tools; leadership capacity
Pilot programs: start small and evaluate; build on what you know learn from failures be ready to change and improve
Develop networks for support; external advisors/advocates important
Student Experiences: put students first and the rest falls into place
Student success includes: Engagement: Research experiences
Action research relevant to communities Authentic research: genetics and genomic datasets allow students
to address real world/global problems Tools to excel:
Writing in the discipline Team based projects (interdisciplinary groups) Integration of biology, math, physical sciences
Diverse Pathways: First year courses Different entry points to higher education
Evaluation and Assessment
Gather data but you don’t have to invent the tools for analysis
Use data for predictive modelingPeer review is important, particularly in determining
large or small investmentsAssessment recognized in all 5 theme discussions
and majority of postersNeed for access to Assessment tools
Building Community
Internal and external allies/advocates are importantEnhance connectivity to like minded individualsNetworks important to recognizing what has been
done and to keep things movingTechnology is important for sustaining but not
initiating; F2F is important Scale matters – relevant and place based If too big, people disengage
Gaps: What didn’t we hear?
Impact of Vision and Change on upper division courses?
Scale up across institutions?Leadership Development at institutional level?Broadening Participation?
On the Horizon
Expand our Tribe and connect across boundariesContinue to emphasize the importance of evidenced
based teachingDisseminate and implement assessment practicesStep up to leadershipContinue to drive change in undergraduate biology
education
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