Supporting Teaching and Learning Reform in College Mathematics: Finding Value in Communities of Practice.

ABSTRACT: Improving college STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) student learning outcomes is an ongoing area of focus in Institutions of Higher Education (IHE). This reform includes challenging, changing, and adapting both teaching practices and the learning environment. Communities of practice (CoPs) can support faculty in making these shifts; however, creating large-scale instructional changes in STEM education requires a more careful look at the existing systems and structures in place. In this paper, we investigate a network of regional CoPs composed mainly of mathematics faculty from IHE focused on teaching with inquiry methods. Understanding what faculty need and value to support their instructional changes is important as CoPs and other mechanisms are put in place to increase

SUBMITTER: Johnson KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8525850 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature