Departmental Action Teams: A five-year update on a model for sustainable change

Authors

Daniel Reinholz, San Diego State University
Mary Pilgrim, San Diego State University
Karen Falkenberg, Colorado State University
Courtney Ngai, Colorado State University
Gina Quan, San Jose State UniversityFollow
Sarah Wise, University of Colorado Boulder
Chris Geanious, Colorado State University
Joel Corbo, University of Colorado Boulder
Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado Boulder

Document Type

Presentation

Publication Date

November 2018

Publication Title

Reinvention Collaborative

Disciplines

Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research | Science and Mathematics Education

Abstract

Fostering sustainable improvements in undergraduate education remains a formidable challenge. To address this challenge, our team has developed the Departmental Action Team (DAT) model. DATs are small working groups of faculty, students, and staff, that work collaboratively to envision, plan, develop, and build sustainable structures in their department. To support the uptake of such structures, DATs collect and analyze data to reflect on the root causes of an issue, which they use to shift beliefs, values, and practices within their context. This paper provides a five-year status report on the DAT project. We describe the history of the model, its evolution over time, and its impact on a variety of departments.

Comments

This article was originally presented at the 2018 Reinvention Collaborative and can also be found online at this link.

Recommended Citation

Daniel Reinholz, Mary Pilgrim, Karen Falkenberg, Courtney Ngai, Gina Quan, Sarah Wise, Chris Geanious, Joel Corbo, and Noah Finkelstein. "Departmental Action Teams: A five-year update on a model for sustainable change" Reinvention Collaborative (2018).