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JUMPING the S-CURVEA Systems Thinking Toolkit for Educational Developers

Laura Cruz (cruzlconsult@gmail.com)Amy Chan-Hilton (amy.chanhilton@usi.edu)

What does systems thinking mean to you?Please write down your thoughts and ideas on the index card.

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Educational Development

Faculty Development

Shift 1: From Hierarchy to Systems View of an Organization

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Understanding how elements are interrelated and interdependent, in service of a goal.

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Example: Systems mapping to clarify Center’s goals and programming

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Shift 2: Best Practices to Innovations

S-Curves: Growth and Change

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W abash Provost ScholarsN C A & T

Example: Getting Ahead of the S-Curve

Shift 3: Organization of Learning to Learning Organization

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Bureaucratic: Rule-oriented Generative: Performance-oriented

Example: Role of Center in transforming into a learning organization

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Henderson, C., Beach, A., & Finkelstein, N. (2011). Facilitating change in undergraduate STEM instructional practices: An analytic review of the literature. Journal of research in science teaching, 48(8), 952-984.

Facilitating Change: What Roles Might You Play?

Systems Thinking Toolkit

1. Systems mapping

2. S-curves

3. Learning organization practices

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What might systems thinking mean to you?Please take a minute to reflect on this.Write your thoughts on the back of your index card.

Your Turn: Discussion

1. What is the relationship between systems thinking and educational development?

2. What does it mean to you to use systems thinking for educational development for your institution?

3. What are the challenges and opportunities associated with using systems thinking in educational development (for you, institution, or the field)?