The Pandemic Educational Development Research Collaborative
Our Research Goals
As educational developers, we work inside and outside centers for teaching and learning at colleges and universities across the United States to enhance teaching and learning in higher education by bringing evidence-based practices and equity-minded strategies to work with key stakeholders - faculty, students, and administrators - to make and sustain change in courses, curricula, departments, and the institution. The concerns and values of our profession are deeply intertwined with our institutions efforts to succeed in their educational missions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our research collaborative focuses on documenting and reflecting on the work of educational developers during the pandemic. As a team of researcher-participants, we have been following a unique protocol that involves routine personal logs, paired coding conversations, and analytical memos to gather observations and reflections from educational developers across 18 different four-year institutions. Our goal is to provide practical insights for our colleagues and stakeholders as we navigate the various phases of the pandemic and beyond it.
Our Research Questions
What characterizes the work of centers and educational developers as our institutions respond to different stages of the pandemic?
How do centers measure their success in supporting instructors and/or students in the current context?
How do educational developers psychologically and emotionally manage as we do this work?
What does this look like at different kinds of centers? How do centers work in collaboration with other offices and academic leaders?
What factors improve or hamper our organizational responses?
Research Coordinators
Assistant Director of STEM Education Initiatives and Assistant Professor, General Faculty
Center for Teaching Excellence
University of Virginia
Senior Associate Director for Assessment and Interdisciplinary Teaching Communities
Sheridan Center for Teaching and Learning
Brown University
Research Collaborative Members
Associate Director for STEM and Professional Programs
Center for the Enhancement of Learning & Teaching
Tufts University
Assistant Director for Undergraduate Programs
School of Life Sciences
Arizona State University
Associate Director
Center for Teaching in the Office of Teaching, Learning, and Technology
University of Iowa
Associate Provost for Faculty Development and
Founding Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Colby College
Associate Director, Assessment and Evaluation
Center for Teaching Innovation
Cornell University
Assistant Provost and
Director, Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Professor of English
Elon University
Vice Provost for Instructional Development and Innovation and
Director, Robert and Mary Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center
Grand Valley State University
Executive Director
Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
Texas Tech University
Director of Educational Development
Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Wake Forest University
Senior Teaching Consultant
Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation
Carnegie Mellon University
Director & Instructional Consultant
Office for the Advancement of Engineering Teaching and Learning