Assisting Students, Faculty and Staff with APA 7th and Hawkes – A Case Study in Effective Change Management

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Educating students for the future requires preparing them for ever-present and increasing change. Since higher education faculty and staff encourage our students to develop habits to be successful, change can disrupt hard-earned confidence and time-saving strategies. The on-going University-wide transition to APA 7th edition and the Composition Department’s adoption of the Hawkes Learning platform in CM 107 both present case studies in effective change management. This session examines both transitions and their associated processes and resources as well as how they support Klempin and Karp’s (2018) assertion that effective change requires altering how things are accomplished, not just policy, and Kezar’s (2014) conclusion that functional and lasting change requires multi-level, interdisciplinary collaboration rather than top-down edicts. Finally, the session explores the roles of Academic Leadership, Course Leads, and Faculty from the Department of Composition and WAC play in effectively managing the transitions.

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