Transcript INNOVATIVE COURSE REDESIGN PRACTICES

INNOVATIVE COURSE
REDESIGN PRACTICES
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Creating "Small" within
"Large“
Undergraduate Learning
Assistants
Freshmen Don’t Do
Optional
Modularization
New Instructional Roles
Avoiding “Either/or”
Choices
FINAL PLAN FORMAT
Due June 1, 2009
One-page abstract summarizing
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the current (traditional) course
the course’s academic problem(s)
the planned course redesign
how the redesign will enhance quality
how you will assess the impact on learning
how the redesign will produce cost savings
and what you intend to do with the savings
Many examples on the NCAT web site
FINAL PLAN FORMAT
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Application Narrative
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Redesign model: how you will embody the
Five Principles
Learning materials: what you plan to use
Redesign Scholars and the NCAT staff: how
you’ve taken advantage and/or how you plan
to do so
Cost reduction strategy: what you will do with
the savings
Implementation issues: what you plan to do
to address them
Timeline: pilot in fall 2009; indicate future
plans
FIVE CRITICAL
IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES
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Prepare students (and their parents) and
the campus for changes in the course.
Train instructors, GTAs and undergraduate
peer tutors.
Ensure an adequate technological
infrastructure to support the redesign as
planned.
Achieve initial and ongoing faculty
consensus about the redesign.
Avoid backsliding by building ongoing
institutional commitment to the redesign.
FINAL PLAN FORMAT
Due June 1, 2009
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Tools and Forms
• Assessment Form
• Course Completion Form
• Course Planning Tool (CPT)
• Course Savings Summary Form
(CSS)
• Course Structure Form (CSF)
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A draft of your CPT is due on 5/23/09.
NCAT PLANNING RESOURCES
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Six Models for Course
Redesign
Five Principles of
Successful Course
Redesign
Five Models for
Assessing Student
Learning
Cost Reduction
Strategies
Five Critical
Implementation Issues
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Assessment Planning
Forms
Course Planning Tool
Course Structure Form
Course Savings
Summary Form
Planning Checklist
BRINGING A REDESIGN
SCHOLAR TO CAMPUS
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$1,000 in honoraria ($500 each)
$1,000 in travel
Other visits possible at campus expense.
1st Visit
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2nd Visit
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Campus contact scholar directly.
Both scholar and campus notify Kay Katzer when set.
Campus first contact Kay to find out about remaining funds.
Send expenses to Pat Bartscherer for reimbursement.
Send consulting report to Kay Katzer.
NCAT CORPORATE ASSOCIATES
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Blackboard
McGraw-Hill
Pearson Education
PROGRAM CONSULTANTS
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Carol Twigg
[email protected]
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Carolyn Jarmon
[email protected]
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Kay Katzer
[email protected]
THE REDESIGN SCHOLARS