NCAT

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NCATS REDESIGN METHODOLOGYA Menu of Redesign
Options

• Five Models for Course Redesign
• Five Principles of Successful Course Redesign
• Five Models for Assessing Student Learning
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Readiness Criteria
• Course Planning Tool
• Five Critical Implementation Issues
• Planning Checklist

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FINAL PROPOSAL Application Narrative Due June
16, 2008

• Redesign model how you will embody the Five
  Principles
• Learning materials what you plan to use
• Assessment strategy how you plan to measure
  student learning
• Cost reduction strategy what you will do with
  the savings
• Timeline pilot in spring 2009 full
  implementation in fall 2009

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WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE
LEARNED ABOUT QUALITY AND COST?

• The factors that lead to increased student
  learning and increased student retention are the
  same as those that lead to reduced instructional
  costs!

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FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN

• 1 Redesign the whole course
• Quality Eliminate course drift greater
  course coherence and quality control
• Cost Eliminate duplicate effort create
  opportunities for alternate staffing

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FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN

• 2 Encourage active learning
• Quality Learning is not a spectator sport.
• Cost Reduce faculty preparation and
  presentation time reduce grading time
• (e.g., interactive software, peer learning teams)

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FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN

• 3 Provide students with individualized
  assistance
• Quality Students get help when they are stuck
  and stay on task rather than giving up software
  tutorials, F2F in labs or help rooms, beep a
  tutor, SMARTHINKING
• Cost Apply the right level of human
  intervention peer tutors, course assistants

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FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN

• 4 Build in ongoing assessment and prompt
  (automated) feedback
• Quality Enables practice, diagnostic feedback,
  focused time on task
• Cost Good pedagogy with large numbers of
  students individual and group assessment
  faculty spend time on what students dont
  understand

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FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN

• 5 Ensure sufficient time on task and monitor
  student progress
• Quality Self-pacing vs. milestones for
  completion points for engagement
• Cost Course management systems can reduce costs
  while increasing oversight

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ASSIGNMENT

• Each table will consider one principle.
• Why do you think this principle is important?
• What benefits would implementing this principle
  offer? What challenges would it present?
• What needs to be taken into account in
  implementing this principle?
• Choose one person to report back.

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TABLE ASSIGNMENTS

• Principle 1 1, 9, 11 , 17, 20
• Principle 2 2, 8, 14, 21
• Principle 3 3, 10, 13, 18
• Principle 4 5, 7, 15, 19
• Principle 5 4, 6, 12, 16, 22