INNOVATIVE COURSE REDESIGN PRACTICES

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INNOVATIVE COURSE REDESIGN PRACTICES

• Creating "Small" within "Large
• Undergraduate Learning Assistants
• Freshmen Dont Do Optional
• Modularization
• New Instructional Roles
• Avoiding Either/or Choices

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FINAL PLAN FORMATDue June 1, 2009

• One-page abstract summarizing
• the current (traditional) course
• the courses 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
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FINAL PLAN FORMATDue June 1, 2009

• Application Narrative
• Redesign model how you will embody the Five
  Principles
• Learning materials what you plan to use
• Redesign Scholars and the NCAT staff how youve
  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

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FIVE CRITICAL IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES

• 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.

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FINAL PLAN FORMATDue June 1, 2009

• Tools and Forms
• Assessment Form
• Course Completion Form
• Course Planning Tool (CPT)
• Course Savings Summary Form (CSS)
• Course Structure Form (CSF)
• A draft of your CPT is due on 5/23/09.

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NCAT PLANNING RESOURCES

• Six Models for Course Redesign
• Five Principles of Successful Course Redesign
• Five Models for Assessing Student Learning
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Five Critical Implementation Issues

• Assessment Planning Forms
• Course Planning Tool
• Course Structure Form
• Course Savings Summary Form
• Planning Checklist

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BRINGING A REDESIGN SCHOLAR TO CAMPUS

• 1,000 in honoraria (500 each)
• 1,000 in travel
• Other visits possible at campus expense.
• 1st Visit
• Campus contact scholar directly.
• Both scholar and campus notify Kay Katzer when
  set.
• 2nd Visit
• Campus first contact Kay to find out about
  remaining funds.
• Send expenses to Pat Bartscherer for
  reimbursement.
• Send consulting report to Kay Katzer.

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NCAT CORPORATE ASSOCIATES

• Blackboard
• McGraw-Hill
• Pearson Education

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PROGRAM CONSULTANTS

• Carol Twigg
• ctwigg_at_theNCAT.org
• Carolyn Jarmon
• cjarmon_at_theNCAT.org
• Kay Katzer
• kkatzer_at_theNCAT.org

THE REDESIGN SCHOLARS