partnership and technology opportunities in redesign

Partnership and Technology

Opportunities in Redesign

Melissa Zantello, Executive Director

Maggi Miller, Program Manager

Jennifer Hurd, Ed.D., Program Manager

Mike Hamm, Ph.D., Senior Consultant

Ellen Derwin, Consultant

Rochelle Beatty, Ph.D., Consultant

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TeamUP is an unparalleled suite of services provided by

Houghton Mifflin, including:

• Consulting• Workshops and Training• Curriculum Design

Dallas County Community College - Richland

Course Redesign

In partnership with Houghton Mifflin’s TeamUP Faculty Programs & Training

Dallas County Community College-Richland Brief Overview of DCCC-Richland

Redesign Model/Partnership with Houghton Mifflin’s Doug Wilson

Support of DCCC-Richland’s Redesign through Houghton

Mifflin’s TeamUP Faculty Programs & Training

Middlesex Co CC (Edison, NJ)

Developmental Math Course Redesign

In partnership with Houghton Mifflin’s

TeamUP Faculty Programs & Training

Goals

• Improve student outcomes & retention

• Free up classroom space

• Reduce costs

Model: Replacement

• Replaces ½ of the class sessions with supervised, online activities in a scheduled computer lab

• Assumes that certain learning activities can be better accomplished online than in a face-to-face class

A typical week in MAT 013(Pilot sections)

• Monday: 9am-11am: Students attend a traditional classroom learning how to solve systems of linear equations

• Wednesday: 9am-11am: Students attend a structured computer lab to practice solving systems of linear equations using an online course management system

Lab Component : Eduspace

• Interactive E-book

• Tutorials

• Videos

• Practice exercises

• Graded quizzes

Collaboration

• Houghton Mifflin: Project Manager, Field Marketer, Sales Representative

• Middlesex CC: Dean, IT person, several faculty members

Collaboration Process

• Needs Assessment consultation• Design Course Structure• Involve IT person for any network/server issues• Training• 2-semester Pilot: Fall ‘07-Spring ‘08

The sample groups

• 8 sections: Traditional (no technology)

• 4 sections: Traditional (technology made available, but not required)

• 3 sections: Pilot (2 hrs/week classroom, 2 hrs/wk lab)

Results

• Results for Fall/Spring will be calculated after Spring semester

• Dependent Variables: % of A/B/C and class average on Departmental Final Exam

Eduspace

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Baker College Curriculum DevelopmentClient Needs

• Outcomes-based curriculum• Consistency for all formats: online,

blended, face-to-face• Consistency for instructors• Long term solutions

Why Redesign?

• Address consistency

• Address quality

• Opportunity for support/collaboration

• Tap into publisher expertise

The Response

• Unique course designed individually for Baker• Written by subject matter experts (SME)• Varied instructional methods and learning styles• 15 completed online courses using Baker’s template• 3 completed face-to-face courses• 10 week face-to-face courses and 6 week online

courses

Collaborative Process

• Houghton Mifflin: Project Manager and SME• Baker: Dean, Instructional technologist and

faculty member• Kick off conference call and others as

needed• Feedback and revisions

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Who to Contact

Melissa Zantello

melissa_zantello@hmco.com

(800) 856-5727

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