Planning and Implementation Workshop1/17/2012

Complete College America funded Initiative Awarded Projects◦ 11 Community Colleges◦ 1 Non-USM Public◦ 2 USM Institutions

Course Redesign Fellows, Guest Presenter, and USM Staff

To position you for implementation of your project◦ Develop an implementation plan and

understand resources for implementation support

◦ Understand some common issues Need to design assessment into the plan Tools for understanding the cost of offering a course How award expenses will be handled

Has specific meaning for these initiatives◦ Follow definition, structure, principles, models,

and tools promoted by National Center for Academic Transformation

Has specific meaning for these initiatives◦ Follow definition, structure, principles, models,

and tools promoted by National Center for Academic Transformation

◦ Principles Redesign the whole course Encourage active learning Provide students with individualized assistance Build in ongoing assessment and prompt (automated)

feedback Ensure sufficient time on task and monitor student

progress◦ I.E., except for first one, a definition of student

centered learning

Technology driven Software/materials development project Online course development specifically

Improve learning outcomes and Do so using fewer resources*

* Recognizing there may be some one-time initial costs

Improve learning outcomes and Do so using fewer resources*

Meeting these expectations is not anecdotal, but evidence based

* Recognizing there may be some one-time initial costs

Supplemental◦ Retains basic classroom and adds technology

based out-of-class activities or alternatively create an in-class active learning environment

Supplemental◦ Retains basic classroom and adds technology

based out-of-class activities or alternatively create an in-class active learning environment

Replacement◦ Replaces some lectures by out-of-class

activities

Supplemental◦ Retains basic classroom and adds technology

based out-of-class activities or alternatively create an in-class active learning environment

Replacement◦ Replaces some lectures by out-of-class

activities Emporium

◦ Replaces class time with time in a learning resource center featuring interactive software and on-demand personalized assistance

Fully Online Model

Fully Online Model Buffet Model

◦ Customized learning environment for each student (cf. Ohio State Statistics; FGCU Humanities)

Fully Online Model Buffet Model

◦ Customized learning environment for each student (cf. Ohio State Statistics; FGCU Humanities)

Linked Workshop Model (new)◦ Uses workshops to fill in deficiencies while

proceeding with standard college level course

Rethink roles Freshmen don’t do “optional” Creating small within large Undergraduate Learning Assistants Modularization

Fundamentally one has to have a problem that Course Redesign solves◦ Low student engagement◦ High DFW rates◦ Students working below capability◦ Not enough resources to staff the course◦ Course reducing ability to staff other courses◦ Accommodate growth in enrollment◦ Course drift◦ Faculty not engaged

We have asked that you come prepared to discuss the problem(s) you are trying to solve

Late in the morning we will break up into groups to discuss these issues and share approaches to addressing them

The USM Course Redesign Fellows will facilitate these discussions

How to effectively assess the outcomes of your redesign

How to effectively assess the academic outcomes of your redesign

How to deal with the specifics of assessing “saving resources”