NCAT Webinars

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NCAT Webinar Series

Recordings of 11 webinars offered by NCAT in 2013 and 2014 are available below. Each features an NCAT Redesign Scholar, the project leader of a highly successful course redesign, describing the redesign project with a particular focus on its distinguishing characteristics.

Spring 2014

Held on February 11, 2014, Getting Started on Course Redesign was a webinar for those of you who are thinking about beginning a large-scale course redesign project. This two-hour-long webinar provided participants the opportunity to learn about how redesign efforts have begun at both four- and two-year institutions. NCAT Redesign Scholar Teresa Overton from Northern Virginia Community College described how their redesign of developmental math, impacting almost 10,000 students, got started and how they resolved problems that arose. NCAT vice president Carolyn Jarmon gave examples of what has been experienced by four-year institutions in a variety of academic disciplines as they began their redesigns. To view a recording of this webinar click here. To view Carolyn Jarmon's slides click here.

Held on March 11, 2014, Redesigning Developmental Reading at Northeast State Technical Community College was presented by Xiaoping Wang and featured the effective use of the Emporium Model (typically used in developmental math) in a developmental reading course. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Held on April 8, 2014, Redesigning General Psychology at the University of New Mexico was presented by Gordon Hodge and featured the use of mastery quizzing. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Held on May 13, 2014, Redesigning College Algebra at the University of Central Florida was presented by Tammy Muhs and featured large-scale redesign in a course of 4,000+ students. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Fall 2013

Held on September 10, 2013, Redesigning Developmental Math at Northwest-Shoals Community College (AL) was presented by Crystal Ingle and featured the use of modularization and mastery learning. To view a recording of the entire webinar click here.

Held on October 8, 2013, Redesign of American History and European History at the State University of New York at Potsdam was presented by Jim German and, featured the effective use of undergraduate learning assistants. To view a recording of the entire webinar click here.

Held on November 19, 2013, Redesign of Principles of Chemistry at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore was presented by Jennifer Hearne and emphasized active engagement in learning chemistry. To view a recording of the entire webinar click here.

Held on December 10, 2013, Redesign of Statistics at Niagara County Community College was presented by Dan Miller. This redesign was subsequently adopted in developmental math. To view a recording of the entire webinar click here.

Spring 2013

Held on February 12, 2013, Redesigning General Psychology at Frostburg State University was presented by Megan Bradley and featured the effective use of undergraduate learning assistants. Click here to view Carolyn Jarmon's opening slides. To view a recording of the entire webinar click here.

Held on March 12, 2013, Redesigning Computing and Information Literacy at Arizona State University was presented by Toni Farley and featured the effective use of online, automatically-graded assignments and the integration of face-to-face and online learning options. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Held on April 9, 2013, Redesigning Developmental Math at Cleveland State Community College and Chattanooga State Community College was presented by John Squires and featured the use of modularization and mastery learning. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Note to view the webinar recordings, PC users must have Windows Media 9.0 or higher installed. Mac users must have Windows Media Components installed in QuickTime before viewing.

All webinars will be available on the NCAT website for viewing for up to one year after their initial occurrence.

If you have questions about this webinar series, please contact Carolyn Jarmon, NCAT vice president, at cjarmon@theNCAT.org.