NCAT Webinars

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NCAT Webinar Series: September, October, November and December 2014

NCAT's fall 2014 series of free webinars begins in September. You must register for each webinar, but there is no registration fee. Registration is limited to 100 participants for each webinar. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. All webinars will begin at 1 pm Eastern Time and will open at 12:30 pm. After a presentation, the project leaders will be available to answer questions and provide additional specifics about their redesigns.

Getting Started Webinar

February 10, 2015, Getting Started on Course Redesign is a webinar for those of you who are thinking about beginning a large-scale course redesign project. This two-hour-long webinar will provide participants the opportunity to learn about how redesign efforts have begun at both four- and two-year institutions. NCAT Redesign Scholar Michelle Miller from Northern Arizona University will describe how their redesign of Introductory Psychology got started and how they resolved problems that arose. NCAT vice president Carolyn Jarmon will give examples of what has been experienced by two-year institutions in a variety of academic disciplines as they began their redesigns. The agenda includes plenty of time for discussion to help you think about how to get started. Click here to register.

Discipline-based Webinar Series

Each hour-long webinar featured 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.

Held on October 14, 2014, Redesigning The Economic System at Buffalo State College was presented by Bill Ganley and featured the effective use of undergraduate learning assistants in an introductory economics course. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Held on November 11, 2014, Redesigning Developmental Mathematics at Manchester Community College (CT) was presented by Marcia Jehning and featured the use of modularization in the Emporium Model, a proven approach to learning developmental mathematics. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

Held on December 9, 2014, Redesigning Science: Biology and Chemistry was presented by Carolyn Jarmon and featured successful redesign techniques used in science. To view a recording of this webinar click here.

If you have questions about NCAT's webinar series, please contact Carolyn Jarmon, NCAT vice president, at cjarmon@theNCAT.org. We look forward to seeing you online!