Workshop I: An Orientation to Course Redesign

Registration Information

Date: February 16, 2007
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Place: Austin Peay State University, University Center Ballroom A/B

To RSVP: send attendee names to treva.berryman@tbr.edu

Agenda

Homework

Workshop participants should read the following prior to the workshop:

• Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: New Models for Online Learning by Carol A. Twigg.
  A full description of five course redesign models with examples.
• Five Principles of Successful Course Redesign
  A summary of the redesign techniques that are essential to improving student learning while reducing instructional costs.

Workshop Slides

• Course Redesign Overview – Carol Twigg
  Provides an overview of NCAT’s course redesign methodology including the Five Models of Course Redesign.
           
• Institutional and Course Readiness Self-Assessment – Carolyn Jarmon
  Includes a self-assessment of institutional readiness and a discussion of how to choose appropriate courses for redesign.

• Planning for Course Redesign – Carol Twigg
  Provides an overview of the NCAT's Planning Resources that support the quality and cost planning tasks associated with redesign, including how to assess the impact of redesign on student learning, how resources can be saved through redesign and what can be done with the savings.

• Case Studies in Course Redesign – Carolyn Jarmon
  An application of course redesign models to institutional cases.

• What’s Next - Carol Twigg
  Describes next steps in the application process including deadlines.