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Project Descriptions Sorted by Degree of Success

The following institutions have redesigned large-enrollment, introductory courses using technology to achieve cost savings as well as quality enhancements.

Course Redesign Exemplars

NCAT recommends the following projects as models of best practice in course redesign. Each is characterized by having achieved improved student learning and reduced cost; each is committed to the ongoing implementation of the course redesign.

Successful Projects

The following projects have been successful. They have achieved either improved student learning or reduced cost, and, in some cases, both.

* This project description includes links to a full academic plan, a full cost savings plan, a completed Course Planning Tool (CPT), an interim progress report, a final project report and contact information. The final project report describes the impact of the redesign on student learning and student retention; final cost savings achieved; techniques that most contributed to improved learning and reduced costs; and, an assessment of future sustainability.

+ This project description includes an abstract of the full project plan, a final project report and contact information. The final project report describes the impact of the redesign on student learning and student retention; final cost savings achieved; techniques that most contributed to improved learning and reduced costs; and, an assessment of future sustainability.

^ This project description includes an abstract of the full project plan, a summary of the outcomes achieved and contact information.

Partially Successful Projects

The following projects were partially successful in achieving the goals of the Program in Course Redesign.

Round I Partial Redesigns

Participants in the first round of redesign projects were not required to redesign the whole course. Each of the following six projects successfully redesigned at least one section of the course, achieving improved student learning and reduced cost, and can serve as models of best practice in course redesign. Because each institution redesigned part of a course, conclusions about overall student learning and cost reduction must be qualified – i.e., projected as if the entire course were redesigned.

Rounds II and III Partially Successful Redesigns

The following projects achieved the goals of their redesign plan during the grant period but failed to sustain the redesign in all sections of the course. For an explanation of why this happened, please see the final report for each institution.

While achieving some successes, the following projects did not complete their redesign plans due to a variety of extenuating circumstances. For an explanation of why this happened, please see the final report for each institution.

Colleagues Committed to Course Redesign (C2R) Pilot Projects

The Colleagues Committed to Course Redesign (C2R) program required institutions to complete a pilot of their course redesign plan. Each project description includes an abstract of the project plan and a summary of the outcomes achieved during the pilot implementation.

Incomplete Projects

Due to a variety of factors, these projects have not been completed. The project plan serves as a good example of how to think about redesigning a large-enrollment course.

 

 

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