Illustrations

The following case studies illustrate the use of the course planning tool: CPT. Case studies include a brief narrative describing the circumstances of the traditional and redesigned course as well as a completed course planning tool. Each redesign produces savings and thus ensures that the innovation can be self-sustaining in the future.

The case study illustrations are organized according to five possible redesign models. For a full description of the five models with examples from the Program in Course Redesign, please see Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: New Models for Online Learning by Carol A. Twigg.

Supplemental Model

• Carnegie Mellon University: Statistics
• Fairfield University: General Biology
• The University of New Mexico: General Psychology

Replacement Model

• Penn State University: Elementary Statistics
• Portland State University: Introductory Spanish
• The University of Tennessee: Intermediate Spanish Transition

Emporium Model

• The University of Alabama: Intermediate Algebra
• University of Idaho: Pre-Calculus
• Virginia Tech: Linear Algebra

Fully Online Model

• Florida Gulf Coast University: Fine Arts
• Rio Salado College: Introductory Algebra
• The University of Southern Mississippi: World Literature

Buffet Model

• The Ohio State University: Statistics