New to Course Redesign? Here's a list of recommended reading to get you started.
- Policy Alert: Course Redesign Improves Learning and Reduces Cost
This 2005 article published by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education provides a brief overview of the Program in Course Redesign.
- Improving Learning & Reducing Costs: Redesigning Large-Enrollment Courses
This 1999 monograph explores the theory and practice of redesigning learning environments using technology to enhance learning and reduce costs upon which the Program in Course Redesign was based.
- Increasing Success for Underserved Students: Redesigning Introductory Courses
This 2005 report examines the impact of the redesign techniques developed by the Program in Course Redesign on the success of adult students, students of color and low-income students.
- Improving Learning and Reducing Costs: New Models for Online Learning
This 2003 article published in the EDUCAUSE Review describes the five redesign models that emerged from the Program in Course Redesign.
- Case Studies
These case studies illustrate each of the five redesign models described in the preceding article. Each case includes a one-page project abstract, a full academic plan, a full cost savings plan, ongoing progress reports and a final outcome report for each institution.
- Case Studies
- Lessons Learned
Each of these three monographs offers an in-depth analysis of the Program in Course Redesign projects, with a focus on the most important quality improvement and cost reduction techniques used in the redesigns, the implementation issues they encountered, and the projected sustainability of the course redesigns.
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