Workshop I: An Orientation to Course Redesign

Registration Information

Date: November 15, 2007
Time: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Place: The Old Capitol Inn, 226 North State Street , in Jackson , MS 39201

To Register:

Send an email to Ms. Menia Dykes at mdykes@mississippi.edu:

1. Subject line: “Registration for Course Redesign Orientation”

2. Please include the following information:

• Your name and title
• Academic unit and university
• Phone and email

3. You may register multiple attendees from the same academic unit in a single email; please include phone and email for each attendee.

4. You will receive a confirmation email with specific details about the location and logistics of your orientation session.

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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the orientation workshops, the Mississippi Course Redesign Initiative, or NCAT, please contact:

• Dr. Dennis Watts, Director of Academic Affairs, ( 601) 432-6501, dwatts@mississippi.edu.
• Dr. Carolyn Jarmon, NCAT Senior Associate, (518) 695-5320, cjarmon@theNCAT.org.