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Missouri Course Redesign Initiative

Missouri Course Redesign Initiative. Chris Weisbrook, UM System September 28, 2011. Questions To Be Answered. What is the background of this project and how do NCAT and NGLC fit into the picture? What data are required to be submitted and when? What help can we expect from NCAT?

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Missouri Course Redesign Initiative

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  1. Missouri Course Redesign Initiative Chris Weisbrook, UM System September 28, 2011

  2. Questions To Be Answered • What is the background of this project and how do NCAT and NGLC fit into the picture? • What data are required to be submitted and when? • What help can we expect from NCAT? • How are we going to share course and what do we mean by sharing courses?

  3. A Bit of History • August 2010: Governor’s Higher Education Summit • Focused on four areas, one of which was “increased cooperation and collaboration” across the state • October 2010: Statewide Conference on Academic Transformation and Collaboration • Provosts committed to contracting with NCAT and Carol Twigg to engage in a statewide course redesign effort involving all thirteen 4-year public institutions

  4. NCAT Contract • Expense of NCAT Contract ($390,000 + travel) • Contributors • Thirteen Institutions ($190,000) • Prorated by amount of state appropriations • Governor’s Office ($100,000) • MDHE ($15,000) • Mike Nietzel, advisor to Governor Nixon, committed to finding the remaining $85,000 • UM System is coordinating the project and covering expense of workshops

  5. Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) Grant • Mike Nietzel initiated grant application • NGLC is funded by Bill & Melinda Gates and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundations • Over 600 applications; only 29 funded • Awarded $250,000 in April 2011 • Funds are being used to cover rest of NCAT contact • Provosts decided to retain remaining funds (about $130,000) to be used to continue efforts after this cycle is concluded • Possibility of more NGLC funding if project is successful

  6. “Other” NGLC Grant • Some confusion • Several of the Missouri institutions are involved in another NGLC Grant that is being coordinated by University of Central Florida • Involves adoption of college algebra and English composition courses that were developed by UCF • Missouri effort is being coordinated by Provost Rosati and others at SEMO

  7. Objectives of Project as Described in Grant Application • Redesign 13 high-enrollment introductory courses • Improve learning outcomes • Reduce costs • Share methodology of teaching courses with rest of institutions • Provide access to course materials to rest of institutions • Longer term objective: share courses with 2-year institutions

  8. Reporting Requirements of NCAT • After Pilot • Learning data • Completion data • After Full Implementation • Learning data • Completion data • Cost data (might be same as proposal) • Short report • No lesson plans or anything at that level

  9. Focus of NGLC • Scaling proven methods/sharing freely • Degree completion of low-income young adults

  10. Reporting Requirements of NGLC • Learning outcomes data—quarterly reporting • Report for whole population • Plus separate reporting for low income(pell-eligible) • Persistence to next semester • Baseline data for students in traditional and redesigned sections—examples: • ACT Composite or subscore • SAT Composite or subscore • High school rank or other • Assistance of your IR office is needed

  11. Data: Pilot Assessment Plan(No change from NCAT form)

  12. Data: Pilot Assessment Results(Added data for Pell-eligible students)

  13. Data: Pilot Course Completion/Retention(Added data for Pell-eligible students)

  14. Common Data Template for Quarterly Reporting to NGLC Your team leader will get a request from me as this data is needed. The request will come with explicit instructions.

  15. What Assistance Can You Expect from NCAT? • Answer questions and provide assistance solving problems • Suggest ideas • Refer you to individuals/institutions that have done similar work • You must be pro-active and ask for assistance. If you don’t ask, they will not seek you out.

  16. Course Sharing:How will methods be shared? • Workshops • NCAT-sponsored Workshops • After pilot implementation (~May 2012) • After full implementation (~February 2013) • At two additional workshops, redesign teams will present to faculty from other twelve campuses who teach the particular redesigned course

  17. Course Sharing: How will materials be shared? • Technology solutions • Meeting of instructional design and IT staff across state • Angie Hammons (S&T) is coordinating • Julie Phelps will discuss progress-to-date immediately following this presentation

  18. Structure of the Day • Julie Phelps will talk about technology for sharing • Group discussion by design model (emporium or replacement) • Discussion with your team over lunch • Panel discussion • Breakout sessions lead by your colleagues

  19. Questions?

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