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Course Redesign for Freshman Comp I & II and Intermediate & College Algebra

Course Redesign for Freshman Comp I & II and Intermediate & College Algebra. Title V – US Dept. of Education. Five-Year $3.2 Million Award – Began Oct. 2010 Course Redesign for General Education: English, Math, History and Biology Redesigned & Piloted Freshman Composition I & II – year 1

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Course Redesign for Freshman Comp I & II and Intermediate & College Algebra

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  1. Course Redesign for Freshman Comp I & II and Intermediate & College Algebra

  2. Title V – US Dept. of Education • Five-Year $3.2 Million Award – Began Oct. 2010 • Course Redesign for General Education: English, Math, History and Biology • Redesigned & Piloted Freshman Composition I & II – year 1 • Redesigned & Piloted Intermediate & College Algebra – year 2 • Redesigning History I and II – year 3

  3. Freshman Composition I Pilot Results Students Saved – 27 students

  4. Freshman Composition II Pilot Results Students Saved – 39 students

  5. Intermediate Algebra Pilot Results Students Saved – 50 students

  6. College Algebra Pilot Results Students Saved – 42 students

  7. Lessons Learned • Course redesign must be faculty driven. • Course redesign must respect department culture. • Course redesign must have connections to institutional goals & objectives. • Course redesign must include time for faculty to voice concerns & develop solutions. • Course redesign should limit major changes & develop a sustainable redesign pace.

  8. Phase I – Research (Fall 2012) • Data Analysis • CCSSE • Program data • Institutional data • Current Practice Discussions • Roundtable discussion on current practice • Share instructional resources

  9. Phase I – Research (Fall 2012) • Promising Practice Research • Student engagement • Active learning • Collaboration • Time on task, monitoring student progress • Ongoing assessment and prompt feedback • Individualized assistance and tutoring • Technology

  10. Phase I – Research (Fall 2012) • Instructional Resources Evaluation/Research • Textbooks • Technology • Texas Learning Object Repository (TXLOR) • Case Studies • NCAT/THECB case studies • Webinar/discussions with other institutions

  11. Phase I – Research (Fall 2012) • Professional Development Needs • Technology plan • Promising practice • Instructional resources

  12. Phase II Alignment and Assessment (2012-13) • Academic Course Guide Manual (ACGM) • Course Descriptions • Learning Outcomes • Develop specificity • Develop clarifying activities • General Education Competencies • Required • Optional

  13. Phase II Alignment and Assessment (2012-13) • External Requirements • Vertical Alignment • With pre-requisites • With other courses/institutions/etc.

  14. Phase II Alignment and Assessment (2012-13) • Student Assessment • Formative • Monitoring student practice • Student time on task • Ongoing assessment/prompt feedback • Summative • Common assessments • Other common course requirements • Program Evaluation • PET forms • Data capture

  15. Phase III Instructional Resource Development (Spring 2013) • Instructional Resources • External resources • Textbook resources • Technology resources • Faculty-created resources • Instructional activities • Student assignments • Common assessments • Professional Development • Technology • Instructional resources • Promising practices

  16. Phase III Instructional Resource Development (Spring 2013) • Delivery Options • Traditional • Hybrid • Online • Support • Instructional designers • Library services • Tutoring • Other out-of-class support resources

  17. Phase IV Piloting (Fall 2013) • Implement Redesigned Curriculum • Monitor Progress • Data capture • Ongoing discussions

  18. Phase V Feedback and Revision (Fall 2013, Spring 2014) • Data Evaluation • Program Data • Institutional Data • Revision • Program-wide implementation

  19. Thank You Cara Crowley, Director of HSI Programs cjcrowley@actx.edu 806/345-5518 Dale McCurdy Curriculum Enhancement Faculty d0446926@actx.edu 806/371-5940

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