LearnerCentered Education Course Redesign Initiative Builds upon work

Learner-Centered Education Course Redesign Initiative Builds upon work of prior LCE grants n Will award 10 -15 grants of $40, 000 $50, 000, with the option of up to $100, 000, during FY 2007 -2008 n Focus: largeenrollment, multisection courses n

LCE CRI GOALS n n n Adopt new ways to improve student learning outcomes Demonstrate these improvements through rigorous assessment Reduce institutional costs Free up instructional resources for other purposes Develop the internal capacity of Arizona faculty and staff to continue the redesign process

CRI TIMELINE n n n n Jan 2007 Feb 20 -21, 2007 Mar 23, 2007 Apr 25, 2007 May-Jun 2007 Jul 1, 2007 Jul 15, 2007 Fall 2007 Spring 2008 Jun 2008 Summer 2008 Fall 2008 March 2009 April 2009 Call to Participate issued Workshop #1: Orientation to Course Redesign (on each campus) Application Guidelines issued Course Readiness Deadline Workshop #2: Developing the Proposal Course Teams Develop Final Plans Campuses Submit Final Proposals Grants Awarded Campus Planning and Development Campus Course Redesign Pilots Interim Campus Reports due Workshop #3: Mid-Course Sharing Campus Revisions Course Redesign Full Implementations Final Campus Reports due Workshop #4: Disseminating Results

FINAL PROPOSALS Due July 1, 2007 Application Narrative Select a redesign model: how you will embody the Five Principles n Learning materials you intend to use n Choose a cost reduction strategy: what you will do with the savings n Timeline: pilot in spring 2008; full implementation in fall 2008 n

FINAL PROPOSALS Due July 1, 2007 Tools and Forms n n Assessment Forms Course Planning Tool (CPT) (Draft must be submitted by 6/22/07) Cost Savings Summary Form (CSS) Course Structure Form (CSF)

COURSE REDESIGN FUNDING n Grant awards – – n Most projects = $40, 000 to $50, 000 One+ projects of exceptional merit = up to $100, 000 Budget requirements – – – Match requirement = 25% Faculty compensation for release time only Equipment requests are allowed Software and licensing costs are allowed Indirect costs should be included in the match

NCAT’S REDESIGN METHODOLOGY “A Menu of Redesign Options” n n n n Five Models for Course Redesign Five Principles of Successful Course Redesign Readiness Criteria Course Planning Tool Five Models for Assessing Student Learning Cost Reduction Strategies Five Critical Implementation Issues Planning Checklist

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