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Introduction to computing

Introduction to computing. Nancy Howell The University of Southern Mississippi March 23, 2009. Overview of Redesign Project. The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Introduction to Computing

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Introduction to computing

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  1. Introduction to computing Nancy Howell The University of Southern Mississippi March 23, 2009

  2. Overview of Redesign Project • The University of Southern Mississippi • Hattiesburg, Mississippi • Introduction to Computing • Annual Enrollment: 700 Students in 26 Sections with up to 50 Students per Section • Traditional format: Face-to-Face Lecture or Online • Goals • Enhance Students’ Engagement • Minimize Course Drift • Keep Pace with Advances in Technology • Optimize Utilization of Teaching Resources • Anchor the Foundation for Lifelong Learning • Status: Pilot

  3. Initial Planning • Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Mississippi Course Redesign Initiative • Partnered with NCAT • Program to Support Redesign Projects • Redesign Workshop in November 2007 • Application to Continue • February 2008 Workshop • Invitation to Submit Proposal in June 2008 • Timing • Face It: Enhance Students’ Engagement

  4. Initial Planning (cont.) • Building Support • Director, School of Computing • Administration • IHL and University Commitment to Redesign • One of 6 IHL-Funded Redesign Projects @ Southern Miss • Hattiesburg and Gulf Coast Campuses • Building Consensus with Faculty • Engage the Students • Encourage Active Learning • Provide Students with Individualized Assistance • Including Technical and Administrative Staff • Plan and Design Lab Space • Obtain Computer Systems for Lab

  5. Learning Materials • Learning Management System: Blackboard • University-supported • Mail • Tracking • Assignments Due Each Week • Assessments with Automated Grading • Weekly Low-stakes Quizzes • Module Tests and Exam • Grades • Content: Cengage Learning • Textbooks: Computer Concepts and Microsoft Office • PowerPoint Lecture Slides • Test Bank of Questions for Quizzes/Tests

  6. Staffing • Traditional: 13 Different Instructors Teaching a Total of 26 Sections • 4 Professors • 2 Instructors • 4 Graduate Teaching Assistants • 3 Adjunct • Planned Redesign: • 2 Professors • 1 Instructor (Course Coordinator) • 3 Graduate Teaching Assistants

  7. Alternate Staffing • Redesign Pilot • 1 Professor • 1 Instructor (Course Coordinator) • 1 Graduate Teaching Assistant • 2 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants • Peer Tutors/Lab Monitors/Graders • Full Implementation • 2 Professors • 1 Instructor (Course Coordinator) • 1 Graduate Teaching Assistant • 2 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants • Peer Tutors/Lab Monitors/Graders

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