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Session 3. TOTAL as Team-based Course Design as a Cooperative Responsibility/Opportunity. Topics : Sidebar: Why ‘the course’ as the unit of focus? Who is involved in the course redesign process? What challenges arise?. Outcome : Project teams will be able to
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Session 3. TOTAL as Team-based Course Design as a Cooperative Responsibility/Opportunity • Topics: • Sidebar: Why ‘the course’ as the unit of focus? • Who is involved in the course redesign process? • What challenges arise? • Outcome: • Project teams will be able to • Identify opportunities and issues for Team-based transformations • Commence work on the Team-based section of Task 2.
Session 3. TOTAL as Team-based Course Design as a Cooperative Responsibility/Opportunity • Topics: • Sidebar: Why ‘the course’ as the unit of focus? • Who is involved in the course redesign process? Why? • How can this be transformational? • What challenges arise?
NCAT: WHY INSTITUTIONAL TEAMS? • Faculty experts • Administrators • Technology professionals • Assessment experts www.thencat.org/Workshops/7-What's%20Next.ppt
NCAT Course Readiness Criteria - Example 2 Are decisions about curriculum in this department, program or school made collectively—in other words , beyond the individual faculty member level? Decisions to engage in large-scale course redesign cannot be left to an individual faculty member. He or she may leave the institution, grow tired of the innovation, change his or her mind, and so on. A collective commitment is a key factor for sustainability of redesign project. Are the faculty ready to collaborate? Have they engaged in joint conversations about the need for change? Does the course redesign idea have departmental as well as institutional support and ownership? Here are some examples of the ways various institutions responded to this criterion.
Session 3. TOTAL as Team-based Course Design as a Cooperative Responsibility/Opportunity • Topics: • Sidebar: Why ‘the course’ as the unit of focus? • Who is involved in the course redesign process? • What challenges arise? (comment from Suzanne)
Exercise: will the instructors on your team share the same teaching goals? • complete the following teaching styles inventory • http://www.iats.com/publications/TSI.html • compare your answers with those of other potential team members • share your reflections with a ‘workshop buddy’
Work Time on Task 2: Who is on your Design Team? Delivery team? Support team? Do those involved in Delivery and Support need to be part of Design? Who else can add value? What issues do you anticipate?