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First-Year Spanish Redesign Presenter: Concepcion Godev Bigger is Better Faculty Success in Redesigning Large Courses at UNC Charlotte Friday, February 17, 2012 02:00-03:30 pm CHHS 281. background (1). 1 OF 7. First-Year Spanish Redesign Committee / Research Group:

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  1. First-Year Spanish RedesignPresenter: Concepcion GodevBigger is BetterFaculty Success in Redesigning Large Courses at UNC CharlotteFriday, February 17, 201202:00-03:30 pmCHHS 281

  2. background (1) 1 OF 7 First-Year Spanish Redesign Committee / Research Group: Jasoon An, Zhanna David, Concepción Godev (chair), Ann Gonzalez, Paula Goolkasian, Heather McCullough, Ton Pujol, Garvey Pyke, Adriana Vega, and Sandra Watts Instructors: Carlos Coria, Lorena Delgadillo,Elizabeth Mahaffey, and Adriana Vega Tutors: Graduate Students and Mary Frances Castro, Elvira Jardines, and Shirley Wright Other Colleagues: Joan Elies Adell-Pitarch, Cristian Batalla, Rosalba Esparragoza-Scott, and Kazuko Ichinoz

  3. background (2) 2 OF 7 • three-year project: • fall 2008 – spring 2009  planning • summer 2009  pre-piloting SPAN 1201 • fall 2009  piloting SPAN 1201 • spring 2010  piloting SPAN 1202 • fall 2010  rolling out redesign to SPAN 1201 • spring 2011 rolling out redesign to SPAN 1202

  4. background (3) 3 OF 7 • Traditional First-Year Spanish (first and second semester) • -- 60 sections per semester • -- 30 students per section • -- 3000 students per year (including summer) • -- 3 contact hours over two days • Hybrid First-Year Spanish(first and second semester) • -- 30 sections per semester • -- 60 students per section • -- 3000 students per year (including summer) • -- 1 hour 15 mins in one day

  5. student learning 4 OF 7 • percent of As, Bs, and Cs in hybrid final course grades is comparable to that of face-to-face courses

  6. retention 5 OF 7 • SPAN 1201 • fall 2010 – 5% increase of DFWs in hybrid SPAN 1201 • fall 2011 – DFWs return to previous levels in hybrid SPAN 1201 • SPAN 1202 • fall 2010– no data for hybrid SPAN 1202 • fall 2011-- DFWs rate stable in hybrid SPAN 1202

  7. cost 6 OF 7 • the program needs 50% less classroom space • the program needs 50% less instructors

  8. observations 7 OF 7 • looking forward to more cooperation from publishers • the role of the coordinator is more critical

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