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Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio. Course Redesign How to Get Started. Presenter: Dr. Karen Wells kwells@lorainccc.edu. Lorain County Community College Elyria, Ohio. General, Organic and Biochemistry Course/ Buffet Model Annual Enrollment: 656
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Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio Course Redesign How to Get Started Presenter: Dr. Karen Wells kwells@lorainccc.edu
Lorain County Community CollegeElyria, Ohio General, Organic and Biochemistry Course/ Buffet Model Annual Enrollment: 656 On-campus sections increased to 70 seats per section. Internet sections increased from 20 to25 seats per section.
Traditional Course Structureand Goals of the Redesign Traditional Course Structure Labs required ammonium thiocyanate solution Expensive purification systems, etc. Redesign Goals/adopted Vernier Software and Tech. Toxic substances and fumes unnecessary Interpretable results Engaging Scenario based Simulation enhanced Inquiry based Mars Rover Radioactivity Lab
Getting Started Administrative support Seek redesign grants/internal and external Know reasons for selecting the course for redesign Select a Team/content expert, timeline, course design, assessment plan Pre/Post Tests and Parallel Courses Think through the model and course redesign Don’t reinvent the wheel Pilot the course redesign Offer parallel courses during the pilot
Generating Buy-In Presentation by Carolyn Jarmon, NCAT on LCCC campus Distance Learning Design Team Presentations to Faculty and Administration Faculty Incentive Invitation to Faculty to Attend NCAT Conference
Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) Library/Community Resource Center CTE and DLDT co-located Learning studio Computer lab Responsible for redesign grants and projects Faculty-to-Faculty generates buy-in Remain flexible Redesign of sections leads to “whole course” redesign