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Nancy HowellThe University of Southern
MississippiMarch 23, 2009
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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