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Partnership and Technology Opportunities in Redesign
Partnership and Technology
Opportunities in Redesign
Melissa Zantello, Executive Director
Maggi Miller, Program Manager
Jennifer Hurd, Ed.D., Program Manager
Mike Hamm, Ph.D., Senior Consultant
Ellen Derwin, Consultant
Rochelle Beatty, Ph.D., Consultant
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about Orlando.
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about HM TeamUP.
TeamUP is an unparalleled suite of services provided by
Houghton Mifflin, including:
• Consulting• Workshops and Training• Curriculum Design
Dallas County Community College - Richland
Course Redesign
In partnership with Houghton Mifflin’s TeamUP Faculty Programs & Training
Dallas County Community College-Richland Brief Overview of DCCC-Richland
Redesign Model/Partnership with Houghton Mifflin’s Doug Wilson
Support of DCCC-Richland’s Redesign through Houghton
Mifflin’s TeamUP Faculty Programs & Training
Middlesex Co CC (Edison, NJ)
Developmental Math Course Redesign
In partnership with Houghton Mifflin’s TeamUP Faculty Programs & Training
Goals
• Improve student outcomes & retention• Free up classroom space• Reduce costs
Model: Replacement
• Replaces ½ of the class sessions with supervised, online activities in a scheduled computer lab
• Assumes that certain learning activities can be better accomplished online than in a face-to-face class
A typical week in MAT 013(Pilot sections)
• Monday: 9am-11am: Students attend a traditional classroom learning how to solve systems of linear equations
• Wednesday: 9am-11am: Students attend a structured computer lab to practice solving systems of linear equations using an online course management system
Lab Component : Eduspace
• Interactive E-book• Tutorials• Videos• Practice exercises• Graded quizzes
Collaboration• Houghton Mifflin: Project Manager, Field
Marketer, Sales Representative• Middlesex CC: Dean, IT person, several
faculty members
Collaboration Process
• Needs Assessment consultation• Design Course Structure• Involve IT person for any network/server issues• Training• 2-semester Pilot: Fall ‘07-Spring ‘08
The sample groups
• 8 sections: Traditional (no technology)• 4 sections: Traditional (technology made
available, but not required)• 3 sections: Pilot (2 hrs/week classroom, 2
hrs/wk lab)
Results• Results for Fall/Spring will be calculated
after Spring semester• Dependent Variables: % of A/B/C and
class average on Departmental Final Exam
Eduspace
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TeamUP.
Baker College Curriculum DevelopmentClient Needs
• Outcomes-based curriculum• Consistency for all formats: online, blended,
face-to-face• Consistency for instructors• Long term solutions
Why Redesign?
• Address consistency• Address quality• Opportunity for support/collaboration• Tap into publisher expertise
The Response• Unique course designed individually for Baker• Written by subject matter experts (SME)• Varied instructional methods and learning styles• 15 completed online courses using Baker’s template• 3 completed face-to-face courses• 10 week face-to-face courses and 6 week online
courses
Collaborative Process
• Houghton Mifflin: Project Manager and SME• Baker: Dean, Instructional technologist and
faculty member• Kick off conference call and others as
needed• Feedback and revisions
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