So You Want To Do a Course Redesign? How To Get

StartedCleveland State Community College

Basic Math, Elementary Algebra, and Intermediate AlgebraAnnual Enrollment: 3500 students40 sections per semester – (18 students per section)Structure: Emporium Model

1 + 210 – 12 Mini ModulesMastery LearningPoints for Everything

Goals: Increase Student SuccessSave MoneyConsistency in Courses

How long did it take?

Semester 1 - Worry Yes, we are going to do this Oh no, we are going to do this What exactly are we supposed to do? Read and research

Semester 2 - Plan What is everyone else doing? What works? What does not? Take a field trip Talk about specifics

Semester 3 - Implement Spring 2008, Elementary Algebra and Intermediate Algebra

Semester 4 – Tweak and Move On Fall 2008: Basic Math, College Algebra, Statistics, Finite Math Fall 2009: Precalculus I, Precalculus II, and Applied Calculus

Getting Faculty Ownership

Discussions to Have:Examine actual success ratesWhat are we doing?Why are we doing it?

Get People Involved: Creating course materials Ideas for the program

Don’t Wait For Everyone:Some buy in once it works. Some may never buy in.You learn redesign by doing redesign.

Planning of Facilities and Staff

Classroom SpaceSpace savings should occurRedesign must fit facilities

Computer Lab DesignForm vs. FunctionCapacity Needed – Two Methods

Lab StaffingPersonnel typesCriteria for selection

Leadership and Teamwork

Leadership is essential to a successful redesign projectSomeone has to say “We are going to do this”Putting the right person in charge is essential

Teamwork is an important part of course redesignGetting faculty involved helps get buy-inAdministration and faculty must work together

The Turning PointFocus at beginning is on resistance to changeOnce everyone focuses on “How do we make this

work?” success will follow – it is only a matter of time

Other IssuesDepartments on campus that may have to be involved

ITMaintenanceAdmissionsRecordsFinancial AidAdvising

Groups that may need to be brought into the discussionsFaculty, administrators, studentsProgram clients and stakeholders

Contact Information

Karen Wyrick

Cleveland State Community College

kwyrick@clevelandstatecc.edu