4. Research Support USDOE meta-analysis* “Students who took all or part of their class online performed better, on average, than those taking the same course through traditional face-to-face instruction.” “Instruction combining online and face-to-face elements had a larger advantage relative to purely face-to-face instruction than did purely online instruction.” *Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Online Learning Studies, Washington, D.C., 2009.
5. Research Support NCAT projects* (redesign 30 institutions) 25 of 30 signif. increases in learning (others NSD) Majority reported increased course-completion and lower DFW rates Avg. cost reduction 37% *National Council on Academic Transformation.
7. NCAT 30 institutions 30 course redesigns affecting 50,000 students nationwide Scope U. South Alabama 37 redesign proposals (first round) affecting estimated 4,400 undergrads
8. Course Redesign Initiative 37 faculty Proposals respond to SVPAA’s call Up to 18,000 annual course enrollments in 2011 Most pilots start fall semester
12. Quality and Cost Efficiencies operational cost reductions combined sections Fewer part-time Instructors & GAs faculty reassignments
13. Quality and Cost Efficiencies Creative eLearning technologies lecture capture interactive instructional materials from publishers online tutoring guided examples team case studies expert guests
14. Quality and Cost Efficiencies Active on-campus learning sessions Structured team-based problems Cases and inquiry learning scenarios Oral and project presentations Large group content review Strategic quizzing; practice tests Critiques and discussion
15. How we will measure? Improve Quality Obtaining Data Parallel Sections (Traditional and Redesign) Baseline "Before" (Traditional) and "After" (Redesign) Focus groups Comparison of Methods Student Success rates Common Final Exams Common Content Items Selected from Exams Pre- and Post-tests Student Work Using Common Rubrics Cost Reduction cost per Student salary/credit hour production increased course enrollment capacity reduction in part-time instructors and GAs
16. How have we supported? Professional Development NCAT and Sloan-C Conferences and workshops - 3 groups of faculty OLL & PETAL workshops Two-day Instructor Bootcamps Course Redesign Website Evaluation assistance Redesign Academy (3 days w/ honorarium) Redesign Faculty Get-Togethers Direct Support Institutional tools (iTunesU, Camtasia Relay) Personal Tools (laptops, software) E-Learning Assistant Program
17. Risks & Rewards Wildflowers or Weeds? Principle-guided Innovation
Editor's Notes
1,100 empirical studies of online learning, 46 of which "provided sufficient data to compute or estimate 51 independent effect sizes,"
* 34 total redesign courses for Fall 2010 *6 redesign courses not offered for Fall 2010* Some redesign courses may be offered during Spring or Summer 2011 semesters, OR instructor may have reconsidered.* Some instructors are teaching both traditional and redesign sections.
