Course Redesign Program 2015-2016

Tentative Timeline of Milestones for Participants

Date / Event / Description
December 15 2014 / Deadline for Proposals. / Interested teams should submit their proposal by 5 pm, December 15, 2014.
January 2015 / All applicants will be notified by 5pm on January 2, 2015 of their selection.
January 27th, 4:00 PM (attendance required). Kick-off event: Learn about course redesign and about the redesign models.
January 28th (attendance required)
Teams meet with course redesign expert at a time convenient for the team. / If accepted, applicants will sign an agreement of participation.
Dr. Carolyn Jarmon from the National Center for Academic Transformation will be at UTC on January 27th-28th to provide a workshop and follow-up meetings with redesign teams.
February 2015 / February 20th, Team members attend conference workshops hosted by various UT system instructional developers focusing on online tools for redesign. / All-day, drop-in style event, held on campus.
March 2015 / Written plan for course redesign due Friday, March 20, 2015 at 5pm. / Follow the NCAT format found here: http://www.thencat.org/Guides/AllDisciplines/ADChapterXIII.html
April 2015 / Teams will meet with WCTL staff and UTC faculty mentors to work on syllabus and draft activities together.
WCTL will host workshops on previously requested topics. / Workshops will be held as requested by redesign teams on topics related to teaching and learning and the integration of technology.
May 2015 / Teams will attend the WCTL Instructional Excellence Conference, May 4-5, 2015 (attendance required). / In-depth workshops on redesign models will be held.
June 2015 / Redesigned syllabus due June 15th. / Teams will highlight how the syllabus was changed and discuss what activities will be added. Feedback from WCTL and faculty mentor will be provided by the end of June.
July 2015 / Redesigned course complete by July 31st. / Teams will meet to discuss their course redesign and demonstrate some of their activities.
August 2015 / Pilot the redesigned course (1-2 sections). / Support available throughout the semester with your WCTL consultant.
Collect assessment data thoughout the semester.
December 2015 / Report 1 with assessment data due by December 15th.
Spring 2016 / Full implementation of redesigned course. / Support available throughout the semester with your WCTL consultant.
Collect assessment data thoughout the semester.
May 2016 / Final Report with assessment data due by May 15th.

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