Improving Student Outcomes and Retention with Class Capture Technology Carmen Taylor Burkhalter, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean Senior Information Officer College of Arts and Sciences

The University of Alabama Founded in 1831, first university in Alabama Consistently ranked among top 50 public universities in annual U.S. News and World Report Approximately 750 tenured/track faculty

UA Enrollment Growth Increase enrollment by 33% in 5 years Current: 27,052 students (fall, 2008 largest in UA’s history) Mission to improve learning outcomes and student satisfaction while growing enrollment Technology believed to be the key component to balancing seemingly conflicting objectives

Planned Use Plan for Course Capturing Curriculum redesign using technology Assessment and student learning Enhance student success Demo

Tegrity Implementation Pilot started in Spring, 2007 with 10 instructors in 12 courses (5 colleges) By Spring, 2008: – 94 Course sections in 43 Courses – 5,952 Students enrolled in courses w/ Tegrity – 3,293 Tegrity users – 44,597 Tegrity views – 12,596 Clock hours of Tegrity viewing – 1,168 Tegrity recordings – 858 Hours of Tegrity recordings

Variety of Disciplines Used by a variety of disciplines offering complex content: –Nursing, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Epidemiology, and Art History Other disciplines using Tegrity: –Astronomy, Geography, Religious Studies, Criminal Justice, History, and Communicative Disorders

Student Survey Spring 2008 (n=756)

Student responses to easy of use

Student responses to usefulness in learning

Spring, 2008 Faculty Survey (n=16)