1. Lorain County Community College
Macroeconomics/Microeconomics
Course Redesign
Mary Jane Pasky
Coordinator of Distance Learning
(440)

2. Course Redesign Goals Increase Learning Reduce Costs
Increase Enrollment by 20%
Use Technology to Improve Quality
Increase Student Retention

3. Course Redesign Successes
Course Design
Required Tests on Syllabus/ANGEL and Pre-Assessment before students had access to the course content
Two Discussion Forums to address repeated questions
Teaching Assistant and Course Liaison
10 lectures available via DVDs
Textbook publisher content for lectures
Parallel Courses Offered
No significant difference in success rates

4. Student Success Rate in Macroeconomics
69%
67%
60%
40%
45%
50%
55%
65%
70%
75%
Fall 05
Spring 06
Summer 06
Redesigned
Land-Based
No Land-Based
Section in Summer 06
Student
Success
Enrollment in Macroeconomics 50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
Fall
Spring
Summer
Course
Redesign
20% Increase
29% Increase
54% Increase
Increase in
Enrollment

5. Annual Cost per Student Enrolled
Macroeconomics
Annual Cost per Student Enrolled
$51.75
$39.40
$0.00
$10.00
$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$50.00
$60.00
Land-Based
Redesign
Annual
Cost Per
Student
Macroeconomics
Annual Cost per Successful Student
$86.25
$58.48
$0.00
$20.00
$40.00
$60.00
$80.00
$100.00
Land-Based
Redesign
Annual
Cost Per
Successful
Student

6. Challenges Pre-/Post-Assessment Tests
Copying, Packaging & Distribution of DVDs
Recitation Sessions
Retention Rate
Resistance to Change