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1 Nancy Howell The University of Southern Mississippi March 23, 2009

2 The University of Southern Mississippi – Hattiesburg, Mississippi Introduction to Computing – Annual Enrollment: 700 Students in 26 Sections with up to 50 Students per Section Traditional format: Face-to-Face Lecture or Online Goals – Enhance Students’ Engagement – Minimize Course Drift – Keep Pace with Advances in Technology – Optimize Utilization of Teaching Resources – Anchor the Foundation for Lifelong Learning Status: Pilot

3 Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Mississippi Course Redesign Initiative Partnered with NCAT Program to Support Redesign Projects Redesign Workshop in November 2007 Application to Continue – February 2008 Workshop – Invitation to Submit Proposal in June 2008 Timing Face It: Enhance Students’ Engagement

4 Building Support – Director, School of Computing – Administration IHL and University Commitment to Redesign – One of 6 IHL-Funded Redesign Projects @ Southern Miss Hattiesburg and Gulf Coast Campuses Building Consensus with Faculty – Engage the Students – Encourage Active Learning – Provide Students with Individualized Assistance Including Technical and Administrative Staff – Plan and Design Lab Space – Obtain Computer Systems for Lab

5 Learning Management System: Blackboard – University-supported – Mail – Tracking – Assignments Due Each Week – Assessments with Automated Grading Weekly Low-stakes Quizzes Module Tests and Exam – Grades Content: Cengage Learning – Textbooks: Computer Concepts and Microsoft Office – PowerPoint Lecture Slides – Test Bank of Questions for Quizzes/Tests

6 Traditional: 13 Different Instructors Teaching a Total of 26 Sections – 4 Professors – 2 Instructors – 4 Graduate Teaching Assistants – 3 Adjunct Planned Redesign: – 2 Professors – 1 Instructor (Course Coordinator) – 3 Graduate Teaching Assistants

7 Redesign Pilot – 1 Professor – 1 Instructor (Course Coordinator) – 1 Graduate Teaching Assistant – 2 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants Peer Tutors/Lab Monitors/Graders Full Implementation – 2 Professors – 1 Instructor (Course Coordinator) – 1 Graduate Teaching Assistant – 2 Undergraduate Teaching Assistants Peer Tutors/Lab Monitors/Graders

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