LBST 2214 ISSUES IN HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE

Redesign of

SymposiumFaculty Success in RedesigningLarge Courses at UNC CharlotteFebruary 17, 2012

UNC Charlotte February 17, 2012

CHHS TEAM

David LangfordMatt BellesPilar ZuberMike MooreJulie PadillaTrudy Moore-Harrison

Karen Schmaling(Former Dean CHHS)

UNC Charlotte February 17, 2012

GOALS OF REDESIGN

Reduce cost/resources Reduce part-time faculty needs Better utilization of classrooms

Respond to freshman initiative Increase retention and success of students More full-time faculty in touch with freshman Increase student engagement

Students giving grouppresentation in seminar

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GOALS FOR REDESIGN (CONT)

CHHS Goals Introduce Freshman and

Sophomore students to faculty and health as a discipline of study

Create consistency across multiple sections

Create a scalable course that can change with needs

Started redesign process summer 2009, offered redesigned course 1st time spring 2010

Debate as the final exam

LBST 2214 REDESIGN

BEFORE AFTER Taught in 10 sections

of 65-80 students each

Auditorium/lecture format

Department/PT Faculty

Taught in 5 large group sections of 200 students each

Combined large class with seminars

College/Team

Sloan-C Blended Learning Conference March 26-29

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THE COURSE AFTER REDESIGN Each large section subdivided into

5 seminars of 40 students

1 seminar /section taught online

Taught by 3 F/T faculty and11 graduate TAs

CHHS Learning Communityincluded in one section

Weekly resource room hours

Large class instruction

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COST SAVINGS Save $24,000 - $35,000/yr in part-time

salaries

Allows net increase in paid assistantships for graduate students

Reduces demand on larger classrooms that seat 80-100 students

Students working in seminar groups

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STUDENT RETENTION AND SUCCESS Campus LBST 2214 % DWF (includes 2 sec outside

CHHS) Spring 2009 11% (before redesign) Fall 2009 12% (before redesign) Spring 2010 10% (after redesign) Fall 2010 11% (after redesign)

At midterm D and F students identified AM Class: About 13% D/F at midterm 6% at final (f10, sp11) PM Class: About 25% D/F at midterm 9% at final (f10, sp11)

Note: Fall 2011AM class D/F 21% midterm to 2% final PM class D/F 23% midterm to 7% final

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SUCCESSES Course provides a positive learning

environment for up to 1000 students/semester

Tremendous administrative support Effective Teamwork (faculty and TAs) Met original goals

Resource conservation Scalable class to accommodate increasing

enrollments Increased opportunities for student interaction Good model for addressing midterm student

success

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ONGOING CHALLENGES Interviewing/hiring TAs in summer

challenge to 9-mo faculty Originally planned for 1 faculty to

be course coordinator but never realized

Managing volume of studentsand student-related issues

Logistics of virtual and physical classrooms

Large class instruction

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NEXT STEPS Increase use of online options

20% interested in online options

Continue innovative student engagement strategies Create more online materials

e.g. “student point of view” videos

Simplify and Automate

Resource room with TA availableto assist students

QUESTIONS

Thank you