Among their most important quality improvement techniques, the Round III projects identify the same four cited by the Round I and Round II projects: continuous assessment and feedback, increased interaction among students, online tutorials, and undergraduate learning assistants (ULAs.) The Round III projects also cite two additional techniques identified by the Round II projects that contribute to improved student learning: individualized, on-demand support and structural supports that ensure engagement and progress. The following is a list of the most effective quality improvement techniques used by the Round III projects.
The results of the PCR were exceptional. Twenty-five of thirty course redesign projects showed significant increases in student learning; the other five showed learning equivalent to traditional formats. Of the twenty-four projects that measured retention, eighteen reported a noticeable decrease in drop-failure-withdrawal rates, ranging from 10 to 20%, as well as higher course-completion rates. Most dramatically, all thirty institutions reduced their costs by 37% on average, ranging from 20% to 77%, and produced a collective annual savings of about $3 million.
If an important goal of higher education is to help students become intentional learners, then our curricula should reflect those aims. Most post-secondary instruction, however, remains focused on disciplinary content. Instruction about metacognitive knowledge and skills need not "displace" disciplinary content, but can instead be used to support ("wrap") learning of that content (Lovett, 2008).
Theorist. scheme for articulating stages of intellectual and ethical cognitive development in college students
As more and more evidence makes the case for "engaging" students -- that is, involving them deeply in the process of learning -- colleges continue trying to determine how to do just that. For its part, Robert Morris University may be the first to have a dean dedicated exclusively to the idea.
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Links to articles, research, resource guides, bibliographies on best practices and evidence in instructional design for college courses (both distance learning and on-campus)
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