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Hi Michael


You might also want to talk to Francis Jones.....he is a teaching and
learning scholar with the CWSEI

He is a keen TBLer and all round very thoughtful guy.....and did a TBL
webinar last fall talking about his courses

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Jim


> From: James Sibley <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:36:26 -0700
> To: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>
> Conversation: Multiple-teacher "Course Transformation"?
> Subject: Re: Multiple-teacher "Course Transformation"?
> 
> Hi Michael
> 
> You might want to look at http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca/
> 
> We have the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative at UBC.....and they are
> spending 12 million over 5 years to transform science......foremost in their
> design is the sustainability of change post initiative.
> 
> The co-director....sarah.gilberta@ubc.ca....would be we worth talking to
> 
> The resources and especially the monthly progress reports might be valuable to
> look at....URL above
> 
> 
> jim
> 
> 
>> From: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]>
>> Reply-To: Michael Sweet <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Wed, 04 Aug 2010 10:46:42 -0500
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Subject: Multiple-teacher "Course Transformation"?
>> 
>> Friends,
>> 
>> UT is embarking on a "Course Transformation" initiative, ala the National
>> Center for Academic Transformation (www.thencat.org)
>> 
>> Importantly, this process is not about one-off's, but instead involves ALL
>> the 
>> teachers in the many sections of large, introductory level courses.  This is
>> about helping departments change the *culture* of how their large, intro
>> level 
>> courses are taught.
>> 
>> Does anyone on this list have experience with this process or these models?
>> I 
>> am in the vacuuming-up-best-practice-ideas stage right now.
>> 
>> TBL is a natural fit for this, of course, but I am really looking for "been
>> there done that" wisdom regarding the administrative/political process and
>> how 
>> we might set up the proposal submission/review process and relationship
>> management with the players involved.
>> 
>> Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated!
>> 
>> -M
>> 
>> 
>> Michael Sweet, Ph.D.
>> Faculty Development Specialist
>> Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA)
>> University of Texas Austin
>> MAI 2206 * (512) 232-1775
>>  
>> "Teaching is the profession that makes all other professions possible." -
>> Todd 
>> Witaker