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 [log in to unmask] 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