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Apr 24, 2017

NTR 301: Introduction to Human Nutrition

This course was revised in order to increase student understanding of difficult concepts, stimulate critical thinking and application of conceptual knowledge, and increase student engagement with course content. Instructional Challenges Course material provides few opportunities for critical analysis of scientific concepts. Students struggle to engage with survey-style delivery of content. Students need help contextualizing course material…

Mar 15, 2017

BUS 425: Introduction to Personal Finance

Dr. Melissa Hart and the DELTA team consisting of Dan Dunnagan, Ben Huckaby and Sam McCuen developed BUS 425, Introduction to Personal Finance, as a personal finance simulation to help students make connections across course topics and deepen their understanding of the relationship between financial planning and quality of life. Hart is a lecturer in the…

Mar 14, 2017

ECI 571: Methods and Materials In Learning Disabilities

DELTA staff and Dr. Susan Osborne worked together to create a fully online course as part of a future certificate that prepares teachers for the unique challenges in Special Education, utilizing new research in the area, peer-evaluations, and self-evaluations of teaching methods. Some videos are sensitive in nature; the goal is to implement a system…

Mar 14, 2017

MA 231: Calculus for Life and Management Sciences

DELTA staff collaborated with Molly Fenn in redesigning MA 231: Calculus for Life and Management Sciences from a traditional lecture course with large sections into a hybrid course with small sections. Students complete online learning through self-paced Moodle Lessons which provide short lecture videos integrated with practice exercises. They also complete homework on WebAssign as…

Mar 14, 2017

CSC 116: Introduction to Computing – Java

DELTA staff collaborated with Jessica Schmidt to redesign an existing face-to-face course, CSC 116 Introduction to Computing – Java, using the classroom flipping approach to improve student learning outcomes and engagement. Students complete pre-lab learning before class by watching short lecture videos, practicing with small quizzes and performing thinking activities. They spend most of the class time…

Mar 14, 2017

Fire Ecology

The project team collaborated to develop a new online course as part of the Wildfire Science Program to dually serve students and outreach professionals. The goal was to include interactive learning activities utilizing 360 technology and documentary films. After identifying course topics and learning objectives, the project team began collecting existing content materials (articles, video, etc);…

Mar 14, 2017

CSC 216: Programing Concept – Java

DELTA staff collaborated with Sarah Heckman to create materials for a TA-led lab component of CSC 216 Programming Concepts – Java. Students learn foundational knowledge about software engineering life cycle, best practices, and tools not only through text content, but also by applying them to guided projects and lab activities that involve application development. Guided…

Mar 13, 2017

MBA 511: Data Security and Privacy

MBA 511, Data Security and Privacy, is an online section of an existing course involving fundamentals of information security and privacy for today’s business environment. It addresses specific challenges of teaching technical content to non-tech students and finding ways to create a sustainable course despite rapidly changing content. In addition, it provides best practices and troubleshooting…

Mar 13, 2017

ECD 539: Group Counseling

DELTA staff collaborated with Angela Smith to create an experiential learning environment to teach a Group Counseling course online. The goal of this project is to convert the existing hybrid or blended version of the ECD 539: Group Counselling course to a fully online course. The course utilizes experiential learning, where students experience the group counseling…

Feb 19, 2016

PRT 358: Redesign to Connect Service and Learning

PRT 358, Recreation Program Planning, is a required capstone course with a full-immersion service-learning component for Parks, Recreation & Tourism Management and Professional Golf Management (PRTM) majors and minors. DELTA staff worked with the instructor, Dr. Annette Moore, to redesign this large face-to-face course into a blended learning course that incorporates self-paced learning online, project-based…