1. WHAT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT QUALITY AND COST?
The factors that lead to increased student learning and increased student retention are the same as those that lead to reduced instructional costs!

2. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN
#1: Redesign the whole course
Quality: Eliminate “course drift”; greater course coherence and quality control
Cost: Eliminate duplicate effort; create opportunities for alternate staffing

3. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN
#2: Encourage active learning
Quality: “Learning is not a spectator sport.”
Cost: Reduce faculty preparation and presentation time; reduce grading time
(e.g., interactive software, peer learning teams)

4. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN
#3: Provide students with individualized assistance
Quality: Students get help when they are “stuck” and stay on task rather than giving up: software tutorials, F2F in labs or help rooms, “beep a tutor,” SMARTHINKING
Cost: Apply the right level of human intervention: peer tutors, course assistants

5. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN
#4: Build in ongoing assessment and prompt (automated) feedback
Quality: Enables practice, diagnostic feedback, focused time on task
Cost: Good pedagogy with large numbers of students; individual and group assessment; faculty spend time on what students don’t understand

6. FIVE PRINCIPLES OF SUCCESSFUL COURSE REDESIGN
#5: Ensure sufficient time on task and monitor student progress
Quality: Self-pacing vs. milestones for completion; points for engagement
Cost: Course management systems can reduce costs while increasing oversight

7. NCAT’S REDESIGN METHODOLOGY “A Menu of Redesign Options”
Five Models for Course Redesign
Five Principles of Successful Course Redesign
Five Models for Assessing Student Learning
Cost Reduction Strategies
Readiness Criteria
Course Planning Tool
Five Critical Implementation Issues
Planning Checklist