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Key Findings from Spring 2008
- After the first of three semesters for each pilot project, three of the six pilot projects reported improvement in learning and retention, as well as reduced costs.
- Four out of the six pilots needed to identify a new registration process and track student data manually because the new BANNER data management system could not accommodate all the needs.
- Several Tennessee Board of Regents colleges and universities that submitted proposals, but did not get funded as a pilot site, have used their proposals as the basis for institutionally funded redesign efforts.
- Initiative has shifted purpose of developmental studies from remediating past deficiencies to preparing students for academic success in postsecondary education.
- Pilot projects report increased student and faculty engagement, more flexible scheduling, improved attitudes among students and faculty, and a greater focus on individual needs of students.
- Improved attitudes existamong faculty and students toward the use of technology for instruction.
- Project challenges include: providing effective advising, ensuring student access to financial aid, identifying optimal assessment tools and standards, reassigning staff and faculty workload, orientation and training for faculty and students using new technologies and processes, monitoring progress and analyzing data.
- At the system level, challenges include: coordination and communication to maintain involvement and encourage input from all 19 TBR institutions.
Pilot Project Reports
Cleveland State Community College
Developmental Math
Redesign Report, Fall Semester 2008
Northeast State Technical Community College
Basic and Developmental Reading Redesign
Progress Report—Pilot II, Fall 2008
Presentations
Paula Myrick Short and Treva Berryman
Tennessee Board of Regents
Shifting Developmental Studies into High Gear: A System Approach to Redesign in Tennessee (PowerPoint presentation)
ECS National Forum on Education Policy, July 2009
Betty Frost
Jackson State Community College
Developmental Studies Mathematics (PowerPoint presentation)
National Center for Academic Transformation, Annual Conference, March 2009
Karen Wyrick
Do the Math! Cleveland State Math Redesign (PowerPoint presentation)
National Center for Academic Transformation, Annual Conference, March 2009
Martin Golson,
Austin Peay State University
Structured Learning Assistance: Supporting Core Mathematics Courses (PowerPoint presentation)
National Center for Academic Transformation, Annual Conference, March 2009
Treva Berryman,
Tennessee Board of Regents
Redesigning Developmental Studies to be Efficient and Effective in Tennessee (PowerPoint presentation)
National Conference of State Legislatures, February 2009 Symposium
Treva Berryman, Tennessee Board of Regents
John Squires, Cleveland State Community College
New Math - The Impact of Course Redesign on Learning and Scheduling
January 2009
Treva Berryman
Redesigning Tennessee Developmental Studies to be Efficient and Effective (PowerPoint presentation)
Workshop for Kentucky’s Redesign for 2009: Improving the Success of Underprepared Students
June 17, 2008
Treva Berryman and Bruce Vandal
Redesigning Developmental Studies to be Efficient and Effective (PowerPoint presentation)
Innovations 2008 Conference, League for Innovation at the Community College
Denver, Colorado
March 3, 2008
Houston Davis
Tennessee Board of Regents Developmental Studies Redesign Project (PowerPoint presentation)
Education Commission of the States National Forum on Education Policy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July, 2007
Progress Reports
Academic Preparation Initiative
Developmental Studies Redesign Project
2008 report
Academic Preparation Initiative
Developmental Studies Redesign Project
2007 report
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