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dents. 1 2010/2011 Learning Enhancement Grant Application 2 10. What are the project goals and how do you believe this project will enhance student learning? Anthropology 2300: Culture and Society is currently a large enrollment undergraduate course, part of both the anthropology major and the UNT core requirement in Social Sciences. The course is an introduction to the subfield of anthropology that tries to make sense out of people’s lifestyle around the world. It encompasses many subjects like race, health, gender, religion, politics, language, economics, and globalization. It involved analyzing human way of life with a holistic, comparative, global, and relativistic perspective. Additionally, as we compare and contrast different cultures around the world, we will just as often analyze ourselves. Because so much of this material is visual and auditory (e.g. linguistic variation), the online format promises numerous opportunities for combining creative pedagogy and imaginative integration of technology with information. The major goal of this project is to redesign the existing face‐to‐face lecture based course to an online format that will increase student engagement, creative learning, and student success. We believe this course redesign will enhance student learning because we will incorporate all three basic types of learning styles into the course. For visual learners (seeing and reading), there will be a textbook as well as text‐
based information embedded within the course. For auditory learners (listening and speaking) and visual learners, we will include video podcasts via iTunes and streaming videos of documentary films. For kinesthetic learners (doing), we will include self‐tests, gaming scenarios, enhanced interactive media, and class participation. 11. Please describe the project and the work you will need to complete to accomplish your project goals? This project will redesign the existing face‐to‐face lecture based course to an online format that will increase student engagement, creative learning, and student success.  Redesign Modules for Online Environment: Redesigning ALL of the modules with consideration of the requirement of an online environment. This will involve careful scrutiny and rethinking the material from the point of view of the online student.  Enhance Modules: The online course will be uniquely designed to engage students who best profit from a variety of learning techniques. The course will incorporate short film clips, streaming videos, gaming scenarios, enhanced interactive media and self‐tests; the goal is to blend the visual learning opportunities provided by the textbook and course written content with other modes of learning.  Adding iTunes U: Given the emphasis on engaging a range of learning styles, iTunes U will play a central role in this course. The application will be used to allow students to download short clips from a variety of publicly available sources, video recorded lecture clips, and digital film clips. Students can then use these instructional materials whenever and wherever they best serve their needs. 2010/2011 Learning Enhancement Grant Application 3 12. What is your plan for evaluating if this project has improved or enhanced student learning? During the course, student learning will be assessed with the measures commonly used to evaluate undergraduate students (class participation, assignment performances, and quality of submitted work, examinations, etc.). Comparisons will be made between the quality of work submitted through face‐to‐face sections of the class with the online section. In addition, student feedback will be solicited through electronic mail, telephone, chat room discussion, and assignment boards. Students will complete an evaluation instrument used in assessing courses and instruction developed by the department especially for distributed learning courses. Assessments will include the following:  Teaching – what parts of the course were particularly successful? What parts need improvement?  Technology – what problems did you encounter with the technology implementation or usage? What would have made this an easier experience for you? What would have made this a more engaging experience for you? Course information The grant project must involve the redesign or enhancement of one or more courses in the UNT course inventory. 13. Please enter course number(s) and name(s) and whether or not the courses are currently in the UNT course inventory: Course Number Course Title In UNT course inventory? ANTH 2300 Culture and Society Yes Choose an item. Choose an item. Choose an item. 14. If any of the courses are not currently in the course inventory, please indicate when you anticipate they will be considered for approval: Presently ANTH 2300 Culture and Society is in the inventory as a classroom‐based course. The addition of an online version will be requested. 15. How many students normally register for this course? (If more than one course, please list enrollments in each.) The current on‐campus section of this course typically has an enrollment of about 80 students (Fall 2009 ‐ 77; Spring 2010 ‐ 85). We anticipate this enrollment to significantly increase when adding the online sections. The Department of Anthropology has had considerable success with online undergraduate enrollment. We currently offer 4 online undergraduate courses, all of which have high enrollments. ANTH 1010 – General Anthropology 252 students ANTH 1150 – World Cultures through Film 232 students ANTH 3101 – American Culture and Society 358 students ANTH 4300 – Migrants and Refugees 210 students 2010/2011 Learning Enhancement Grant Application 4 16. Will this course be offered at least 50% online? Will any of the class contact hours be replaced by online instruction or activities? (For multiple courses, please respond for each one.) This course will be offered 100% online. The current Culture and Society course will continue to be offered as a classroom‐based course as well. 17. If you plan to replace at least 50% of the classroom contact hours with online instruction or activities, has the course been approved for online delivery? A course approval is in process. 18. If this course is going to be offered partially or fully online, please describe your experience designing and teaching in the online learning environment: Lisa Henry has been leading the development of the online master’s program in applied anthropology since fall of 2007 in her role as Director of Graduate Programs (on campus and online). She has taught ANTH 1010 online and 5 semesters of ANTH 5040/5031 online. She also redesigned her online Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods course to a course for non‐majors (ANTH 5032). She has also completed the “Excellence in Teaching Online” certificate in 2003. Jennifer Chase is beginning her 2nd year at UNT as a senior lecturer. Designing this course will be her first experience with the online learning environment. Before the project is started, she will take online tutorials as they are offered. During the creation of the course, Lisa Henry will act as a mentor to help ensure the creation of a successful course. Technology 19. What new technology are you planning to implement in this course as a result of this project? The primary form of new technology we will incorporate is iTunes U; other forms of existing technology will be integral to the course design as well. 20. Describe your experience using this technology? If none, what will you do to develop expertise in using it? Lisa Henry and Jennifer Chase do not have any previous experience using iTunes U specifically. However, Lisa Henry has experience this semester (Fall 2010) using video announcements via YouTube in her current online graduate course. This technology has significantly improved the presence of the professor in the class and the feelings of connectivity between student/professor. To acquire knowledge and develop skills with iTunes U, we plan to attend any training sessions available and to participate in iTunes U online tutorials. 21. What will students need in order to be able to take the course/use the technology? How will you prepare the students to use the technology? The knowledge and skills necessary to participate in this class will be integrated into the first learning module of the course. Successful completion of the module will allow the student to progress to the next level of instruction. 2010/2011 Learning Enhancement Grant Application 5 22. How does this project support UNT’s strategic plan for research? Our course redesign directly supports the following section of UNT’s strategic plan for research: III.3. Curriculum Improvement Programs Student engagement in the classroom is an important component of a quality undergraduate education. The ongoing approach for improving instructional quality through increased student engagement involves an extensive program of course redesign. Focused on large lecture courses in the University Core Curriculum (Core), the course redesign program allows full‐time, permanent faculty the opportunity to transform traditional lecture‐style courses into courses combining an optimal combination of lectures, online course content and interactive and small group experiential learning activities to help students make connections between course content and its application. Focusing on the Core directs the educational benefit to students early in their academic careers since first‐year students typically start taking Core courses in their first term (pp. 23‐24). Budget Projects may be funded up to $5000 per course. Funds may be used to pay for student wages, faculty salary during summer months, a course release during the spring 2011 semester, and equipment that is necessary to the project, but is not normally provided by your department. All funds must be used during FY 2010/2011 and must be spent before 23. How will the funding for this project be used? (List amount per item.) Budget Item Amount Lisa Henry – faculty summer salary $2500 Jennifer Chase – faculty summer salary $2500 Total Amount Requested $5000 24. Within your department, please enter the name of the individual(s) who manage(s) payroll accounts and purchasing. Name Title Contact Phone Number Melissa Tanner Administrative Assistant 940‐565‐4985