1. SEGUE to Curriculum Redesign
WCET 2010
Cynthia Davis
Elizabeth Mulherrin
Loyce Pailen

2. Agenda
–Why
–How SEGUE came about
–What we are doing
–Issues and Lessons Learned
–Tools and Processes

3. View Carefully…
• The following sets of pictures
• What does each set of two pictures say
to you?
• What do you notice about the first
versus the second picture?

16. SEGUE Project Goals
• To provide consistent and predictable learning
experiences for students
• To provide a seamless pathway for students to
complete a program worldwide
• To maximize opportunities for student success
• To unify messages generated by all units in UMUC
intended for students and faculty through the
formation of a cohesive academic model

17. SEGUE Project Overview
• Curriculum Design
– POGs and COGs
– The Learning Organization involvement
– Alignment with assessment
• Program and Course Development
Process
– Facilitation of POGs and COGs
– Teaching Guides

18. Old to New Maps
Before
After

20. Experts Provide Input into
Redesign

21. POG Model

22. COG Model

23. More Robust Outcomes

24. Challenges
• Communicating Change
– Executive
– Directors
– Faculty
– Students
– Communications Planning
• Issues Addressed
– Scale
– Standardization
– Coordination -- other initiatives and units

25. WorkGroups
Steering Group
Student
Success
Group
Curriculum
Redesign Group
Link-
ages
and
Commu
nication
Group

26. Spreading the Word

27. Lessons Learned
• Unexpected Benefits
-sharing tools and resources across
courses
-embedding skills into programs more
aligned with program and curriculum
-more holistic view of courses and
programs

28. Impact on Instructional Services
• Largest inter-departmental collaborative effort
undertaken
– Number of stakeholders, programs, and faculty
• Steering committee leadership
– Deadline driven
• Leveraging current processes
– Well developed CD process
• Experienced with working in teams
• Workflow in place
• Budget Planning
• Faculty training program is in place

29. Course Development Impact
• POG and COG Facilitation
• POG and COG Documentation
• Template Driven Processes
• Intra-departmental demands
–Competing projects
–Similar resource needs
–Rapid growth (growing pains)

30. Implications for Future Course Development
• Scalability
• Materials and their reusability
• Sizing and prioritizing
• Resource allocation

31. Faculty Training Impact
• Communications planning
• Course Guides
• New faculty training
• Existing faculty re-training
• Ongoing workshops
• Faculty training administration

32. Keys to Successful Management
• Planning
• Appropriate allocation of resources
• Project planning, management and
control
• Flexibility, agility
• Anticipation of interdependencies
• Measuring success

33. Questions
• cdavis@umuc.edu
• emulherrin@umuc.edu
• lpailen@umuc.edu