TLI is excited to host a new, 3-week curriculum development opportunity during the 2024 Winter Miniterm (January). The Curriculum Refresh Collaborative (CRC) will bring together 6 teams of faculty from across the university. Each team will work to refresh the curriculum for an individual course or a two-course series (e.g., English 101 and 102; Biology 150 and 160) at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Click here to learn about last year’s projects and teams!
Project Options
Because of the condensed time of the CRC, each team will focus on a specific area within their course, or set of courses, that they’d like to review when they apply. Proposals should focus on one of the following three phases of the curriculum development process.
Revising student learning outcomes and aligning course materials and assignments with set outcomes.
Integrating one of the following evidence-based pedagogies into your curriculum.
- Inclusive Teaching
- Experiential Learning
- Well-Being
- Active Learning
- Problem-Based Learning
- Competency-Based Learning
Designing innovative assessments.
From all of the proposals that we receive, 2 of them will be selected to move forward within each of the 3 options shown above, for a total of 6 supported projects during this year’s CRC. Therefore, we encourage faculty to think creatively about these different areas to propose a project that will best support the needs of their students.
Eligibility
- Teams must consist of 3-5 faculty.
- Team members must teach or supervise the course being revised.
- Team members must be full-time faculty (tenure or non-tenure track) who are eligible for additional pay.
- Once applications have been provisionally accepted for the Collaborative, TLI will reach out to college business managers to confirm participant eligibility for additional pay and to department heads for participation approval. Teams, however, should speak with their department head(s) before submitting their application to ensure that they will support your curriculum refresh efforts.
Application Process
Applications are now open, and will close on Monday, October 16th at 11:59pm. Once submitted, proposals will be evaluated on impact, efficacy, innovation, and assessment. Applicants can click on the box below to review the CRC Rubric and the CRC Assessment Planning Worksheet and click here to download the CRC application form. We recommend applicants prepare their answers to the questions before beginning the formal application, linked both above and below.
Click here to download the CRC assessment sheet
| Criteria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Weight |
| Impact |
Project will impact fewer than 5 students/year |
Project will impact 5 to 100 or fewer students/year and proposal provides no plans to disseminate curriculum changes to other instructors |
Project will impact 100 to 499 students/year and proposal provides some ideas for how to disseminate curriculum changes to other instructors |
Project will impact over 500 students/year and proposal provides a clear plan to disseminate curriculum changes to other instructors |
x1 |
| Efficacy |
Proposal does not identify area for improvement or evidenced-based approach chosen for the project |
Proposal identifies an area for improvement within the current curriculum but it is unclear what approach they have chosen for their project |
Proposal identifies an area for improvement within the current curriculum and the evidenced-based approach they have chosen for their project |
Proposal identifies an area for improvement within the current curriculum and how they will attempt to use the chosen evidenced-based approach to address this area |
x2 |
| Innovation |
Proposal does not provide information on how it will approach curriculum revision |
Proposal suggests a standard approach to curriculum revision |
Proposal suggests an innovative approach that will have limited impact on the curriculum |
Proposal suggests an innovative approach that will have substantial impact on the curriculum |
x2 |
| Assessment |
Proposal indicates no commitment to assessment |
Proposal commits to assessing the success of the project |
Proposal commits to assessing the success of the project and provides some ideas for collecting evidence related to the impact of the project |
Proposal commits to assessing the success of the project and provides a clear plan for collecting evidence related to the impact of the project |
x1 |
Award
Teams will submit 5 deliverables:
- Presentation of group progress and progress at the Jan 19th meeting (template will be provided)
- 3 course documents such as a course syllabus, a Canvas shell or module, sample assessments, assignment sheets, or lesson plans.
- An assessment plan for how they will measure the success of their refreshed curriculum, using TLI’s template and with support from TLI assessment experts.
Upon completion of the CRC, and approval of the deliverables, each team will receive $3,500.00 total in additional pay, to be divided evenly among team members.
The CRC Experience
After their acceptance, each team will be assigned two coaches: one TLI team member, and one faculty member with curriculum development expertise. The coaches will create a set of pre-work that may include journal articles for reference, or asynchronous certificates, to help prepare teams for the CRC. Teams can expect approximately 5 hours of pre-work.
During the CRC teams will meet with their coaches, and meet on their own, to revise their course(s). Teams may choose to meet in person or virtually. At the beginning and end of the CRC, all of the teams will meet together to discuss their projects so that teams have the opportunity to learn from one another and connect with fellow faculty engaged in curriculum development.
2023 Timeline
- January 2-4: Teams complete pre-work
- Pre-work may be completed ahead of this time, if more convenient.
- January 5th, 9:00am-12:00pm: Initial Kick off Meeting- attendance required.
- January 6-18, 9:00am-12:00pm: Teams meet with their coaches for 3, 1-hour meetings. Attendance required.
- Teams must meet by themselves for at least 4 hours, divided as is convenient for teams.
- January 19th, 9:00am-12:00pm: Closing meeting with all teams. Attendance Required.
- Each team will provide a 20–25-minute presentation on their curriculum refresh.
- January 28th, by 11:59pm: Deliverables due.