| Title: | Chunking Revisited: Low Investment ,High-Yield Course Revisions | |
| Description: | “Chunking” means presenting course content in absorbable pieces of information for more effective learning. This session will demonstrate a step-by-step method for chunking course content without redeveloping the entire course. A detailed, systematic course revision guide will be provided for participants to use at their home institutions in their own faculty development training sessions. | |
| Presentation Format: | Showcase | |
| Topic: | Empowering educators: Professional development models and methods | |
| Target Audience: | Course Designers, Faculty and Other Instructors, Senior Administrators, E-learning Managers | |
| Appropriate Audience Level: | Experienced WebCT users | |
| Abstract Text: | A systematic method for course content revisions will be presented. A method for chunking course content without redeveloping the entire course will be demonstrated and steps for accomplishing this will be defined in detail. Chunking is presenting course content in absorbable pieces of information for more effective learning. This step by step course revision guide will be provided for participants to use at their home institutions in faculty development training sessions. | |
| Session Leader | Robin M. Smith University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, OED | |