Project Development History
- Until Fall 2007 - Traditional Delivery Paradigm
- One instructor per section
- Relatively small class size
- Instructor one-on-one with all/each student
- Instructor + discussion sections
- The Rassias Method
- Previous Study in Culture Class - Teaching the Masses
- Previous Study in FLS101 - 1996-1997
- Purposes for the Paradigm Shift
- Space and Scheduling Issues
- TA support
- TA Training
- Articulation across sections
- Budget and cost savings
- Discussions
- Impact on student achievement and proficiency
- Space and scheduling (days, discussion groups ...)
- Curriculum safeguards (Eagan/Jaeger paper)
- Impact on budget
- Impact on instructor corps (TA's vs NTT)
- Impact on MA program
- Limitations and committment