Require students to see an advisor and get permission to enroll in new and redesigned courses to be sure students are aware of any implications of the approved changes
Assign faculty deeply involved in generating the new plan to redesign and teach the revised courses or at least to mentor faculty teaching these courses
start with set of index cards listing main topics to be included in revised course
next focus on what want students to be able to do
explore resources documenting interactive engagement strategies and assignments used in prior versions of the courses
incorporate well-tested activities and homework assignments from prior versions of the courses wherever possible in the revised course
plan questions to ask to facilitate student discussions
keep ‘lecturing’ to a minimum but plan what to write on the board and what to ask and say in preparing for and debriefing activities and assignments
estimate timing for each topic during each session and keep tract of what happens when
write a reflection after each session with notes of actual timing and thoughts about what to keep and what to do differently next time
