How to Conduct a Large-Scale Course Redesign Initiative
Instructor pedagogy's role in student learning, completion, and equity
Use this brief to understand the challenges, strategy, and implementation guidelines for conducting a large-scale course redesign.
Course design and instructor pedagogy have a critical effect on student learning, completion, and equity. Receiving a bad grade in an early assessment can demotivate students, further entrench a fixed mindset, and activate stereotype threat for underrepresented students. This increases their likelihood of stopping out. A study conducted by a faculty member at UNC Chapel Hill found that in her lecture-heavy, introductory biology course 1 in 3 Black students and 1 in 7 Latinx students received a D or F compared to 1 in 14 white students.
These differences in course performance were significantly reduced when she incorporated more active learning techniques into her teaching practice–pointing to the singular impact that instructor pedagogy has on student course outcomes.
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