Course Coordination

Coordinating different sections of a course helps reduce variation in student learning and success. Some example strategies include using common exams, common textbooks, and potentially sharing a Canvas course template (blueprint).

Below are some resources on best practices for coordinating course sections.

Articles on Course Coordination Practices

• 3 ways to reduce course and instructor variation (EAB)
• Calculus Coordination at PhD-granting Universities: More than Just Using the Same Syllabus, Textbook, and Final Exam (p.107 in Insights and Recommendations from the MAA National Study of College Calculus).
• Boise State’s efforts to reform and coordinate their Calculus sequence
  • Coherent Calculus Course Design: Creating Faculty Buy-in for Student Success (2015)
  • Calculus Reform – Increasing STEM Retention and Post-Requisite Course Success While Closing the Retention Gap for Women and Underrepresented Minority Students (2017)
  • The Crux: Promoting Success in Calculus II
• USF’s efforts to improve their math sequence
  • • The benefits of interdisciplinary conversations in transforming mathematics courses (2017)
    • Using Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycles and Interdisciplinary Conversations to Transform Introductory Mathematics Courses (2019)
    • Sample Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) Worksheet originally inspired from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI)
• Coordinating STEM Core Courses for Student Success – U. Texas Rio Grande Valley