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Cohort One 2009-2010

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The first Academy e-Learning cohort met in June 2009. Because there was little time to prepare for the experiment they were about to assume, the teams had yet to grasp the notion of the "community of transformers" they were about to become, nor did they have a clue about the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT) which was introduced. Therefore, the start was a bit bumpy. But it didn't stay that way!

Cohort One was comprised of six teams across six colleges from seven departments. By the end of week three they were a dedicated learning community and became a "big team".

To kick off the Academy e-Learning, Dr. Jim Julius from San Diego State was invited to deliver a keynote speech. He talked about developing curriculum that engaged all students.

Comments from the Cohort identified the need for more preparation up front, such as an early meeting for each team with their chair and dean to communicate expectations and set forth clear goals and objectives.

Course Title	Faculty Members	College
PSYC 101: Principles of Psychology	Mike Ennis Martin Van Der Berg	Behavioral and Social Sciences
ACCT 202: Introduction to Managerial Accounting	Ru-Fang Chiang Nancy Jones	Business
EDTE 302: Access and Equity in Education	Paula Selvester Charles Zartman	Communication and Education
APCG 110: Computer-Assisted Art	Frank Pereira John Pozzi	Engineering, Computer Science and Construction Management
ENGL 130: Academic Writing	Kim Jaxon' Steve Metzger	Humanities and Fine Arts
NSCI 101: Introduction to Earth's Environment NSCI 102: Introduction to Living Systems	Cristina Archer Colleen Hatfield Lynda Klein Lisa Ott	Physical Sciences

Cohort One Team Interviews

Fall 2009

Cohort One team members were asked to describe their experiences for the benefit of faculty applying to be in the 2010-2011 Academy. At the time of these interviews, each team had not yet launched its fully redesigned course, scheduled for the spring 2010 semester. These team members agreed to mentor those who follow and help them along their way.