Experiments, Assessments, and Collaborative Curriculum Development - US Naval Community College's Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies
Air University Public Affairs
Video by Michael Tate
Dec. 7, 2023 | 57:12
Dr. Chuck Cushman, Prof. Russell Evans, Dr. Scott Hamm, & Prof. Daniel Goff
Faculty at USNCC have been testing several teaching delivery modes and numerous delivery techniques in an effort to improve its Naval Studies Certificate courses. Each experiment is assessed, with the resulting data driving decision-making on future programming, course design, and delivery modes. From its initial inception, USNCC has drawn on expertise from the full Naval University System to design its courses and certificate programs, and has used assessment, student survey, and faculty evaluation to judge the effectiveness of the courses, and to suggest revisions. At the same time, USNCC faculty test techniques for improving student retention and engagement with the material, and conduct experiments with a variety of delivery modes, including specific courses and testing delivery to ships underway, in order to fulfill its mission to support educational opportunities for USN/USMC/USCG enlisted personnel. The USNCC institutional effectiveness and assessment plan relies on real-world experience to improve and revise USNCC courses. More