Welcome to the National Center for Academic Transformation.

NCAT is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the effective use of information technology to improve student learning outcomes and reduce the cost of higher education. NCAT provides expertise and support to institutions and organizations seeking proven methods for providing more students with the education they need to prosper in today’s economy. Learn more...

NCAT Programs:

• State and System Course Redesign: a program for states and higher education systems that want to produce large-scale quality improvements and cost savings, including links to current statewide course redesign efforts.
• The Redesign Alliance: a national member organization of institutions, companies and organizations whose mission is to advance the concept of course redesign throughout higher education to increase student success and access while containing or reducing instructional costs.
  • The Redesign Alliance Second Annual Conference: Agenda and presentation slides from the 2008 conference held March 16 - 18 in Orlando, Florida.
• Colleagues Committed to Redesign (C²R): a three-year program to engage 60 new institutions in large-scale course redesign supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (FIPSE.)

NCAT Resources:

• New to Course Redesign? a list of recommended reading to get you started.
• Course Redesigns: descriptions of more than 60 large-scale course redesigns sorted by discipline, by model and by degree of success.
• Course Redesign Planning Resources: techniques, models, examples and tools for institutions and systems embarking on course redesign programs.
• The Learning MarketSpace: NCAT’s quarterly newsletter highlighting examples of redesigned learning environments using technology.
• Articles and Monographs: suggested reading about the nexus of higher education and information technology.
• Common Ground: links to other redesign efforts and large-scale academic transformation initiatives.
• Corporate Associates: publishers and others working with NCAT to improve learning content and software to meet the needs of higher education.
• Staff: Bios and contact information for NCAT staff.

NCAT News:

• Increasing Success for Underserved Students: Redesigning Introductory Courses (July 2005): NCAT releases a new monograph examining the impact of the redesign techniques developed by the Program in Course Redesign on the success of adult students, students of color, and low-income students. Press Release
• Improving Quality and Reducing Costs: The Case for Redesign (October 2005):
  Published by Lumina Foundation for Education in Course Corrections: Experts Offer Solutions to the College Cost Crisis, a compiliation of papers from higher education experts responding to the rising cost of a college education. Press Release

NCAT Completed Programs:

• Program in Course Redesign (PCR): the initial program that demonstrates how to redesign courses using technology to improve quality and reduce costs, including descriptions and data from 30 successful efforts.
• Roadmap to Redesign (R2R): a national initiative to produce 20 more successful course redesigns using a streamlined course redesign methodology.
• Increasing Success for Underserved Students: an effort supported by Lumina Foundation for Education to assess the impact of the Program in Course Redesign on the success of traditionally underserved students.