The Future of Course Redesign and the National Center for Academic Transformation: An Interview with
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Carol A. Twigg, founder, president, and chief executive officer of the National Center for Academic Transformation (NCAT), is an internationally recognized expert in using information technology to transform teaching and learning in higher education. NCAT's groundbreaking project, the Program in Course Redesign, demonstrated the possibility for institutions of higher education to use technology to improve learning while simultaneously reducing instructional costs.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006