She said they asked each other what they wish their classes had offered them, and realized that large lectures lacked cohesiveness. As a result of these different professors, there can be a discontinuity in the information taught. She said this is detrimental to students when it comes time for exams. Joe Delaney, instructional technology specialist at the Teaching Excellence Center, has been working with Shanks on the project for over a year. Right now, it's sort of in a transitional phase.
Professors now have their own pages where they can post assignments and notes to students.
Links to these pages are listed in the lower right hand corner of the Reference Column when inside a department's section. In both cases, please ask for Joe Delaney.