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Table 2 Product type classification

From: Supporting sustained adoption of education innovations: The Designing for Sustained Adoption Assessment Instrument

Goal: developing/propagating a specific curriculum and/or pedagogy

C1. Implementation does not require substantive change in pedagogy or course content

C1A. Technology to make existing instructional activities more efficient

C1B. Organized learning activities that happen outside of class (but connect to a particular class)

C1C. Organized learning activities that are not connected to a particular class

C2. Implementation requires use of new course pedagogy

C2A. Flexible instructional tools to promote engagement in the lecture or laboratory. Use requires less than one class period and tools are often used regularly

C2B. Activities designed to take one class period (i.e., to replace a lecture or lab activity), but not to be used everyday

C2C. Comprehensive change in course philosophy/pedagogy to be more student-centered, but still maintaining many aspects of a traditional lecture or laboratory course

C2D. Comprehensive change in course philosophy/pedagogy to be more student-centered, with very little or no traditional approach (lecturing or verification labs)

C3. Implementation requires use of new course content

C3A. Rethinking of current course content

C3B. New course content (topics or technology)

C4. Implementation requires use of new/revised course content and pedagogy

C4. No subcategories