Bloomington campus tenured and tenure-track faculty are eligible for these awards. Grant recipients will be expected to spend at least two weeks of full-time effort on their projects during the summer of 1997, for a course to be taught during the fall semester, 1997, or spring, 1998. Recipients will also be asked to participate in one or two group planning/working sessions during the summer, to be arranged at mutually agreeable times. A report outlining the implementation and evaluation of the course design or revisions should be produced within a calendar year of the end of the fellowship period. Assistance in developing and assessing course activities, materials, or teaching technologies will be available from members of ISS's Instructional Consulting and Technology staff.
Awards will be made to proposals that best meet the criteria of
1. An instructionally sound, feasible plan for addressing a clearly identified instructional problem or opportunity, through strategies which promote student engagement
2. Significant impact on undergraduate education (e.g., large-enrollment course, or key course in the curriculum)
3. Evidence of the instructor's effectiveness and commitment to the project
4. Creativity and uniqueness of approach
5. Evidence of departmental support (e.g., memorandum of endorsement from the department chair or dean)
6. Commitment for additional funds or resources, if any are required to implement the proposal (e.g., for associate instructors or undergraduate teaching interns)
The deadline for applications is March 10, 1997. Selections will be made by a committee of faculty and staff and announced on or about March 28. If you have a question about this grant program, please contact David Perry, Director of Special Projects, Instructional Support Services, Franklin Hall, Room 004, 855-9023, perry1@indiana.edu.
To apply for a grant, use the application outline below.
I. Description of the course to be designed or redesigned. Include course goals, typical or expected enrollment, frequency taught, and student profile. Explain the importance of this course to the department's curriculum or to undergraduate education in general.
II. Statement of the instructional problem or opportunity.
III. Description of the plan for addressing the problem described. Be as specific as possible about the new teaching/learning strategies you will introduce to the course. Describe how you plan to evaluate their effectiveness.
IV. Identification of any resources that would be utilized in the completion of the project, in addition to the applicant's own time. If additional funds would be required for the project, please indicate the source.
In addition to this document, please attach
Please send six (6) copies of the complete application package to
Arts & Sciences: Joan Middendorf, 5-2635, middendo@indiana.edu
Business: Melissa Carter, 5-7119, mcarterg@indiana.edu
Education: Karen Hallett, 6-8408, hallett@indiana.edu
Other schools: David Goodrum, 5-9023, goodrum@indiana.edu
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