IU Ameritech Fellows Program Issues New Request For Proposals

Program to support innovation in teaching and learning with IT enters second year at IU

BLOOMINGTON, and Indianapolis, IN — Faculty innovation in the application of information technology (IT) for teaching and learning on all IU campuses will continue to be fostered through the Ameritech Fellows Program, which issued its latest request for proposals (RFP) today. Proposals must be received by October 19, 2001, to be considered for the third round of funding, as indicated by guidelines available from the program’s Web site (amfellow.iu.edu).

IU established the program in the fall of 1999, with a gift of $1,000,000 from Ameritech to support five years of program activity. Since then, two rounds of funding and awards averaging $15,000 have made possible twenty innovative projects on IU campuses, according to Gary Wittlich, program director and IU Distinguished Consulting Technologist. Wittlich directs the program for the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology and UITS Division for Teaching and Learning Information Technologies, in cooperation with the Office of Distributed Education.

"A critical aspect of the program is building and sustaining a community of faculty innovators across the university," said Wittlich. "The program seeks to engage IU Ameritech Fellows as faculty mentors in coordination with the teaching and learning centers on IU campuses." The first Ameritech Fellows Leadership Forum, to be convened in Bloomington on June 28, will present an opportunity for Fellows to showcase their work and discuss their progress with one another. "Over time, a program goal is to develop a Web-based repository of effective practices from the experiences of IU's Ameritech Fellows," Wittlich said.

The complete RFP, proposal cover sheet, and information about previously funded projects are available at amfellow.iu.edu. Questions should be directed to fellows@iu.edu.

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