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Teaching Development Grants

Detailed descriptions, application procedures as well as past successful proposals for each of the grants are provided below.

• Departmental/Interdepartmental
• Innovation in Teaching
• Travel
• Summer Teaching Institute
• Grants Committee
• Grants History Report

All grant proposals should be sent to the Director. Deadlines for 2007/08 are as follows:

• November 2nd
  Departmental/Interdepartmental Teaching Development Grants Teaching Institute
  Teaching Development Travel Grant (1st round)
• April 11th
  Innovation in Teaching
  Teaching Development Travel Grant (2nd round)

Grant proposals are reviewed by a Center committee comprised of representatives from each of the academic councils. Contact the Director or members of the Grant Committee if you would like to discuss your ideas for any of these grants or receive more information about grant guidelines, application procedures, or review process.

Departmental/Interdepartmental Teaching Development Grants

support efforts by academic departments and interdisciplinary programs to enhance discipline-specific teaching and learning. Priority will be given to proposals that develop sustained collaboration between the faculty of a department or interdisciplinary program and focus on improving the attainment of departmental/program-level teaching objectives.

• The grants do not support the development of new programs or departments.
• For 2007/08, three $1,000 grants are available.

Examples of possible project goals include (but are certainly not limited to):

• Creating effective learning contexts for majors (e.g., capstone courses, service learning);
• Developing interdisciplinary team teaching and course development;
• Supporting the innovative use of technology;
• Developing innovative laboratory/applied projects;
• Improving sequencing of courses for majors (e.g., course mapping & curriculum analysis);
• Improving particular aspects of the program (e.g., introductory courses; research skills of majors, etc.);
• Developing approaches to discipline-specific problems (e.g., how to teach about "race"; supporting women in engineering; etc.).

See Departmental/Interdepartmental Teaching Development Grants for more information about this grant and the application process. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss grant ideas with the Director (contact) or members of the Grant Committee. Proposals are due November 2nd, 2007.

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Innovation in Teaching

The Innovation in Teaching Grants support the development of faculty projects that seek to either Option 1) enhance teaching at UMass Dartmouth in significant and creative ways and/or Option 2) conduct scholarly research on university-level teaching and learning. A total of $25,000 is available to support these awards.

• Successful grants for Option 1 will: clearly delineate an innovative project aimed at enhancing student learning; draw on relevant scholarship on teaching and learning; show how the project's impact will be sustained and assessed over time; have a clearly laid-out budget; and present a thoughtful plan for sharing the outcome with the UMass Dartmouth community.
• Successful grants for Option 2 will: lay out a significant research question pertaining to university-level teaching and learning; present a clear methodology and research plan; draw on findings from relevant scholarly literature on teaching and learning; present plans for publication and scholarly communication.

See Innovation in Teaching Awards for more information about these awards and the application process. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss grant ideas with the Director (contact) and members of the Grant Committee. The application deadline is April 11th, 2008 for work to be carried out between July 2008 and July 2009.

Teaching Development Travel Grants

support the faculty's engagement with the scholarship of teaching and participation in regional and national-level discussions of university teaching. This includes support for travel and related expenses associated with:

• attending meetings, conferences, workshops, and seminars related to college-level teaching;
• presenting scholarly papers or workshops on college-level teaching and learning.

For 2007/08, there are four $500 travel grants available. See Teaching Development Travel Grants for more information about this grant and the application process. Contact the Director or Grant Committee members if you would like more information on grant guidelines.

The first round of proposals for travel between January 1st and June 30th, 2008 are due November 2nd, 2007.
The second round of proposals for travel between July 1st and December 31st, 2008 are due April 11th, 2008.

Summer Teaching Institute

The Summer Teaching Institute grants provide financial support and a collaborative environment for faculty to pursue projects that substantially improve their teaching effectiveness. The theme for Summer 2008 is Teaching Through Problem-Based Learning. Up to five UMD faculty will be selected to participate in the 2008 Teaching Institute and receive a $3,000 stipend.

Grants History Report

The Grants History Report is an annual report of grant recipients, titles, descriptions, amounts and outcomes. View the most recent Grants History Report in the CTE Archives.