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Curricular Redesign Grant - Introduction
Proposals are requested for projects to be supported by System-wide Curricular Redesign Funds for the remainder of 1998-99 and for fiscal year 1999-2000 . The purpose of this fund is to support curriculum redesign and related faculty and staff development in the effective use of technology in teaching and learning within the University of Wisconsin System. Proposals will be reviewed
At its meeting on August 20, 1999, the Executive Committee of the University of Wisconsin System Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC) made several changes in the RFP announcement for the Curricular Redesign program. It
- Approved a second round of funding for FY 1999-2000 with a submission deadline of October 15, 1999 and
- Added an area of program emphasis supporting coordination of activities of multi-institutional collaborative projects.
- Added a requirement that annual reports be required of each project funded.
Revised Funding Procedures
At its meeting on January 7, 1999 , the Executive Committee of the University of Wisconsin System Learning Technology Development Council made two changes in the Curricular Redesign granting program. They were:
- To move from rolling RFP to granting cycles
- To require electronic submission of proposals
Because of the increased number of applications, the LTDC Executive Committee agreed it was necessary to move from the rolling review process in the previous RFP to a twice-per-year review cycle with submission deadlines. It also agreed to require the electronic submission of proposals to facilitate the proposal distribution process. Grant proposals are due April 16, 1999 for the first phase of the next funding cycle. The due date for the second phase of the funding cycle will be in the fall semester, 99/00 AY and will be announced after the April meeting of the UW LTDC.
Project Funding Overview
Approximately $450,000 is available for project support in FY 1999/2000. Please check the list of projects funded to see the current estimated funding levels available. Funding from this program will generally be awarded for no more than two years. We anticipate that grants will primarily fund faculty and staff time spent on projects, supplies and expenses, and necessary travel.
Areas of Program Emphasis
The Curricular Redesign Funds will support proposals focusing on the following areas:
- Multi-institutional collaborative projects to share curricular redesign resources in specific discipline areas (such as BioWeb) as well as in more general areas
- Planning grants for multi-institutional collaborative projects to share curricular redesign resources
- Conferences focusing on curricular redesign open to faculty across the UW System
- Regional, multi-campus, or system-wide training workshops for faculty or faculty support staff
- Multi-institutional collaborative projects to support the use of new technology for curricular redesign
- Multi-institutional collaborative projects to redesign courses or programs to integrate technology or utilize distance education technology
- One-time startup funding for essential or innovative initiatives from smaller institutions receiving minimum or near minimum Curricular Redesign allocations
- Assessment projects with system-wide implications studying the effects of integrating technology into the curriculum
Recommended Format for Curricular Redesign Proposals
Proposals should consist of three sections: Title page/Abstract (one page), project narrative (double-spaced, not more than five pages) and supporting documents (budget, timeline, contact information and institutional signoffs).
I. Project Title Page/Abstract
Include a descriptive project title and present the essence of your proposal in one or two sentences.
II. Project Narrative
Describe what it is you expect to do. Convince the reviewers that you have a coherent project effectively addressing one of the areas of program emphasis. Indicate who the participants are, state specifically what activities you expect to include and how these relate to your outcomes. Indicate areas where your project exhibits creativity and innovation.
Indicate clearly what outcomes you expect from your project. Describe specifically the extent and quality of instructional improvement you expect your project to produce. Indicate such outcomes as potential impact upon students, impact upon faculty and staff, potential to effectively address strategic planning priorities (institutional, and/or system-wide), or the development of cross-institutional/system-wide applications.
Outline a specific plan for evaluating the impact of your project on teaching and learning. Indicate the type of data you will collect, your process for gathering the information, and how you will use the data in determining the project's effectiveness.
Indicate how you will share both qualitative and quantitative outcomes of your project, particularly how you will encourage its dissemination within the UW System.
III. Supporting Documents
Supporting documents include a project timeline, a detailed budget page, a one-page budget narrative, investigator contact information and institutional signoffs. The project timeline should reflect an appropriate and realistic schedule. The detailed budget page should be supported by a narrative that indicates why this budget is appropriate and, while matching funds are not required, indicate other significant resources being used to support the project. Grant proposals must explain how this project will be supported on an ongoing basis. Requests for hardware purchases should be supplemented by a compelling pedagogical rationale.
Supporting documents should include contact information for the project's principal investigator and any collaborative investigators. You must also include institutional approval of Vice-Chancellors/Provosts of all participating UW institutions. Include the Vice Chancellor/Provost sign-off sheet and the signatures of appropriate deans and department heads.
Proposal Review Process
Proposals will be reviewed by a committee composed of the Executive Committee of the Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC) and UW System representatives. This committee will review proposals within two weeks of the submission deadline and make recommendations to Senior Vice President David J. Ward for final decisions. The LTDC may also submit proposals based on its ongoing collaboration in this area.
Proposal SubmissionProposals must be submitted both in hard and electronic versions. A hard copy of each proposal must be submitted through the office of the Vice Chancellor/Provost at the home institution of the principal investigator. It should be mailed to Hal Schlais, Office of Learning and Information Technology, 1652 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706. Be sure to send a complete proposal including title page, project narrative and appropriately signed supporting documents. An MS Office version of the above proposal including all supporting documents except institutional signoff sheets should be sent as an email attachment to hschlais@ccmail.uwsa.edu