AN OVERVIEW OF INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT & TRAVEL GRANTS

Faculty SenateFebruary 6, 2014

Office of Faculty Development Jan Gabel-Goes

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

Administered by OFD per Article 40.4 in WMU-AAUP Agreement

To support efforts of Board appointed, bargaining unit faculty

To improve student learning through instructional and curricular redesign & innovation

Two categories: ID Travel Grants and ID Project Grants

ID PROJECT GRANTS

Can be used to fund: Experts to visit campus & work with a dept. Site visits to other schools & locations for

pedagogy Group attendance at workshops or training

programs Student wages or support for instructional

improvement projects Materials to study or support specific

instructional improvement approaches (e.g. software, books, other media, props)

EXAMPLE FUNDED PROJECT GRANTS

Revising Elementary Physics Lab

Demonstrating Student Learning Through Student Response System

Faculty Training in ACTFL's (Spanish)

Experiential Learning Efforts Through Museum Studies

Faculty Training in Teaching Improvisational Theatre

Fashioning Silhouettes/Creation of Hands-on Clothing

ID PROJECT GRANTS

Will NOT be funded: Faculty summer salary, academic year

release time or any compensations for instructors

Computer equipment Individual travel to conferences (IDT funds

may be sought for this purpose) Participation in Cultural Experience

summer programs for WMU faculty/staff Study abroad course development

ID PROJECT GRANT SPECIFICS

Applicants must provide: Application form Proposal (max 4 pages) Complete cost breakdown, INCLUDING OTHER

FUNDS BEING USED, in terms of stated project activities and fidelity of University policies & regulations.

Signed support of department chair, school director, or college dean

Award max is $5,000 due March 15th each year for funding beginning July 1st of the same year.

Instructional Development Project Grant (IDPG)

2013-2014 Application Applicants for the Instructional Development Project Grant must provide:

1. Application form 2. Proposal (4 pages maximum) 3. Using the budget form provided, (included in application) a complete cost breakdown for project,

including other funds being used, such as:

Dean’s office funds: $ Department funds: $ HIGE funds: $ FRTF from AAUP: $ Graduate College funds: $ Any other external grant funds: $ Other monies: $

4. Signature of support from direct supervisor: department chair, school director, or college dean as

appropriate

Application deadlines for the IDP Grants: March15th each year for funding beginning July 1st of the same year. No more than one IDP Grant proposal per academic program will be reviewed for possible funding each year.

1) Objectives: Purpose (title) and objectives for the project are key elements and should be stated clearly. Objectives flow from purpose and are the specific aims for the project. What is the purpose of the project, what do you intend to do, what literature supports the proposed innovations, and why is the project important?

2) Dissemination: Applicants should state the uses and diffusion of information acquired throughout the course of the grant. For example, how could results be used beyond the specific project? How, when, and by whom will the information be disseminated?

3) Budget: Refer to the Proposal Budget Template (available on the website). All proposals will be

reviewed to determine the suitability of budgeted items in terms of stated project activities and fidelity with University policies and regulations.

_____________________________ _____________________________ _______________________ Signature of Primary Applicant Print Primary Applicant's Name Date

_____________________________ _____________________________ _______________________ Signature of Primary Applicant's Supervisor Print Supervisor's Name Date

_____________________________ _____________________________ _______________________ Signature of Additional Applicant Print Additional Applicant's Name Date

_____________________________ _____________________________ _______________________ Signature of Additional Applicant Print Additional Applicant's Name Date

_____________________________ _____________________________ _______________________ Office Coordinator Name Email Phone

Sample Project GrandApplication Form

Sample IDPG Budget Form

ID TRAVEL GRANT SPECIFICS

Applicant must provide: Details, including copies of brochures, links

regarding the conference/workshop/meeting How faculty intend to use the knowledge gained Complete cost breakdown for travel, INCLUDING

OTHER FUNDS BEING USED Signed support from direct supervisor

Award max is $1,200 to be awarded with due dates of January 15th, March 15th and September 15th

EXAMPLE TRAVEL GRANTS

Lilly International 33rd Annual Conference Mathematics Education: Dutch Perspectives

Encaustic & Silkscreening Workshop

Early Career Geography Workshop

Seventeenth Annual War College of the Seven Year's War

Communication, Empire & the City of Rome

Abaris Training Resources

Learning Tools to Effectively Monitor Social Media Northeast Modern Language Association Conference

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Any Questions?

Office of Faculty Development 387-0732 www.wmich.edu/facdev