2008 Winners of the Investigating Student Learning Grant

Link to ISL Grant Winners from 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009.

In March of 2008, CRLT awarded the following UM Faculty an Investigating Student Learning Grant. The competition is open, on the Ann Arbor campus of the University, to all tenured and tenure-track faculty; clinical instructional faculty; and Lecturers who have continuing appointments and course development responsibilities. Click here for more information about the grant.

David Chesney. Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, CoE
The Art and Science of Story-Telling in the Engineering Classroom

Jason Daida, Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, CoE
Developing Pedagogical Methods That Facilitate the Translation of Problems into Computer Programming Solutions

E. Margaret Evans, Psychology, LSA
Graduate Student Collaborator Ashley Hazel, SNRE
Creationism Is Not the (Only) Problem: Cognitive Constraints on Undergraduates' Understanding of Evolution

Andrew Flint, Pathology, Medicine
Do Student Presentations Enhance Student Learning in Pathology Labs?

Aileen Huang-Saad, Biomedical Engineering, CoE
Fostering the Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Engineering Classroom

Gregory Hulbert, Mechanical Engineering, CoE
Team-Based Term Projects in Undergraduate Engineering Mechanics

Magdalene Lampert, Educational Studies SoE
Graduate Student Collaborators: Amy Bacevich & Melissa Stull, SoE
Novice Teacher Learning Through Rehearsal Cycles
Project Information

Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, Materials Science and Engineering, CoE
Graduate Student Collaborator: Lindsay Shuller, Materials Science and Engineering, CoE
Using Screencasts to Enhance Student Learning in a Large Lecture Material Science and Engineering Course

Christine Modey, Sweetland Writing Center, LSA
Investigating Student Learning in SWC 100: Writing Practicum
Sample Modules and Student Responses

Rachel Neis, History, LSA
Fostering Critical Engagement and Cross-Cultural Comparison
Project Results and Examples

Jamie Phillips, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, CoE
Graduate Student Collaborator: Emine Cagin, Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, CoE
Investigating Inquiry-Based Learning in an Introductory Course on Semiconductor Devices

Perry Samson, Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences, CoE
Beyond Clickers - A Web-Based System for Lecturing