Multimedia Teaching Grant
Rolling Deadline:
for the 2009-2010 academic year, applications will be accepted until funds are exhausted.
Multimedia Teaching
Grant Application Cover Sheet in MS Word Format
INTRODUCTION
The Multimedia Teaching Grant offers up to $1,500 to faculty members who want to improve large undergraduate courses (75+ students) by incorporating multimedia materials into their teaching.
ELIGIBILITY
The competition is open year round, on the Ann Arbor campus of the University, to members of the following groups: all tenured and tenure-track faculty; clinical instructional faculty; and Lecturers who have continuing appointments and course development responsibilities (i.e., an assignment from the dean, chair, or designee to develop a new course or significantly revise an existing course).
To ensure that a variety of applicants have the opportunity to implement innovative teaching and learning activities, recipients of Multimedia Teaching Grants during an academic calendar year (Sept-August) will not be eligible to receive funding for an Multimedia Teaching Grant during the next academic calendar year, but they are welcome to apply again in the following year.
The proposal requires an e-mail from the department chair saying that the course will be taught in the following academic year (please send to crltgrants@umich.edu).
FUNDING
Funds may be used to pay for undergraduate and graduate student salaries, media materials, software, and other supplies. Funds may not be used to purchase a desktop or laptop computer, or other equipment.
FUNDING DECISIONS
Funding decisions usually can be provided within one to two weeks from the time a proposal is received.
PROPOSAL CONTENT
The brief proposal must include the following information:
1. Course Description. Explain the course goals, level, number of undergraduate students, and
requirements satisfied by the course (e.g., writing, race/ethnicity, prerequisite for upper level courses).
2. Multimedia Technology. Describe the technology to be integrated into the course (e.g., digitizing slides or incorporating graphics into course presentation materials) and an explanation of how the technology will improve teaching and enhance student learning.
3. Project Design and Implementation. Explain the scope of the project (e.g., the amount and nature of the course materials, the type of technology); the activities involved in developing and integrating technology into the course; the project timeline and staff; and an itemized budget.
DEADLINES
For the 2009-2010 academic year, applications will be accepted until funds are exhausted.
Submission Procedures
Applications for these grants should be sent to the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) as an e-mail attachment (crltgrants@umich.edu). The attached file should be in Word format (.doc or docx) and named “lastname_firstname_MM.doc” (e.g., Smith_Jane_MM.doc).
For Lecturers ONLY: The Chairperson or designee should send an e-mail to crltgrants@umich.edu confirming that the proposal is being submitted by a Lecturer who has (1) a continuing appointment on the Ann Arbor campus of the University of Michigan; and (2) course development responsibilities (i.e., an assignment from the dean, chair, or designee to develop a new course or significantly revise an existing course).
Contact crltgrants@umich.edu with questions about the fund or the application process.