Date Started: Jun 13, 2009
Status:Pending

Project Description

Faculty Innovation Grants are awarded to faculty undertaking projects devoted to the creation or application of computer-based tools and resources to be used in courses scheduled to be taught at Seton Hall in the upcoming academic year. Stipends in the amount of $4,500 are to be awarded to faculty members to finance their projects and will be paid in two installments. Of this total grant amount, $750 in funding is intended for project related expenses (e.g., conference travel, software or equipment, etc.).
Faculty interested in pursuing a FIG must submit a proposal using the FIG Submission Form. The applications will be reviewed and recommendations for funding will be made to the TLTC by a faculty committee. The request for proposals as well as the FIG schedule for proposals will be announced each February.
Successful proposals should address the following criteria:

• Breadth. Tools and resources created through the grant should have the potential to be applied beyond the initial courses for which they are created. Applicants should explain how they intend to make their resources available to broader constituencies, both on and off campus. Projects that can be effectively presented at conferences, workshops and other venues are highly encouraged. The reusable learning objects and resources will be submitted to MERLOT for peer review (www.merlot.org), and sharing amongst the greater academic community
• Fundability. Preference will be given to proposals with clear potential to attract outside funding. Applicants are strongly encouraged to meet with the director of the University grants office to explore possible sources of outside funding and to include any plans for further grant applications in their proposals.
• Innovation. Preference will be given to proposals that develop new applications, explore emerging technologies or use existing resources in innovative ways. Proposals should demonstrate that the tool, resource or application will be an original contribution to the discipline or field in which it is developed.
• Scholarship. The TLTC welcomes proposals that aim to bridge the gap between faculty research interests and classroom teaching. Projects presenting research results in a manner accessible to students and a broader audience are highly encouraged.
• Pedagogy. Proposals should demonstrate sound and innovative pedagogical practices and illustrate clearly how the resources in question will be used to enhance classroom teaching. Proposals for the development of on-line and hybrid courses are welcomed.
• Feasibility. Proposals should center on objectives that can be realistically fulfilled before the start of the semester in which the target course will be taught.
• Assessment: Successful project proposals will include a plan for how the effectiveness of the implementation of the tool, resource, or application will be assessed. The assessment should be linked to the objectives for which the project is developed.
• Report: Grantees will be expected complete a mid and final report outlining their goals and achievements and will present their projects at the Teaching, Learning, and Technology Roundtable Best Practices Showcases. Grantees will also attend a FIG kick-off meeting scheduled during the TLTC Summer Institute. This event is essential to the development and planning process of the Faculty Innovation Grant.
• Eligibility: First consideration will be given to be full-time Seton Hall faculty members at the South Orange Campus. Considerations will be made for adjunct faculty whose submissions are supported and guided by their department chairperson.