Office of Professional & Instructional Development (OPID)
| UWSA Grants and Awards | || | Conference Development Grants:Fa2010 |
| | LTDC Proposals | | | Faculty College 2010 |
OPID serves as a statewide faculty development resource for University of Wisconsin System institutions. Established in 1977 as the Undergraduate Teaching Improvement Council, it was first led by a council of campus representatives who focused primarily on teaching improvement. Over the past few years OPID has expanded its emphases to meet the broader professional needs of faculty and academic staff with programming on topics such as student learning, the scholarship of teaching and learning, career stages, and faculty roles and rewards. OPID's Council remains essential to its operation, both as an advisory board and as a liaison between System and its campuses.
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UWSA Grants and Awards
Academic Affairs Grant Programs for FY2010-11
9 Information
Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion (COBE) Grant (RFP).
Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC) Proposals
UW System Institute on Race and Ethnicity Grants
Conference Development Grants for Fall 2010
Application Form for Fall 2010 Events Guidelines for Fall 2010 Events
The Office of Professional and Instructional Development is pleased to announce that
support will again be available for the development and sponsorship of local, regional, and systemwide workshops and conferences that promote cooperation and exchange among System faculty and instructional staff, are focused on effective and innovative teaching to enhance student learning, and promote academic quality throughout the University of Wisconsin System. OPID's Conference Development Grants Program emphasizes collaboration among faculty, instructional staff, departments, and institutions. We typically fund workshops, seminars, and conferences that bring UW System faculty and staff together to work collaboratively on initiatives in undergraduate education.
OPID is particularly interested in proposals that focus on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and in activities that build upon existing campus initiatives focused on teaching and learning. We are always eager to create opportunities for faculty and staff who have received previous Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Grant (UTLG) program grants to share those projects and their results with colleagues. OPID Conference Development Grants also support workshops, seminars or conferences on teaching-related subjects, including meetings of faculty or staff in a particular discipline to discuss teaching issues raised by that discipline. Proposers may invite guest speakers to give presentations as part of their program. Funds typically support guest travel, materials, and some expenses incidental to the funded event; they are not intended to support conference travel for individual faculty members attending non-OPID-funded events. Grant proposals may request up to $1,000.
Review the CD Grant Program Guidelines for a listing of the selection criteria and priority considerations for grant proposal submissions.
Deadline for Submission
The UW-Parkside institutional deadline for Fall 2010 OPID Conference Development Grants is March 31, 2010, for events taking place between July 1 and December 31, 2010.
Submitting Proposals
To be considered for a Conference Development Grant, submit your Application Form to the Teaching and Learning Center no later than Wednesday, March 31. OPID requests that submissions be limited to the application form and signed by your institution's OPID administrative representative, Jim Robinson. The Teaching and Learning Center will convert signed proposals to a .pdf file for submission via email to opid@uwsa.edu by the OPID deadline of April 2, 2010. Proposers may request additional details and guidelines from Kimberly Kile at 608.262.4337 or kkile@uwsa.edu . The grant guidelines and application are also available on the OPID website at http://www.uwsa.edu/opid/grants/ .
UW-Parkside Institutional Deadline for Submission is Wednesday, March 31, 2010 (OPID deadline: April 2, 2010)
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Call for proposals from the Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC)
Note: LTDC grant proposals require the signature of the UW-Parkside LTDC representative; Pat Eaton.
- 2010-2011 Curricular Redesign Grant Program:
Enhancing teaching and Engaging Learners with Technology
The purpose of the Curricular Redesign Grant Program 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. The Learning Technology Development Council (LTDC) advocates for effective use of technology in teaching and learning and advancing the innovative use of technology in the classroom and the online environment, by seeking proposals through the Curricular Redesign Program in 2010-2011.
Link to 2010-2011 Curricular Redesign Grant RFP (PDF)
Link to 2010-2011 Curricular Redesign Grant Budget Form (XLS) (this link is currently problematic; I have this file. .. Jim)
Link to 2010-2011 Curricular Redesign Grant Final Report Template (PDF)
- Emerging Technology Pilot Grants
The LTDC will continue to support the Emerging Technology Pilot Grant started in 2007. This grant supports SINGLE institutional or collaborative multi-institutional projects. Maximum award will be $5000. Project proposals can be submitted through out the year. (See the grant RFP for details.) We expect to fund a few proposals on:
- projects that will advance the innovative use of technology for teaching and learning, and/or
- projects related to faculty and instructional development in the effective use of technology in teaching and learning.
Download the 2009-2010 RFP and cover page (PDF)
Download the Budget form (Excel document)
Download the Final Grant Report Template (PDF)
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RFP for Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion (COBE) Projects
Proposals are due by March 15, 2010.
The 2005-07 Biennial Budget provided $500,000 GPR annually for the implementation of recommendations of the Committee on Baccalaureate Expansion (COBE). The COBE Executive Implementation Committee has designated the following degree attainment strategies as priorities for 2010-11 proposals:
• Develop or expand student mentoring programs.
• Develop dual credit opportunities for high school students.
• Develop developmental/remedial courses and/or programs.
• Develop a process to assess and award credit for non-traditional learning experiences (Credit for Prior Learning).
• Develop or expand graduation completion projects.
• Develop accelerated degree programs.
• Develop new baccalaureate degree programs targeted to adult learners.
A more detailed description of these strategies is included in Appendix A.
Collaborative projects between UW institutions and between UW and WTCS institutions are encouraged and are eligible for funding. Please note that, because COBE funding is included in the UW System’s budget, COBE grant funds will be awarded to and administered by UW institutions for both collaborative and/or single institution projects. Proposals are due by March 15, 2010.
If you have questions regarding the RFP, please contact Associate Vice President Larry Rubin (lrubin@uwsa.edu or 608-262-6717) or Senior Academic Planner Cindy Graham (cgraham@uwsa.edu or 608-263-4398)
RFP for COBE Appendix A Proposal Cover Page culty College 2
Faculty College 2010 Information Press Release
We are pleased to announce that the UW System's annual Faculty College, sponsored by the Office of Professional and Instructional Development, will convene this year at
UW-Richland, in Richland Center, from June 1-4, 2010. It is UW System's premier faculty development event hosting approximately 100 faculty and instructional academic staff from across the state for three days of intensive exploration of teaching, learning, and curricular issues.
Who Should Apply
Based on our experience with previous Faculty Colleges, we can offer the following general suggestions:
1. New faculty who wish to develop their pedagogy.
2. Faculty who wish to develop their knowledge and skills in assessing student learning.
3. Faculty who are interested in developing a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning project.
4. Experienced faculty who seek to renew their vitality and learn new teaching approaches.
5. Faculty with instructional and/or faculty development responsibilities.
6. Faculty representing a spectrum of disciplines and levels of experience.
7. OPID urges institutions to send people who have not previously participated in Faculty
College.
To Apply:
If you would like to be considered for participation in Faculty College 2010 please fill out a
2010 Faculty College Participant Application.
Deadline for Submission
Completed applications are to be submitted to the Teaching & Learning Center, WYLL 245, by 1:00 p.m. Friday, April 2, 2010.
For additional information see below or contact Jim Robinson at the Teaching & Learning Center (595-2068).
Agenda:
Your may view the Faculty College Brochure on the OPID website.
Costs:
OPID will continue to pay most expenses for Faculty College, including the cost of meals and double-occupancy lodging at Richland Center for all participants. Participants who request single rooms are responsible for paying the additional costs above double-occupancy room rates. UW-Parkside will support the cost of travel to and from Richland Center.
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National Teaching and Learning Forum
OPID continues to fund a subscription to the National Teaching and Learning Forum. Each issue is available to you via the network as a .pdf file. I invite you to review their location and a listing of the Table of Contents for the 07-08 academic year. Hard copies are available for you in the Teaching & Learning Center . Issues are also available at the NTLF website at: http://www.ntlf.com . If you would like the login and password, I have it to disseminate.
The National Teaching and Learning Forum began publication in the fall of 1991 as a joint venture with the ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education. Its publisher, Dr. James Rhem, has expressed his goal of creating a "a conversation about teaching” through the Forum's “anecdotes that make a point, to serious arguments for a particular point of view, to familiar essays in which a faculty member distills wisdom from experience”.
