Teaching Innovation Grants will be given to instructors over the summer to develop something new for a course to be taught in the fall of 2024 or the spring of 2025. The grantee will receive $3,000 to work on their innovation during the summer semester and implement it in the academic year 2024-25.
This year's theme is Principles of Effective Teaching.
The mission of the Center for Teaching and Learning is to promote innovation in education by focusing on student success. To that end, we've compiled a list of Eight Principles of Effective Teaching that can be used as a framework for developing new teaching methods. These principles were developed by synthesizing recent research on best practices for increasing student learning and promoting student success, with input from various faculty committees. Use these to help guide the creation of your proposal.
Proposal Components
Sample questions from the proposal form
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (WHAT?) max 50 words
Describe the innovation to the course/program. Proposals should clearly state the principle(s) from the Eight Principles of Effective Teaching that has/have been chosen.
PROJECT DESIGN (HOW?) max 200 words
Describe the goals of the innovation and what you intend to achieve in the summer semester.
PROJECT IMPACT (WHY?) max 200 words
Explain the reason your course needs this innovation and the impact on student learning that, without this grant, would not happen. Describe how other instructors could use what you learn.
Proposal Deadline
Any UT instructor, individually or in teams, may submit a proposal. Applications must be submitted for review by Monday, March 18, 2024.
Please review the proposal form before getting started.
APPLY HERE
If I have further questions, whom do I contact?
For further questions, contact Anne Braseby