Course (re)Development Grant

Faculty will be awarded up to $2,500 for a course (re)development grant. The amount of the award and the category will dictate a payment schedule.  A $2,500 grant will generally be broken down into two payments upon completion of various milestones and/or activities. An example of a payment cadence for a $2,500 High Impact Practices award might be that $1,000 will be provided for completion of the design process and $1,500 will be granted upon completion of the semester in which the course is taught. Further, depending on the time of the application, funds may potentially be used to cover a regular stipend, summer stipend (contingent upon any remaining workload effort), student research support, or expenses such as software, conference travel, or training necessary to develop the course. Funding intent will be included in the application process and will be outlined in the discussion of the grant timeline. 

Each year we will award between 5-10 grants. Assuming there are qualifying submissions from all colleges, at least one grant will be awarded per college.

All faculty and instructors are eligible to apply, and courses may be offered in any modality. To receive funding, the proposed new or redesigned course must: 

• Be scheduled for the coming academic year beginning with the summer semester (summer, fall, or spring). Preference will be given to courses that are taught with higher frequency. 
• Have department chair approval indicating how the course aligns with the department’s goals and curriculum. 
• Meet at least one of the following conditions for priority consideration such as: 

• • Be within the Colonnade program, 
  • Have a high DFW rate (over 15%), 
  • Have enrollments of 25 or more students, 
  • Be part of an online program (if applying for online courses), and/or 
  • Be offered on an annual basis. 

While seminar and special topics courses are eligible for consideration, preference will be given to courses with higher credit hours and frequency of occurrence. Courses submitted as a redesigns should include significant revision and new material.

Faculty who have been awarded a Course (re)Development Grant are not eligible to receive an award in consecutive academic years. Faculty who do not complete the agreed upon Course (re)Development Grant activities may not be eligible to receive an award in consecutive academic years. Faculty who have been awarded other CITL grants such as the Teaching Development Grant or AI Grant are eligible to apply, but preference will be given to those who have not received CITL funding within the past year. 

Successful grants will be evaluated based on a rubric and will include the following elements and/or undergo the following assessments: 

Global Requirement: No matter the grant category, faculty will be expected to meet with a CITL staff member to develop a plan for the course (re)design application. This plan will differ on a case-by-case basis but will be mutually agreed upon by both the faculty member and CITL staff.The CITL staff will play a supporting role in this process and will not be responsible for the creation of any course materials. All rights for the course will remain as property of the instructor.All course design elements must be complete PRIOR to the semester in which the course will be taught.

In addition to general demographic information, in the application you will be asked to provide a syllabus, learning outcomes and relevant course materials, as well as responses to the following questions.  

• Course redesign: Please provide us with a general overview of this course. What role does it play in your curriculum? What do you intend to change about your course in this redesign? What new high-impact and/or evidence-based strategies or approaches will you be implementing? (High-impact teaching practices include, but are not limited to, experiential learning, collaborative learning, undergraduate research, ePortfolios, etc.) 
• New course: Please provide us with a general overview of this course. What role will this new course play in your curriculum? Will you be utilizing any high impact teaching practices (experiential learning, collaborative learning, undergraduate research, ePortfolios, etc.) in this course? 
• This project is intended to be executed in two parts: (re)design and implementation. Please discuss your intended timeline. When will you be working on each phase of the project? If this is a team project, how will you divide the responsibilities? 
• As part of this project, you will work with members of the CITL team to design a mutually agreed upon contract outlining the details of your course (re)design. How do you envision the CITL being able to assist you in this process? 

Link to application