e-Learning Grants - Faculty Portal

Funding for 2018
Funding for the Faculty e-Learning Grant's program has not yet been released. We will update this page and publish information about the 2018 program as it becomes availible in late January early Febuary, 2018.
Faculty e-Learning Grants
2017 E-Learning Technology Faculty Grant Awards
Lisa Hibl | USM | Authorship, Ownership, Voice: Using Google Sites to Strengthen Writing |
Tara Grey Coste Mary Anne Peabody |
USM | The Montagu Project: Communication Cross Continents |
Loni Nadeau | UMFK | Enhancing Student Engagement through "Peardagogy" |
Theresa Overall Timothy Surrette |
UMF UMA |
Methods of Secondary Mathematics: Developing a Virtual Course for Pre-Service Teachers from Multiple UMS Campuses |
Karen Miller | UM | Introduction to Folklore: Getting the hybrid to class |
Kathryn Will-Dubyak | UMF | Creating an authentic learning community for a course with both at-distance and face-to-face enrollment |
Pat Red Danielle Williams |
USM | Converting a face to face course to a HyFlex course |
Kurt Holzhausen | UMFK | |
Steve Pane Matthew Houston |
UMF | |
Sharon McMahon-Sawyer | UMA |
The Purpose of Grants:
Support University of Maine System faculty to explore, test, experiment with and identify, new and emerging technology tools for teaching and learning.
Facilitate partnership and collaboration between faculty, instructional design, and IT staff to design world-class teaching and learning experiences using the most effective and accessible educational technologies with best practice pedagogies in online and blended/hybrid environments.
The lessons learned in project findings supported by this award will be disseminated across all campuses of the University of Maine System.
Number and Amount of 2017 Awards
Approximately 10-12 projects will be awarded. Strong proposals that provide adequate rationale will receive up to $2000 per project.
Faculty financial awards are intended to be flexible in order to encourage strong proposals in line with the purpose of this grant. Submissions must provide a rationale that specifically addresses submission Evaluation Criteria. Project budgets can include costs related to the outlay of faculty time and effort to conduct the project and disseminate project findings, as well as the cost to procure hardware, software, and/or other project related expenses not already available through system-wide resources. Project budgets must be clearly justified by the rationale of the proposal.
- Eligibility: UMS faculty (regular full-time or part-time and adjunct) teaching in Fall 2017, Winter 2017, Spring 2018 and/or Summer 2018.
- The course offering related to the submission must be approved to run in any of the semesters indicated above.
- Both undergraduate and graduate level course projects will be considered.
Grant Proposal Submission deadline was May 1, 2017.
- Increase quality in online and hybrid/blended instruction and educational technology integrations through faculty initiated innovation in course design and professional development.
- Increase UMS cross-campus collaboration by facilitating the sharing of lessons learned in implementing new technologies that show promise to improve teaching and learning experiences for faculty and students.
- Promote faculty partnerships with e-learning/instructional designers, Academic Librarians and IT. Instructional designers and e-learning specialists from each campus and at University College are resources to faculty for project implementation. Campus library staff, as well as University College Off-campus librarians, are available to faculty to assist with distance academic support services and US:IT will assist in conducting the procurement process.
2017 RFP themes/focus: Strong projects will demonstrate the following:
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- Identify and promote the effective use of technology tools that support successful teaching and learning experiences in online and blended/hybrid (broadly defined) environments for faculty and students throughout the University of Maine System,
- Collaboration across campuses, colleges and or departments within the UMS, for example, details of how the project will partner with multiple campuses, and/or instructional designers, e-learning specialists, academic librarians and IT would strengthen this theme.
- Strategic design to enhance student engagement,
- Application of adult learning theory;
- For examples of adult learning theory see TEAL: Adult Learning Theories
- Incorporation of recognized quality standards in online course design;
- For examples of quality standards for online courses see Blackboard’s Exemplary Course Program & Rubricand the Online Learning Consortium Quality Scorecard. Your area of study may also have online course quality standards.
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- Promise for enhancing learner-centric methods through the use of emerging e-learning tools, open educational resources, and/or leveraging existing UMS-provided technologies.
Evaluation Criteria
- Does the proposal identify and promote the effective and accessible use (specifically where accessibility is in the context of a disability and generally as related to usability) of educational technologies that support successful teaching and learning experiences in online and blended/hybrid environments for faculty and students?
- Does the proposal address one or more of the RFP themes?
- What is the proposal’s potential to innovate and/or improve the quality of online and hybrid/blended teaching and learning within the UMS?
- To what degree does the proposal incorporate industry recognized standards of quality in online instruction? (Successful proposals will provide an explanation of the industry standards drawn on in the design of the project. Examples of standards are linked in the Themes section above.)
- Does the proposal include a valid project assessment plan? A valid plan will be directly tied to the learning outcomes or goals of the project/course.
- What is the potential for adaptation/application within departments, the campus or the system if successful?
- Does the proposal include a budget rationale that adequately supports the project?
- Does the project demonstrate effective integration of universal design methods in online teaching and learning?*
*Definition of UDL in the Higher Education Opportunity Act
According to the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008—The term UNIVERSAL DESIGN FOR LEARNING means a scientifically valid framework for guiding educational practice that—
(A) provides flexibility in the ways information is presented, in the ways students respond or demonstrate knowledge and skills, and in the ways students are engaged; and
(B) reduces barriers in instruction, provides appropriate accommodations, supports, and challenges, and maintains high achievement expectations for all students, including students with disabilities and students who are limited English proficient (20 U.S.C. § 1003(24)).
See: UDL ON CAMPUS: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education http://udloncampus.cast.org/home#.VMFVAS7F-40
2015 E-Learning Technology Faculty Grant Awards
James Cook – UMA
Beyond the Course by 2030: Redesigning State University Education as an OSLO (Open Structure of Learning Objects)
Stephen Gilson – UMaine
Voicethread for Modeling and Teaching Progressive Accessibility
Sandra Butler – UMaine
Teaching SWK 540, Social Welfare Policy and Issues, Online: First Course in a 3-Year Online MSW Program
Nuri Emanetoglu – UMaine
Active Learning Technologies for a Hybrid Course: ECE 467 Solar Cells and Their Applications
Hank Garfield – UMaine
Creative Writing Online Overhaul
Jon Ippolito and John Bell – UMaine
Just-in-Time Learning
Joseph Musemeci – UMaine
A New Approach for First-Year Seminars: Fostering Student Development & Engagement Through Online Video Game Discussions
Elin Mackinnon – UMaine
Wake up! Or, why I’m flipping out in social work classes.
Jordan LaBouff – UMaine
Gamification and Hybridization: A Pilot Study
Lance Neeper – UMF
Accessible Videos
Krishna Kaphle – UMFK
Redesign College Algebra
Christopher Rolon – UMPI
Integrating technology and proficiency-based education in a physical therapist assistant curriculum
Kimberly Sebold – UMPI
Mapping Local History: Exploring the Development of Towns and Families
Margaret Merrill – USM
Mathematics in Early Childhood Education
Laurie Woodman – USM
Online Calculus Course Redesign
Judy Tupper – USM
MPH 580 Health Literacy Course
2014 E-Learning Technology Faculty Grant Awards
Natalia Abramova – Biology, UMA
Incorporation of Social Media Cluster Into Bio215, Human Genetics, To
Enhance Student Engagement
Rachel Albert – Nursing, UMFK
Voicethread As The Missing Link In Adult Online Instruction
Uriah Anderson and H. Lori Schnieders – Psychology, UMM
Using Voicethread to Increase Online Student Engagement
Charles Bernachio – Education, USM
E-Learning Alternative to Video Conferencing for Counselor Education Practicum HCE 690
Nicole Boudreau – French, UMFK
Improving Interpersonal Communication & Presentation Speaking In FRE 100: Voicethread
& Google Hangouts
Thomas Giordano –
Business Administration, UMA
Enhancing Online Education for the Contemporary Learner: Online Accounting
Learning Modules
Robert Glover – Political Science, UM
Simulation and Gaming in Online Courses
Sarah Hentges – Humanities, UMA
This Class is on Fire: Engaging Hot Topics in Virtual Classroom Spaces
Aaron Hoshide – Economics, UM
Online Learning Style Inventory Assessment & Management
Donna Karno – Early Childhood Program, UMF
Teaching Teachers: Facilitating Mobile Technology for Early Childhood Educators
Michelle Lisi – Virtual Academic Writing Lab,
UMA/UMPI/University College
VAWLTer Technology Workshops: Collaborating on Learning Support
Eric Martin – Mechanical Engineering, UM
Replacing Interactive Whiteboard Technology: Single Tablet PC Using Open-Source
Interactive Whiteboard Programming
Margaret Moore – Math, USM
Leveraging Technology in Entry Level Mathematics
Margaret Naas and Leigh Belair – Co-Directors MLT Program,
UMA/UMPI
Incorporating Google, Prezi, Clickers And Simulations To Enhance The Delivery
Of The MLT Courses.
JoAnne Putnam – Psychology, UMPI
Enhancing Student Engagement In Cooperative Learning Activities In A Proficiency-Based,
Fully Online, Course
Lenny Shedletsky – Communication, Jeffrey Beaudry –
Educational Leadership, USM
Introducing Concept Mapping & Visual Representation To Improve Critical Thinking,
Writing and Discussion