IPFW Division of Continuing Studies

Course Development Grants

1.  Develop dual-credit courses for high school and college students, that utilize two-way interactive video, Mediasite, or other teaching technologies.  This project will involve a member of the IPFW faculty and High School teacher or teachers who will work collaboratively to develop appropriate course content, delivery and assessment, and make the course available off site to area high school students cohort, with IPFW student cohort as originating site. 

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2.   Develop a course for educators regarding effective strategies using collaborative learning and instructional technology integration.  This project may involve one or more K-12 teachers and IPFW faculty.  (The course will be recommended for both CRU and graduate re-licensure credit.)  It is envisioned this course would be offered in the spring or fall of 2007.

Expectations –

Grantees will be expected to develop a viable course, to be offered in the Fall of 2006 or Spring of 2007.  Course must integrate technology into education, and cross perceived barriers between K-12 and post-secondary educators and institutions.  Additional measurable outcomes may be determined by each grantee team.

In addition to course development awards, grantees will be invited to attend to the Summer 2006 Teaching with Technology Institute at IPFW.   Coursework and practical hands-on use of technology at the Institute will help participant grantees further their course development.

Time line for application

Submissions due January 5, 2006.  Grantees will be notified by February 5, 2006.  Funds are intended as summer development grants, and stipends will be paid during development period. 

Proposal guidelines can be found at www.ipfw/dcs/credit

Questions?  Contact Leslie Raymer, Director of Credit Programs at 481-6016

Proposal Guidelines

IPFW Division of Continuing Studies

Course Development Grants

Utilizing Technology for 21^st Century Learning Collaborations

Please provide the following information, included in a brief narrative:

A.  Basic Description of the Project

            1.  Briefly describe the proposed project 

2.  Where and how could the project be implemented?

            3.  What is the sponsoring unit at IPFW, and how does the project fit in?

            4.  What is the anticipated date of implementation?

            5.  What is the expected frequency of repetition of this course?

            6.  What is the estimated number of participants for this course?

B.   Rationale

            1.  Is there evidence of student need or demand for this project?

            2.  Have particular students or schools already piloted this project?

C.  Course Development

            1.  What technologies/delivery methods will be utilized in the proposed course?

            2.  Why were these technologies identified as most appropriate?

            3.  How will these technologies positively impact the subject matter?

            4.  What pedagogical issues need be considered and addressed?

D.  Resources

            1.  What resources are needed to develop the project?

            2.  What resources will be required to deliver the course?

            3.  What technical considerations should be anticipated and addressed?

            4.  What training will be needed for grantees?  For students?

E.  Assessment

            1.  How will student success be assessed?  (Is there a comparable control group?)

            2.  How will the impact of the project be assessed?

            3.  What type of report will be generated for improvement beyond first run?

            4.  Are there outcomes that can be measured via pre- and post-tests?

            5.  How will data be gathered date from unintended outcomes

F.  Proposed Budget

            1.  Expectations for faculty/participant stipends

            2.  Other staff or support compensation

            3.  Training – other than the Summer 2006 Institute

            4.  Materials & supplies

NOTE: Maximum stipends will be based on standard overload for IPFW faculty member, and Limited Term Lecturer pay for community educators.

Signature and Release page must be included in proposal submission.

Proposal Guidelines

IPFW Division of Continuing Studies

Course Development Grants

Utilizing Technology for 21^st Century Learning Collaborations

Approval signatures/date

___________________________________ ________________________________

IPFW Applicant                                                                                              Date

___________________________________  ________________________________

Department Chair                                                                                           Date

___________________________________  ________________________________

Dean                                                                                                                Date

___________________________________  _________________________________

Community Partner Applicant                                                                        Date

___________________________________  _________________________________

Principal or Officer                                                                                         Date

Signatures on this application, when funded, indicate a commitment of the faculty member, department and school to offer the developed course as described according to the semester, minimum/maximum enrollment and delivery method(s). Should the faculty developer be unavailable to teach the distance learning course after development, the department will assign another faculty member to teach the course and use the course materials for instruction at IPFW. Faculty agree to participate in the Summer, 2005 Teaching with Technology Institute, offered through Continuing Studies and CELT.  Community Educator/Partner agrees this course is intended for utilization in the K-12 public system.  All developed courses are subject to Purdue Executive Memorandum

B-10, governing intellectual property: http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/teach_res_outreach/b_10.html  

The Invent Tomorrow Education Consortium, in partnership with ACELINK, IPFW Division of Continuing Studies, and Comcast Cable promotes, encourages and rewards excellence in the integration of the Allen County Education Network in instruction. Through the “Building a Learning Community Award” program, educators/teams from qualified schools will be supported in their efforts to identify and design a student collaboration project with community and/or city leaders, other classrooms, experts, etc. These projects must utilize videoconferencing to connect students to external resources. The project must align with Indiana Academic standards and focus on an important community issue such as urban renewal, the digital divide, workforce literacy, economic development. Students and educators should use problem-based learning strategies to identify, research, and investigate solutions to their chosen issue.

ACELINK will reward selected educators/teams for designing and implementing bold classroom projects that elevate the level of interactive experiences and problem-based learning of their students using two-way interactive videoconferencing.

All K-12 educators or teams within Bishop Dwenger High School, East Allen County, Fort Wayne Community, Northwest Allen County or Southwest Allen County School districts are eligible to apply. Priority will be given to collaborative projects that identify a specific need, include authentic problem solving and utilize two-way interactive videoconferencing. All projects must be educator-led. Both individual and team proposals will be accepted. There will be no distinction between individual projects and team projects.

Contact ACELINK for a hard copy of the proposal and application. The deadline to apply is November 18, 2005.

Greetings to all who participated in the kickoff event for the IPFW Division of Continuing Studies’ 30^th anniversary! We had 130 educators, business leaders, city/county officials, and faculty/staff join us for a keynote by Alan November about how we can Build a 21^st Century Learning Community.

Here are some other highlights from the day:

• Alan’s presentations were captured by Media Site and are available to watch from the blog site.
• 90% of the participants indicated that the event exceeded their expectations!
• The IPFW and ACELINK requests for grant proposals are now available and can be viewed from the left margin of the blog home page under the Article Categories section (Call for Proposals) or call 481-6239 for hard copies.
• We’ll post a summary of the lecture notes and comments from the lunch discussions to the blog soon.

If you have ideas about how to continue the discussions of Building a 21st Century Learning Community, contact Shawn Fort, IPFW Division of Continuing Studies, at 260-481-6239 or send an email to forts@ipfw.edu.

Welcome to all the "IPFW Innovation Forum" participants. Watch this blog for follow up and continuing discussion from the "Building a 21st Century Learning Community" event on October 10, 2005.