Improving Student Learning Efforts (ISLE) Grants Program - NEW!

The Center for Teaching Excellence and Assessment Steering Committee for Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College are pleased to announce approximately $10,000 in funding for faculty grant activities aimed at improving student learning through assessment-based activities. All faculty members (including adjuncts) are invited to submit proposals for appropriate projects or activities to the Inter-Institutional Assessment Committee.  Proposals for $50 to $2500 are welcomed; the submission date is April 1, 2009.

Applicants are encouraged to work alone or with colleagues to design activities, projects, or programs that will improve student learning in courses, programs or co-curricular activities; contribute to ongoing assessment efforts; contribute to professional development of colleagues by including dissemination activities; and implement the mission of PC&TC or FSU.

Possible grant-supported activities may include, but are not limited to:

• implementing improvements to courses, programs or activities based on assessment results
• taking action to obtain better assessment data
• piloting new learning technologies
• helping a faculty member acquire skills needed to offer a new type of assessment or teaching activity
• hosting a workshop to strengthen collegial interactions surrounding assessment efforts
• other ideas!

Requests might support, for example, computer hardware or software to facilitate the use of technology; workshops or speakers; books or other resource materials; refreshments for students involved in learning or assessment activities; travel, etc.

This grant program supports Strategic Goal 1. Empower faculty and students to achieve high levels of teaching and learning. http://www.fairmontstate.edu/strategicplanning/sd1.asp

More details about the program, including proposal format and submission details, are provided in the attached ISLE Grants Program Description.