Manuel Bautista- Revising Elementary Physics Lab
John Kapenga- Facilitation of the Traditional Lecture/Homework Inversion Model
Kathleen Langan- Demonstrating Student Learning Through Student Response System
Holly Nibert- Faculty Training in ACTFL's
Bilinda Straight- Experiential Learning Efforts Through Museum Studies
Elizabeth Terrel- Faculty Training in Teaching Improvisational Theatre
Katheryn Wagner- Fashioning Silhouettes/Creation of Hands-on Clothing
Carolyn Harris - Spanish Heritage Language Program

Christine Browning- Mathematics Education:  Dutch Perspectives
Cat Crotchett- Encaustic & Silkscreening Workshop
Jon Davis- TI-Nspire Technology for Advanced Users
Lei Meng- Early Career Geography Workshop
Michael Nassaney- Seventeenth Annual War College of the Seven Year's War
Mary-Louise Totton- Communication, Empire & the City of Rome
Gail Rouscher- Abaris Training Resources
Ann Veeck- Learning Tools to Effectively Monitor Social Media
David Smith- Neurologic Music Therapy Training Institute
Mark St.Martin- Brief Therapy Conference
Shamika Hall- Brief Therapy Conference
Xiaojun Wang- American Council on Teaching Foreign Languages
Mustafa Mughazy- American Association for Teachers of Arabic
Stacey Wieland- Qualitative Data Analysis Conference
Ruth Zielinski- Elsevier Faculty Development Conference
Olivia Gabor-Peirce - Northeast Modern Language Association Conference
Robert Peters - Teaching Public Administration Conference
Silvia Rossbach - American Society for Microbiology Conference
Vivan Steemers - African Literature Association Conference
Steve Wolfinbarger - International Trombone Festival Workshop
James Butterfield - APSA Teaching and Learning Conference
Lois Lemon - International Circle of Educational Institutes For Graphic Arts, Technology and Management
Suzan Ayers - Lilly Conference on College and Univerty Teaching
Barbara Frazier - Michigan Small Town and Rural Development Conference
Barcley Johnson - Business Model Canvas Workshop
Larry Buzas - ASTD International Conference
Lisa Paulius - APS Professional Skills Development Workshop
Brian Fuller - Association for the Coordination of Counseling Center Clinical Services
Arezoo Rojhani - Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
Laurel Ofstein - Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference
Sharon Garber - CORPS de Ballet International Conference
David Curwen - CORPS de Ballet International Conference
Luchara Wallace - Annual Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Academy
Jorge Rodriguez - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Megan Grunert - Gordon Research Conference
Robert Harrison - Center for Research in Transitional Societies Seminar on Consumption, Markets, and Culture
Lori Brown - The World Aviation Training Conference
John Geiser - CREATE training at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Keith Hearit - Conference on Excellence In Gateway Course Completion

Research to Practice Conference in Adult and Higher Education will be held September 20-21, 2013.

All of the events listed here should be appropriate. This website has a comprehensive list of conferences and events related to teaching and learning pedagogy across the United States and globally.

Applicants for the Instructional Development Travel Grant must provide:

• Details (including copies of brochures or links to web-based information) regarding the conference/workshop/meeting for which they are applying for travel support, and how they intend to use the knowledge they gain. 
• Complete cost breakdown for travel, including other funds being used
• Signed support form (available on ID Grant website) from direct supervisor:  department chair, school director, or college dean as appropriate

Applicants would travel under their department’s authorization, submit reimbursement to their department, and the OFD will reimburse the department for those travel costs.

Multiple applications from the same program unit for IDT Grants may be submitted each year, but priority will be given to supporting travel grant applications from as wide a range of disciplinary programs as possible.

Application deadlines for IDT Grants:  September 15th and January 15th each year for funding of upcoming travel.  Applicants previously denied travel support on the merits of the application may not re-apply for the same trip at a later time. 

Applicants for the Instructional Development Project Grant must provide:

• Application form
• Proposal (4 pages maximum)
• Complete cost breakdown for project, including other funds being used (included in application section)
• Signed support form from direct supervisor:  department chair, school director, or college dean as appropriate (available on the ID Grant website).

No more than one IDP Grant proposal per academic program will be reviewed for possible funding each year.

Application deadlines for the IDP Grants:  April 15th each year for funding beginning July 1st of the same year. 

Single-year proposals are preferred although multi-year proposals will be considered if a strong rationale is provided in the application (e.g., collection of student outcomes from multiple semesters). Each application must contain three identified sections as noted below.

1. Objectives: Purpose (title) and objectives for the project are key elements and should be stated clearly. Examples of projects include:
• Development, implementation, and assessment of innovative student learning experiences
• Adaption and implementation, and assessment of discipline-related and advocated best practices
• Alignment and integration of multiple courses around single themes or coordinated learning outcomes
• Objectives flow from purpose and are the specific aims for the project. What is the purpose of the project, what do you intend to do, what literature supports the proposed innovations, and why is the project important?
2. Dissemination: Applicants should state the uses and diffusion of information acquired throughout the course of the grant. For example, how could results be used beyond the specific project? How, when, and by whom will the information be disseminated?
3. Budget: Refer to the Proposal Budget Template (available on the website). All proposals will be reviewed to determine the suitability of budgeted items in terms of stated project activities and fidelity with University policies and regulations.

Timetable: Grants should be completed by the end of the fiscal year they are funded. All funds in Instructional Development Grant accounts will be swept 40 days after the allotted time period and may not be reclaimed.

Grant Reviewing Criteria: A subcommittee of the Office of Faculty Development Advisory Board will review proposals and recommend projects for funding to the Advisory Board. Applicants will receive reviewer comments in summary form upon request. The subcommittee will use the following criteria to recommend proposals for funding:

• The resourcefulness of the project in its alignment with the unit, college, or division goals. The project’s intent to facilitate change with regard to improvement of student learning and/or program quality. (40%)
• Demonstration of intended student learning outcomes. (30%)
• Budget of expenses congruent with the project goals. (15%)
• Timeline of activity congruent with project goals. (15%)

Required Final Report: A brief report, two to four pages only, should be sent to the Office of Faculty Development no later than thirty (30) calendar days after the completion date of the project. The report will be made public through the OFD website to inform the university community of the outcomes of the IDP grants.  The required sections for the final report are as follows:

1. Description of accomplishments: (as related to the original proposal): success in accomplishing the purpose of the grant, or what happened that was different and why. This description must address the degree of attainment of objectives; results of or achievement of stated purpose; and the effectiveness of design or plan.
2. Specific outcomes: uses for grant information outcomes, or how the processes involved with the grant affected your department or unit, such as enactment of new pedagogical approaches or submission of curricular revisions.
3. Summary: Your judgment about the instructional impact from the grant.