Instructional Development Grants

Initiated by the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Academic), the Instructional Development Grants program was established to encourage creative and innovative practices in teaching and learning at Memorial. The intent of the program is to support the implementation of new teaching projects and programs designed to enhance student learning.

Full-time faculty members of Memorial University of Newfoundland are invited to apply. Contractual faculty members, per-course instructors, and instructional staff are invited to co-apply with a full-time faculty member who is named as the principal applicant.

Projects that are likely to inform the teaching and learning enterprise and be of assistance to a significant number of students and faculty will be given preference. Projects should be aimed at improving teaching and learning processes with potential for transferability and broad application beyond a single course or discipline. Projects which focus on innovative ways to incorporate technology in teaching practice are particularly encouraged. Applicants will be required to demonstrate how the project intends to benefit students' learning.

The maximum amount of money that may be requested is $5,000.

Please refer to the following documents to facilitate the online completion of your application for the 2013 Instructional Development Grant Program:

Instructional Development Grant: Proposal Submission Form

Valuable Resource:

For more detailed information on researching teaching and student outcomes in postsecondary education the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STHLE), the Canadian Association of College and University Student Services (CACUSS), the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO), and the Centre for Leadership in Learning (McMaster University) have published a guidebook entitled Researching Teaching and Student Outcomes in Postsecondary Education: A Guide (link below). This resource document is intended to provide an introduction to teaching and learning research and to encourage inquiry into teaching and learning.

www.stlhe.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Guide-Researching_Student_Outcomes-ENG.pdf

Other Resources:

2012 Instructional Development Grant Proposal Titles

2011 Instructional Development Grant Proposal Titles

Final Reports of 2011 Instructional Development Grant Initiatives

Dr. Shabnam Asghari, Perceived influence of electronic medical records on family medicine resident learning
Dr. Luc Y. Beaulieu, Developing video demonstrations of physics experiments for first year physics courses
Dr. Valerie Burton, Primary documents in the digital classroom
Dr. Anne Drover, Development, implementation and evaluation of an online module on airway management for pediatricians in training
Dr. Margo Kondratieva, Incorporating dynamic geometry software in teaching mathematics
Dr. Erica Merschrod, Experimentation in silico - a computer-based platform for experiential learning
Dr. Oscar Meruvia-Pastor, Introduction to programming using multimedia
Dr. Cecilia Molony, Thinking creatively about research: Explorations of a pedagogy and development of a research writing workshop for humanities and engineering graduate students
Dr. Kris Poduska, Integrating e-learning and textbook learning in discussion-based courses

For more information about the Instructional Development Grant, contact:

Joyce Fewer
Instructional Development
Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS)
G.A. Hickman Building (Education), Room ED-1004
Phone: (709) 864-4503
Email: joycef@mun.ca

The Instructional Development Office of Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Support (DELTS) administers the Instructional Development Grants program, in collaboration with the Office of the Associate Vice-President (Academic) Planning, Priorities, and Programs.