Faculty Teaching and Learning Center



Purpose

Full-time faculty/ instructors may apply for Course Student Learning Outcomes Grant (CSLO) aimed at improving student-learning through the evaluation of one student learning objective and a single course activity or assignment. These grants involve the revise of a course based on the alignment between course goals and student learning outcomes. The grant has two parts: the proposal and the assessment report.

This grant is for the amount of $150 for a single course assessment. Each quarter a different course may be selected for a total of three grants in a single academic year.


Proposal Requests for Funding

The proposal describes the course goals and program/department goals that will be assessed in the project. The project identifies an appropriate assessment tool that will measure one Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO).
  • Identify one assignment/tool that measures a program/department student learning outcome
  • Possible tools:

Essay question
Research paper
Lab report
Oral Presentation
Group project

Assessment Report describes the assessment instrument and samples of student work from the course. The Report also discusses what you learned from the assessment and changes you will make in your course. As with all Faculty TLC Grants, future funding will depend in part on the timely participation in Faculty TLC activities (discussion forums, workshops or mentoring partnerships) and submission of a written report of the faculty members activities.


Eligibility

All full-time lecturers and tenure-track faculty may submit proposals for Teaching Innovation Grants. For a proposal to be considered, all applicants must have submitted their FINAL GRANT REPORTS for all previous awards.


Criteria for proposal review:
  • Description of course learning objectives and course activity. (What do you want students to know, to do/skills and to value about your learning objective
  • Alignment of course learning objectives with department or program goals (General Education)
  • If funds are limited, priority will be given to those who have not received recent TID grants.
  • Benefits will be shared with faculty colleagues.
     

Click here to download the Course Student Learning Outcomes Grant (CSLO) application (doc.)

Call the Faculty TLC (x2084) if you need additional information


 


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