Educational Innovation Grants

1. Educational Innovation Grants 2014 The Educational Portfolio

2. Workshops Friday 19 and Monday 23 September 2014 • Welcome • Information about the grants • Focus and selection criteria • Outline of proposal • Q&A • Resources • University Of Sydney (ITL) grant resources • OLT (Office for Learning and Teaching) resources • People - time for consultation, questions and discussion • Concluding remarks

3. Welcome -Simon Barrie • Commitment to support for local T&L innovations • Complement other sources of funding (NB OLT) • Collaboration (use ITL website) & consult with your ADL&T • Introduction to the grants – a brief recap • Alison Kuiper • http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/awards/educational_innovation_grants.htm

4. Making an application Application form (2 pages) and outline of the proposal (2/3 pages) • A proposal to improve the quality and effectiveness of students’ learning experiences and the quality of learning outcomes • with a compelling rationale supported where possible by appropriate evidence • Expected outcomes, including likely number of students affected • An evaluation plan • Budget, budget justification and timeline for the project

5. Focus of grant scheme • ‘Engaged enquiry’ as a mode of learning • More effective approaches to feedback and assessment • Deeper learning engagement through effective class and/or peer interaction • Creative use of existing technologies or approaches • or the development of new technologies • or approaches to improve the quality and effectiveness of learning experiences and learning outcomes

6. Selection Criteria • Alignment of the project with the University’s 2011-2015 Strategic Plan • The strength of the project rationale • The likely impact of the project on students’ learning experiences (including depth and reach) • The likely effectiveness of the evaluation plan • Opportunities for broader adoption within the University of project methods and outcomes and • Faculty rankings

7. Q & A • What do you want to know? • Check the resources on the webpage to see if the answer is there • See FAQs for questions and answers from the workshops • Closing date Friday 14 November • Funding distributed from Monday 8 December • Funding to be spent in 2015, not carried over.

8. University of Sydney and Office for Learning and Teaching Resources University of Sydney • Previous projects on engaged enquiry • List on webpage http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/awards/educational_innovation_grants.htm • Under Resources • Hard copies of STEPs grants from 2011 in the ITL • Further Information for Sydney applicants for OLT grants • http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/awards/oltprojects.htm • Successful Sydney OLT proposals • http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/awards/successful_grant_proposals.htm

9. Resources Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) • Resource library • http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library • Good practice reports; also available in printed form at the ITL • http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-library/good-practice-reports

10. Sources of advice and support • ITL • Alison.Kuiper@sydney.edu.au • http://www.itl.usyd.edu.au/awards/educational_innovation_grants.htm • eLearning • Mary-Helen.Ward@sydney.edu.auSusan.Atkinson@sydney.edu.auMarianna.Koulias@sydney.edu.auRicky.Connor@sydney.edu.au • http://sydney.edu.au/elearning/docs/learningSpace/EnterpriseElearningServices.pdf • Learning Centre • Bronwyn.James@sydney.edu.au • ICT • Geoff.Gordon@sydney.edu.au • Video Julie.Beesley@sydney.edu.au • http://sydney.edu.au/about/working-with-us/educational-videos.shtml • Maths Learning Centre • Jackie.Nicholas@sydney.edu.au