2006-2007 Instructional Development Grants
CTL Instructional Development grants support active learning, assessment of student learning, and change initiatives related to teaching and learning. The 2006-2007 Instructional Development grant program focused on the system’s Strategic Direction I: Increase Access and Opportunity, especially as this direction applies to college readiness among high school students. Funds were available for collaboration and partnership programs between system faculty members and high school (grades 9-12) teachers. Priority focus was on students of color and others from underserved communities or populations.
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Rhonda Ficek, Minnesota State University Moorhead, $4,970 for "Pedagogy, Strategies and Supporting Technologies." Provided professional development opportunities for faculty faced with delivering instruction to increasingly larger group of students.
Linda Fuselier, Minnesota State University Moorhead, $4,976 for "Enhancing Active Learning and Incorporating Peer Teaching." A collaborative project to improve teaching and learning in two large lecture/lab courses by incorporating new technologies in the lecture hall, combining lab tasks, hiring a student helper, and instituting a peer-teaching lab opportunity.
Lakshmaiah Sreerama, St. Cloud State University, $5,600 for "Development and Implementation of Online Course Materials for Forensic Science." Developed and implemented Web-enhanced course materials for two online chemistry courses with laboratory curriculum.
Tai Jen Liu, Pine Technical College, $11,310 for "Redesigning Math Foundation." Established of a math computer lab facility with classroom function capability, and incorporated MyMathLab into instruction.
Pam Sukalski, Minnesota West Community and Technical College, $4,490 for "Information Literacy: Community College and High School Collaboration." Collaborationwith two high school English teachers to incorporate online information literacy units into their high school course.
Janice Hofschulte, Pine Technical College, $5,000 for "Early Childhood Development Anti-Bias Education." Implemented credit-based coursework and clock hour courses on culturally relevant and anti-bias education at the college and throughout the community.
James Knutson-Kolodzne, St. Cloud State University, $5,000 for "Acknowledging Diversity in Higher Education for Racial Equity." Presented a week-long institute incorporating American Indian history, culture, and language for K-12 educators, college faculty and administrators.
Maria Mikolchak, St. Cloud State University, $4,953 for "Writing a Story: Mastering the Discipline through Civic and Technological Engagement." Redesigned English 191 to incorporate service-learning strategies and to enhance studets' information literacy skills. The project connected two disciplines, English and Information Media, with service-learning as a pedagogical approach.
