Grants Showcase
This section features a selection of exceptional instructional development projects funded by the Center for Teaching and Learning over the past few years.
- MDS 109: Multiculturalism In Higher Education: Redesigning the Freshman Year Experience
Redesigning a one-credit course at Minnesota State University Moorhead with emphasis on introduction to college, advising, and career planning, into a three-credit course to provide enhanced skills in the areas of multicultural critical thinking, using academic service learning. Read more>>> - Creating an Atmosphere for Learning:
Learner-Centered Environmental Chemistry
A course in environmental chemistry at Winona State University uses a problem-based approach to encourage students to think critically about environmental problems. Read more>>>
- From Passivity to Activity
An online resource at St. Cloud State University helps faculty members design and evaluate in-class student presentations as an active learning tool. Read more>>
- Little Project on the Prairie:
Monitoring Flora and Fauna of a Southwest Minnesota Prairie
A course at Southwest State Minnesota University uses GIS and GPS to teach about prairie plants and help the state DNR monitor plant and animal life on the Minnesota prairie. Read more>>
- Painting the Town:
Breaking the Town-Gown Barrier
A walking tour of downtown Mankato helps students at Minnesota State University, Mankato understand issues of urban planning and city management. Read more>>
- Powering up the Curriculum
Students at Anoka Technical College learned firsthand how to measure power quality while providing an important service to their community. Read more>>
