Faculty Senate February 6, 2014 Office of Faculty Development Jan Gabel-Goes

 Administered by OFD per Article 40.4 in WMU- AAUP Agreement  To support efforts of Board appointed, bargaining unit faculty  To improve student learning through instructional and curricular redesign & innovation  Two categories: ID Travel Grants and ID Project Grants

 Can be used to fund:  Experts to visit campus & work with a dept.  Site visits to other schools & locations for pedagogy  Group attendance at workshops or training programs  Student wages or support for instructional improvement projects  Materials to study or support specific instructional improvement approaches (e.g. software, books, other media, props)

 Revising Elementary Physics Lab  Demonstrating Student Learning Through Student Response System  Faculty Training in ACTFL's (Spanish)  Experiential Learning Efforts Through Museum Studies  Faculty Training in Teaching Improvisational Theatre  Fashioning Silhouettes/Creation of Hands-on Clothing

 Will NOT be funded:  Faculty summer salary, academic year release time or any compensations for instructors  Computer equipment  Individual travel to conferences (IDT funds may be sought for this purpose)  Participation in Cultural Experience summer programs for WMU faculty/staff  Study abroad course development

 Applicants must provide:  Application form  Proposal (max 4 pages)  Complete cost breakdown, INCLUDING OTHER FUNDS BEING USED, in terms of stated project activities and fidelity of University policies & regulations.  Signed support of department chair, school director, or college dean Award max is $5,000 due March 15 th each year for funding beginning July 1 st of the same year.

Sample Project Grand Application Form

Sample IDPG Budget Form

 Applicant must provide:  Details, including copies of brochures, links regarding the conference/workshop/meeting  How faculty intend to use the knowledge gained  Complete cost breakdown for travel, INCLUDING OTHER FUNDS BEING USED  Signed support from direct supervisor  Award max is $1,200 to be awarded with due dates of January 15 th, March 15 th and September 15 th

 Lilly International 33rd Annual Conference   Mathematics Education: Dutch Perspectives  Encaustic & Silkscreening Workshop  Early Career Geography Workshop  Seventeenth Annual War College of the Seven Year's War  Communication, Empire & the City of Rome  Abaris Training Resources  Learning Tools to Effectively Monitor Social Media Northeast Modern Language Association Conference

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