Educational Innovation Grants 2014 The Educational Portfolio

Workshops ›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 2 Friday 19 and Monday 23 September 2014

›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 - 3

Making an application ›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 4 Application form (2 pages) and outline of the proposal (2/3 pages)

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 5

Selection Criteria ›Alignment of the project with the University’s 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 6

›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. › 7 Q & A

University of Sydney and Office for Learning and Teaching Resources ›Previous projects on engaged enquiry -List on webpage -Under Resources -Hard copies of STEPs grants from 2011 in the ITL ›Further Information for Sydney applicants for OLT grants › ›Successful Sydney OLT proposals › 8 University of Sydney

Resources ›Resource library › ›Good practice reports; also available in printed form at the ITL › 9 Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT)

Sources of advice and support ›ITL › ›eLearning › ›Learning Centre ›ICT -Video - ›Maths Learning Centre - 10