INCUBATOR FOR COLLEGE COMPLETION March 13, 2013

Agenda Introduction Jennifer Rippner, UGA IHE The Incubator and CCG Lynne Weisenbach, USG Incubator RFP Basics Jennifer Rippner, UGA IHE Award Categories Art Seavey, USG and Tabitha Press, USG Questions and Discussion ALL Conclusion Jennifer Rippner, UGA IHE

Introduction Jennifer Rippner Incubator Coordinator Graduate Research Assistant, Institute of Higher Education University of Georgia

The Incubator and Complete College Georgia The aim of the incubator is to: Provide early-stage funding and other support for innovative institutional, multi-institutional, or regional level projects that aim to increase college completion Support the programming and activities outlined in the college completion plans Grow learning communities of innovators to share promising practices and methods from the projects Lynne Weisenbach, University System of Georgia

Incubator RFP Basics Two categories of awards (to be discussed later) 5-page proposal and budget Timeline: April 8, 2013: proposal due no later than 5:00 pm to Jennifer Rippner at April 8 – 22, 2013: review of applications; follow-up questions to applicants if necessary April 22, 2013 (or before): announcement of grantees Prior to June 30, 2013: work must begin on projects No later than June 30, 2014: work completed Awardees successful applications will be made available to all USG institutions Awardees will benefit from guidance and support throughout the grant period Jennifer Rippner, Institute of Higher Education - University of Georgia

Incubator RFP Basics Evaluation Rubric

Award Categories Category 1: Proof-of-Concept or Start-Up Estimated four awardees at $25K max each Priority will be given to projects supporting one or more of these three broad subcategories: New Models for Learning Data-driven Student Engagement Creating/Sustaining Partnerships Art Seavey, University System of Georgia

Resources and Examples Action Analytics improving-performance-matters-higher-education Building Organizational Capacity for Analytics Open Educational Resources Overview Open Educational Resources Resources and Projects AACU LEAP Campus Tool Kit Overview Competency Based Education challenges-of-competency-based-education/ Texas Tuning Project

Resources and Examples MOOC Overview from Vanderbilt Center for Teaching and Learning University System of Maryland and Coursera Experiments university-system Dev Math MOOC at Wake Tech Dev Math MOOC at Cuyahoga Community College Python Programming Course at Bunker Hill MOOC Platforms Coursera Udacity edX

Award Categories Category 2: Planning for Success in Gateway Courses Estimated four awardees between $5K - $7K each Designed for faculty driven work around aligning curriculum and expectations with the new Common Core Georgia Performance Standards Must have a K-12 partner or resource Must involve curriculum alignment of gateway math and/or English courses Tabitha Press, University System of Georgia

Resources and Examples College Board Affinity Network Overview Common Core Standards Resources Georgia’s Common Core Standards Resources Official Common Core State Standards Initiative Achieve’ s Common Core Resources Page common-corehttp:// common-core Eastern Kentucky’s Curriculum Alignment for Retention and Transition at Eastern Kentucky University Small professional development communities by content area Faculty driven work, aligned course syllabi to common core standards

Questions and Discussion What are some areas that are “prime” for exploration either at your institution or in higher education generally? Do you see the incubator funds fueling exploration into these areas? If so, how? Are there data gaps that could be barriers to developing an effective project? How do we best share what is being learned during these projects? Additional questions?

Thank you. March 13, 2013 Jennifer Rippner