1. Applying for UTS Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching grants 2017
Katrina Waite – IML x2480
Jo McKenzie Director IML

2. 2017 Scheme
learning.futures grants up to $10,000 Video/screencast grants Closing date 10:00am Friday 24 February 2017

3. Guidelines and applications
One guidelines document for both types of grants, but two separate application forms with different requirements

4. learning.futures strategy
The learning.futures strategy incorporates and builds on:
The UTS Model of Learning
The Graduate Attributes Project
And the requirements of the Academic Calendar

5. Learning.futures grant applicants are encouraged to engage with these developments (in guidelines)
Flipped learning’ where students access digital resources and undertake pre-work before coming to classes where they engage in active and collaborative learning, followed by post-work that involves review and reflection on learning.
The increasing development of open, digital libraries that enable students to engage with extensive educational resources and tutorials, and have their understandings of key ideas automatically assessed.
Initiatives relating to innovative uses of learning spaces such as large collaborative theatres and collaborative pod classrooms.
Collaboration technologies (including social media) to support formal and informal peer learning.
Initiatives involving creative, transdisciplinary, project-based and inquiry-based learning.

6. Cont. Authenticity in learning experiences and assessment.
Learning analytics, specifically using data to personalise students' learning experiences or to provide feedback to students on their learning.
Student employability and transition to the workplace, including embedding employability initiatives in the curriculum and developing internship-like experiences.
Academic calendar Academics may apply for funding to be spent on developing resources or activities for use by students in the orientation weeks or week 1, replacement of mid- semester exams with authentic assessments or similar activities that support improvements to subjects for the balanced teaching period calendar.

7. CIC partnerships
Opportunities to partner with the Connected Intelligence Centre on academic writing and dispositional learning analytics

8. Applications Download Application form as a Word document and complete
Detailed instructions for each section included in the guidelines
A 2 page project description showing:
A clear rationale with implications for learning and teaching
Project approach including timeline
How you will communicate progress and findings
How outcomes will be sustained

9. Applications cont
May show evidence that you have consulted with other units such as IML, AVS, library etc
Applications require endorsement by the Dean or Director
Include a budget and budget justification – see Appendix A
Staff costs must include oncosts
To help you think through how you will evaluate your project, this simple online tool will provide you with some reflective prompts:

10. Requirements
Funding enables academic and professional staff to engage in innovation, test and modify existing innovations, reconfigure subjects and learning activities, including assessment, or develop new resources for learning.futures.
Must go beyond routine updating of subject materials
Subjects must be learning futures compliant or have the intention of becoming compliant in 2017.
Successful applicants should expect to contribute to the learning.futures website and engage colleagues with their work
Funds must be spent in 2017
Final project report due February 2018

11. Requirements cont
May include a research component, but must have a development component that directly benefits students
Inclusion of one or more student members in the development team is strongly encouraged
May build on previous projects, provided project report submitted with evidence of earlier project success
Should be consistent with the UTS Strategic Plan

12. Video Screencast Grants
Funding of $2000-$4000, or equivalent professional assistance, to support the development of higher quality video, screencast and similar materials to support student learning, consistent with learning.futures and the balanced teaching periods.

13. Video/Screencasts grants
Must be intended for use in UTS subjects
Should be able to be reused for several teaching sessions
Focus on areas where existing open resources are not available or are not locally relevant

14. Video/Screencast grants cont
Ideally for:
Conceptually difficult areas of subject matter for which relevant open resources are unavailable.
Engaging students with aspects of current professional practice and application of knowledge, for example through video interviews with professionals, case materials etc.
Engaging students with current research or research practices relevant to their subjects.
Enabling new students to learn from previous students about learning in the subject and what it takes to succeed

15. Two types of Video Screencast applications
Applications which request funding for production and other costs
Applications which request internal production support from UTS

16. A specific eligibility requirement
Applicants are required to have participated in the Power of Screen presenting workshops
These were run in 2016 and we plan to run more in 2017

17. Video Deadline is 10am Friday 24 Feb
However, if you wish to start earlier, you may submit an application earlier and expect to receive a response within one week

18. IML contacts for support
Contact your faculty liaison, faculty IML learning technologist, or Academic Language and Learning liaison Or