2021 Curriculum Enhancement Grant Request for Proposals

The  Curriculum Enhancement Grant (CEG) supports faculty efforts to implement projects designed to improve student learning and success. In addition, the grants are offered to enhance the campus conversation about scholarly teaching, as described in the IUPUI Scholarly Teaching Taxonomy, and increase the practice of the scholarship of teaching and learning Work on CEG projects can increase faculty competitiveness for other internal and external educational or curricular improvement grants.

The CEG initiative supports IUPUI’s Strategic Plan, with an emphasis on Goal 1, Promote undergraduate student learning and success, and Goal 9, Promote an inclusive campus climate.

The  grant supports a wide range of faculty projects involving either individual course development or broader curricula development in face-to-face, online, or hybrid formats. Projects may focus on either undergraduate or graduate/professional curricula. In 2020, we especially seek proposals in which interventions in teaching practice to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion drive the project’s focus and the goals.

Typical projects include but are not restricted to those that would:

• enhance the effectiveness of courses or curricula through adopting pedagogies of engagement.
• use technology to enhance the effectiveness of a course.
• develop innovative curricular materials or approaches.
• develop a new course or sequence of courses.

Projects with a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) focus will provide a more equitable and inclusive learning experience for students through, for example:

• adopting inclusive or anti-racist pedagogies and policies
• creating a safe and more inclusive classroom environment
• shaping course content to reflect the diversity, equity, and inclusion interests of school and campus units, disciplines/professions as well as the experiences and values of students who typically enroll in these courses
• better preparing instructors to be mindful of their personal identify, beliefs, and assumptions and their impact on student learning and to develop skills such as leading discussions on hot topics or reducing or responding to microaggressions in the classroom.
• implementing other evidence-based inclusive teaching practices

 DEI-focused proposals should use the definitions of diversity, equity, and inclusion provided in IUPUI’s School/Unit Diversity Strategic Planning Resource Guide, and project goals and interventions should be congruent with their school or unit’s Diversity Strategic Plan, if available. Investigators with a DEI-focused project will participate in a faculty learning community during the project time period.

Eligibility

• The CEG is open to all IUPUI, IUPUC, and IU Fort Wayne full-time faculty (tenured, tenure track, and non-tenure track).
• Associate faculty (part-time/adjunct faculty) and visiting faculty may be included on proposals as co-principal investigators (co-PIs), but may not serve as principal investigators (PIs).
• No faculty member can be included in more than one proposal.
• Any faculty member who has been a principal investigator on a CEG will not be eligible to apply for another CEG in the next year’s round of applications. They may apply for a CEG two or more years after their initial CEG was awarded.

Funding

• Projects can be funded for up to $5,000. 
• The amount requested must be matched in full by the department or school.  Cash or release time is the preferred form of in-kind match. 
• Fifty percent of the funding from CTL will be made available at the start of the project. The other 50% will be provided when the project is completed and the final report is submitted to and approved by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL).

CEG Project Requirements

1. Investigators will work with a consultant from the CTL who will provide instructional design and/or technology support and monitor the progress of the project. They also will engage groups of CEG Scholars in reflection on scholarly teaching and its implications for your project and teaching career.
2. The principal investigator (PI) for a Curriculum Enhancement Project  involving human subjects must ensure that appropriate Institutional Review Board (IRB) review and approval is obtained before undertaking any project activities.  Information about how to determine if a project requires IRB review and whether applicable laws that govern research will apply to the project is available at the IU Office of Research Administration Web site at: https://research.iu.edu/compliance/human-subjects/index.html   
3. Investigators will participate in programming offered by the CTL related to CEG projects, which will include at least the following:
   1. 1. Virtual CEG reception and information meeting for all CEG recipients, Spring 2021
      2. Scholarly Teaching Symposium, Fall 2021
      3. Workshops or other programming relevant to projects
      4. For DEI-focused projects, participation in an associated faculty learning community
4. Complete and submit the CEG final project report no later than Friday, June 10, 2022, 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
5. Investigators will present at the Fall 2022 Scholarly Teaching Symposium.
6. Awardees must acknowledge receipt of CEG support in any presentation or publication of work funded by a CEG grant.

Priority Criteria

Priority will be given to proposals with:

• potential for significant impact on student learning and success at IUPUI, IUPUC, or IU Fort Wayne;
• a robust plan for providing a more equitable and inclusive learning experience for students;
• the prospect of addressing a recognized need or opportunity in the department or at IUPUI, IUPUC, or IU Fort Wayne;
• innovative production and use of new materials, processes, and ideas; or implementation of tested methods new to IUPUI, IUPUC, or IU Fort Wayne;
• enhancements, not merely continuations, of existing programs;
• exemplary integration of the Profiles of Learning for Undergraduate Success.

Review Process

Proposals will be reviewed by a panel consisting of faculty and CTL faculty/staff. During the review or award process questions may arise regarding budget or other aspects of the proposals. The CTL reserves the right to negotiate changes in budget requests or other project features. Applicants will be notified of award decisions no later than March 31, 2021.

Application Process

Questions or requests for consultations regarding the CEG program or applications should be directed to thectl@iupui.edu or (317) 274-1300.

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