Tech Fellows

The purpose of the Technology Fellows Program is to provide opportunities for faculty and staff members to explore new and creative ways to apply their technology skills to collaborative, technology-based projects that will promote and enhance the use of technology in teaching and curriculum development.
 
The Center for Instructional Technology will provide grants for uá?¼p to four, two member teams who will act as Technology Fellows during the 2008 summer term. Each team member will receive a $2,500 stipend.

Proposals

Each Proposal should address and describe the following issues:

• 1. Project title, topic and team (please include a brief description of each team members technical qualifications)
• 2. Purpose and goals of the project; Description of the project; How will this project advance the integration of technology in your discipline?
• 3. Timeline for the project; Long-term expectations
• 4. Address hardware, software or other resource needs.  If you anticipate that the cost of your project will exceed the $2,500 stipend, do you have departmental or school funds to cover expenses?
• 5. Assessment plan

Each team should consist of two faculty or staff members. Collaborations can be based on mutual skills and interests, a merger of technical and subject matter expertise, departmental or interdisciplinary explorations, or common curricular, teaching and resource needs. The focus of the project should be the use of technology to enhance and promote classroom learning, to create new teaching methodologies using technology as a teaching tool, or the use of technology to provide support for teaching and curricular issues.


Timeframe

Phase I of the Fellowship:  Team members will work during the summer 2008 10 week session, May 27rd – Aug. 2nd.  Projects will be completed by Aug. 16th.  Team members will receive half of the Fellowship stipend upon successful completion of Phase I.
 
Phase II of the Fellowship: Projects will be implemented and assessed during the Fall 2008 semester.  Evaluation and project assessment will be included in the summary paper which is due Jan. 5th 2009.  Team members will receive the second half of the Fellowship stipend upon successful completion of Phase II.
 
Technology  Fellows meetings are scheduled for the following days:

• Wednesday, May 28rd   12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 18th 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, July 16th 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, Aug. 13th  12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday,  Sept.  17th 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday,  Oct.  15th 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, Nov. 19th 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.

Requierements

In addition to the completed project, Technology Fellows will be expected to

• Attend monthly seminars during the Summer 2008 and Fall 2008 semester.
• Serve as a technology resource person for their department,
• Submit a three to five page summary of their project which will be posted on the CIT web site
• Present their project at a faculty retreat or other appropriate venue.

Selection and Evaluation

Proposals submitted and projects completed will be reviewed by a special committee, members TBA.


Deadline

The deadline for submitting a Technology Fellows proposal is Friday April 4, 2008. Please submit proposals to:
Rebecca Courington
Assistant Vice President, Academic Technology
Director, Center for Instructional Technology
600 S. Michigan Ave, Room 811S


Notification

Applicants will be notified of the results by April 30, 2008.