UNSW Learning and Teaching Innovation Grants

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1 UNSW Learning and Teaching Innvatin Grants

2 This sessin. Overview f the prcess What makes a gd applicatin? Questins and answers

3 Learning and Teaching Innvatin Grants Aimed t highlight value f teaching, facilitate achievement f UNSW pririties, build capacity and capability fr leadership, and build a pipeline t OLT Applicants will be faculties, schls, r individuals seeking supprt fr: that align with pririties as utlined in UNSW Learning and Teaching Strategy ne-ff basis, maximum f $25,000, perid f 12 mnths.

4 Applicatin Prcess Written prject prpsal : Prject Outcmes and Ratinale fr hw the prject will address ne r mre f UNSW s current pririties fr L&T Innvatin Grants. Apprach what will be dne t ensure that the prpsed prject delivers its stated utcmes and hw this will be managed Value/Need fr the Prject the ptential usefulness f the prpsed prject and its utcmes t the develpment f plicy and/r practice in learning and teaching in the applicant s faculty/schl r UNSW as a whle. Budget - A fully justified descriptin f hw the ttal csts assciated with the prpsed prject will be met,

5 Timelines Rund 1 Call fr Prpsals 1 May 2014 Clse fr Endrsed Applicatins 30 May 2014 Assessment f Endrsed Applicatins 6 Jun 2014 Ntificatin f Outcmes t Applicants 11 Jun 2014 Successful Rund 1 Prjects Cmmence 1 Aug 2014 Rund 2 Call fr Prpsals 1 Aug 2014

6 What makes a gd applicatin?

7 Selectin criteria: The clarity f the articulated utcmes and arguments t demnstrate hw the prpsed prject will address ne f UNSW Learning and Teaching Pririties fr The ptential usefulness f the prpsed prject and its utcmes in the develpment f plicy and/r practice in learning and teaching in the applicant s faculty/schl r UNSW as a whle. The strength f the cnceptual and theretical framewrks that underpin the prpsed apprach The apprpriateness and cherence f the prpsed apprach with the prject s stated utcmes

8 Selectin criteria cnt. The apprpriateness f the Prject s prpsed gvernance and management arrangements The apprpriateness f the prject s plans fr the evaluatin, disseminatin and embedding f prject utcmes in the plicies/practices f the applicant s faculty/schl r UNSW as a whle. The apprpriateness f the Prject s prpsed budget and the strength f its justificatin.

9 Outcmes- be specific and cncrete Might include: Tls develped eg innvative assessment/feedback tls fr yur discipline, technlgy related tls Implementatin guides Resurces - pen repsitry available n web, exemplars, mdels Cmmunity develpment/expansin f existing cmmunity Prfessinal develpment - Wrkshps/seminars Changes t curses/prgrams Data learning analytics used t d what?; survey utcmes Publicatins - Case studies published

10 Prject gvernance and management Cncerns the prject team structure and reprting framewrks that are put in place specifically fr the prject t ensure: Wrk packages - anther term fr prject deliverables i.e. discrete utputs f the prject that can be measured and cntribute t the verall utcmes f the prject.

11 Budgets (see applicatin frm) Persnnel Csts: salaries (e.g. prject manager, research assistant/fellw), wages and n-csts f persnnel wh have verall respnsibility fr the prject. On-csts t the maximum f 28% may be included. Prject Supprt: all nn-staff expenditure fr the administratin and day t day management f the prject, nt directly cntributing t a specific prject utcmes. Fr example, management meetings, statinery, travel, cnsumables. Prject Activities: This sectin must be cmpleted where the purpse f expenditure is directly linked t a prject deliverable. All csts which directly cntribute t a specified activity r utcme, including evaluatin and disseminatin. Fr example: the hsting f wrkshps, website develpment and hsting, publicatins (including prductin), disseminatin, and prject evaluatin. travel relating t specific activities, and persnnel expenses if persnnel are recruited fr a specific prject activity. Fr example a facilitatr fr a wrkshp,

12 Prcess

13 Supprt UNSW OLT teaching grant resurces Ask fr feedback particularly frm: UNSW Grants Management Office)

14 Questins?