Request for proposals — faculty research grants Spring deadline — Friday, February 1, 2019 These grants are one-year (max $7500) of funding. The grants support new research, creative or scholarly activities or for high quality projects not likely to receive external funding. To be eligible, a person must: Be a ranked faculty member; Have submitted the final report … [Read more...] about Funding opportunities available in the Graduate College
Register for faculty spring 2019 writing retreats Date: Friday, January 25 Times: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Location: LIBR 204 (FCTL) Facilitator: Dr. Etta Madden Gear up for the Spring 2019 semester! The Faculty Write Program focuses on promoting faculty productivity and camaraderie through writing-based experiences such as interdisciplinary writing retreats held twice a … [Read more...] about FCTL events and announcements
A new component of Blackboard was announced in Faculty Senate last month called Blackboard Ally. Blackboard Ally automatically scans content loaded to Blackboard and provides an assessment of the content’s accessibility and assistance in increasing the accessibility of course content. Ally uses visual indicators, which provide a measure of the accessibility of your course, … [Read more...] about New blackboard accessibility tool available in January
Congratulations to faculty on their funded assessment projects! Congratulations to Dr. Sapna Chakaraborty from Occupational Therapy, Debra Price from Childhood Education and Family Studies, and Dr. Nicole West from Counseling, Leadership and Special Education, on their recently awarded Assessment of Student Learning Grants. To learn more about their exciting and innovative … [Read more...] about What’s new in assessment?