2008-2009 Innovation Grants

The 2008-2009 Innovations Grant Program encouraged communities of colleagues to select a course, or a sequence of courses, and create learning goals, strategies, and assessment methods that demonstrate improved student learning. Faculty and other innovators at OLN member institutions receiving these grants will explore, test, evaluate and improve classroom learning and assessment strategies that are supported by the power of technology.

The Southeast Regional Center awarded three innovations grants for the 2008-2009 academic year. These are:

Developing an Assessment Tool to Evaluate Interdisciplinary Clinical Behaviors. Facilitator: Becky Thiel, Shawnee State University

Ohio Univeristy Chillicothe Technology-Rich Creative Writing Learning Community. Facilitator: Jan Schmittauer, Ohio University Chillicothe

Beyond the Brain. Facilitator: Kim Goudy, Central Ohio Technical College.

You can learn more about these new learning communities and all Southeast Ohio professional learning communities funded in the past by viewing the Community Profiles.

2007-2008 Innovations Grants

The Southeast Regional Center awarded two Innovations grants and two phase II extension innovations grants for 2007-2008. These grants provide an environment for collaborative experimentation with a purpose. The core purpose of these grants is members’ professional development: specifically in gaining proficiencies with learning technology/ies. Learning Communities will utilize technology/ies with the ultimate purpose of creating improved learning environments for students.
Each new Innovation Grants was awarded $6,000 each. Phase II Extension Innovation Grants provide for previously funded OLN Professional Learning Communities to extend their work an additional year through a) extending or deepening what they have done, b) furthering the impact on student success, c) addressing new areas, d) building upon what they have learned and accomplished in Year 1, and e) adding new members to work with the community.
Each of these grantees was awarded $3,000 each.

Click the title of each grant to view the community profile including membership, abstract, and goals.

Assessment of Institutional Measures for Improved Student Learning Using Technology, Hocking College, Bonnie Smith Facilitator

Developing Teaching Learning Strategies for the Nursing Simulation Laboratory, Shawnee State University, Mattie Burton facilitator

Appalachian Ohio Second Life Professional Learning Community
Introducing immersive learning environments to Appalachian Ohio K-12 schools, Ohio University, Chang Liu facilitator

Information Networks: Enhancing the Teaching and Learning Experience with Technologies, Shawnee State University, Valerie Myers and Kathryn Locke facilitators

2007-2008 Course ReVisioning Grants

The Southeast Regional Center has awarded four Course ReVisioning Grants for 2007-2008. These learning community grants are designed to support the integration of established/emerging technologies and established/emerging pedagogies into existing courses.
Each Course reVisioning Grant was awarded at $10,000.

Click the title of each grant to view the community profile including membership, abstract, and goals.

Washington State Community College Course ReVisioning Project, Washington State Community College, Ziad Akir facilitator

Second Life as a Pedagogical Tool for Improving Statistics Homework Sessions, Ohio University, Diana Schwerha and Chang Liu facilitators

Enhancing the First Year Experience, Marietta College, Suzanne Walker facilitator

Nursing Career-Ladder Access Through Innovation, Hocking College, Ellen Wiseman facilitator

2006-2007 OLN LCI Southeast Region PLC Grant Recipients

In the 2006-2007 round of Professional Learning Community grants, five grants were awarded to the following communities. Click on each one for more information.

Assessment of Institutional Measures for Student Learning Using Technology (AIM),
Hocking College,
Dr. Bonnie Smith, facilitator

Creating and Adopting Immersive Learning Environment in Second Life,
Ohio University,
Dr. Chang Liu, facilitator

Introducing Immersive Learning Environments to Appalachian Ohio K-12 Schools,
Ohio University,
Dr. Chang Liu, facilitator

TK20 Educators,
Shawnee State University,
Dr. Paul Madden, facilitator

Clicking for Success,
Marietta College,
Dr. Laura Little, facilitator

Information for Grant Recipients

Recipients of OLN Southeast Regional Center grants are expected to:

1) Develop a professional learning community

2) Work toward achieveing the goals set forth in their grant proposal.

3) Attend a Fall Kick-off event, a mid-year learning institute, and the end-of-year sharing expo.

4) Share the outcomes of the learning community experience.

5) Complete a two-part Portrait of Practice self-assessment. Part I must be completed and submitted at the mid-year learning institute. Part II must be completed at the end of the year.

Download the Portrait of Practice form in Microsoft Word format.

6) Complete an external assessment (details will be provided later).

7) Prepare and submit a final report, including financial reporting, at the end of the year.