Instructional Technology
in Teaching and Learning Grant
Application Guidelines
Applicants must submit
a proposal (using the proposal form at the link below)
as an email attachment in Microsoft Word format by Friday,
April 30, 2010 to the ITTL Committee Chair,
Nancy Jolemore at njolemore@tcc.edu.
Please direct any questions you may have to the ITTL Committee Chair,
Nancy Jolemore at njolemore@tcc.edu
Grant
Proposal Form
The ITTL proposal
should include the following information:
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Project Overview
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Names, email addresses,
and work numbers of all project collaborators as well as brief
description of their roles and duties in the project. There
must be a lead applicant or coordinator who will serve as liaison
between the ITTL chairs and approved project.
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Benefits to students,
colleagues, and the college
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Justification of
Expenditure
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Explanation of how
the effectiveness of your project will be measured; how will
data be collected and how will your experiences be shared? (New
Horizons, TLTC committee presentation)
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Explanation of how
project might continue if support is needed after funded period.
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Detailed Timeline
(dates of project implementation, dates of travel, dates of
equipment purchases)
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Anticipated cost
of software, hardware and technical support needed
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Anticipated travel
expense and justification for travel and conference
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Detailed budget (including
anticipated shipping costs, stipends or release time)
- An endorsement from
third parties (those not directly engaged with the grant)
Endorsements
and Supporting Data
Applicants should obtain
an endorsement for their proposed projects to show evidence of participation
and support. Such endorsements help the selection committee evaluate
the potential benefits and uses of proposed projects. Endorsements
may come from anyone within the college, within the VCCS, or from
the communities that we serve. Endorsements should refer to the
specific project proposal being endorsed, and identify the grant
proposal's title and the applicant. Endorsements should be emailed
to the ITTL Selection Committee Chair by the grant submission deadline.
Applicants should obtain
data relating to the number of students to benefit from the proposed
project from TCC's Office
of Institutional Effectiveness. Such data help the
selection committee determine if the funds requested correlate with
the number of students likely to be affected by proposed project.
For example, proposals serving small groups, such as one class of
fewer than thirty students per semester, would be expected to request
fewer dollars than proposals that will directly or indirectly affect
thousands of students.
If appropriate, applicants
should show how a proposed project dovetails with a larger institutional
objective or produces benefits that can be shared with others. Such
"spillover" benefits are often vital for the grant selection
committee to take into account.
Attachments for
proposals:
The grant
proposal form includes tabled sections that ask applicants
for the following data, but if you prefer, you may include that
data in separate attachments.
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A spreadsheet giving
a detailed breakdown of all anticipated costs. Include specific
hardware, software, or equipment costs, names of vendors and
item numbers. Please keep in mind potential shipping costs,
travel expenses, stipends, or any other costs.
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A detailed timeline
or implementation schedule of planned project. Methods such
as a Gantt
chart are acceptable ways to illustrate the timeline
of your project.
Additional documentation
is required for the following situations.
If a faculty member seeks
release time from the standard teaching course load, the faculty
member’s Division Dean must submit a “Statement of Approval”
on behalf of the faculty member. Your division dean or supervisor
should email the following statement to the ITTL Selection Committee
chair:
As
the Supervising Dean for _____ [Division/Campus], I hereby endorse
the ITTL project entitled ____ proposed by ___ [ITTL applicant].
If you estimate that
you project might continue beyond one year, you should explain how
the project will be supported after the end of the grant period
to ensure that its longevity will not discourage the success of
the approved project.
If there is an appearance
of a conflict of interest, you must provide evidence that you will
not influence the committee's decision or act unethically. TCC employees
must not be involved in any decision-making process that results
in allocating funds to themselves. |