the educational research grant program sponsored by certi december 20, 2010
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THE EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH GRANT
PROGRAM
Sponsored by CERTI
December 20, 2010
What is an educational research project?
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• Research in a teaching or learning topic with the goal of improving the quality of instruction or student learning
• Research MUST involve a hypothesis or research question
• Results must be measurable
Suggested Areas of Focus
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• Increase student retention, persistence and graduation rates
• Improve access for specific groups of students
• Enhance student professional development• Develop assessment methods that improve
instruction or learning• Increase faculty-student interaction• Promote active learning• Improve attainment of learning outcomes
NOTE: The focus is not the same as an educational research question!
Award Amounts
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• Individual awards generally average $1,000-$5,000
• Team projects can be awarded up to $8,000
• Can be used for summer support, GTA support, materials/equipment, publishing, etc.
Requirements
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• PI must be full-time faculty, department head or full-time staff with teaching duties
• Proposal of up to 5 pages, including signature of department chair or program head
Requirements (cont.)
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• Informal presentation after first semester of research to CERTI committee
• Conference presentation at Teaching and Learning Technology Conference in March during second semester of research
• Final written report at end of third semester (December 2016)
Timeline
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• March 30, 2015 – Letter of intent due to CERTI office (can be an email)
• April 24, 2015 – Full proposal with signatures due to CERTI office
• May 22, 2015 – Awards announced• May 29, 2015 – First half of funding
released• Second half of funding released after TLT
Conference presentation (March 2016)• Dec. 30, 2016 -- Final report due to
CERTI office
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Fellows
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• After grant requirements are met, recipients are then designated as CERTI SoTL Fellows
• Can apply for up to $1,000 in travel funding to present their educational research at other venues
Resources
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• Request for Proposal on CERTI website: http://certi.mst.edu/educationalresearch/
• Videos, proposal template, and evaluation rubric on website
• Help with proposal and survey instruments: Diane Hagni, [email protected]
x 7648
Issues
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• Not having a clear research question (simply making a change to the course does not make it an educational research project)
• Scope of project being too broad
• Not specifying how you will measure results
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Questions?