Penn State Intercom......May 24, 2001

Proposals sought for
Faculty Technology Initiatives

Faculty are invited to submit ideas about using technology to solve instructional challenges to the Faculty Technology Initiative program.

The program is sponsored by the Center for Education Technology Services, a support unit whose staff helps faculty to identify technologies and develop interactive tools that can enhance their instructional effectiveness and efficiency.

Each year since 1990, faculty proposals have been solicited and reviewed for development support by the center advisory board. The board selects project ideas that are consistent with University-wide initiatives to promote active learning, use of information technology, team projects, problem-based and service learning.

Proposals selected for development in the past have ranged from small-scale projects like the development of Web-based course materials to those of a much larger scale such as curricular redesign and the development of customized software.

The center advisory committee will give special consideration to proposals that:

* address a clearly identified instructional or delivery challenge;

* play an integral role in a college/campus or departmental curricular initiative;

* require faculty teams both for the development and implementation phases of the project;

* involve courses with multiple sections or campus locations; and

* cross departmental, college or campus boundaries.

Proposals selected for support result in partnerships between faculty and appropriate center staff, including programmers, instructional designers, graphic artists and technical writers.

Center consultants are available now through early September to help faculty develop their proposal ideas. To schedule a consultation, e-mail kmp138@psu.edu or call (814) 863-1654. For information about the Faculty Technology Initiative, visit http://cets.psu.edu/ftiinfo.html. Application materials will be linked from that page; the deadline for applications is Sept. 17.

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