Call for Proposals: Teaching Innovation Grants
Georgia State University College of Law is accepting faculty proposals for teaching innovation grants that support enhancements to applied or experiential learning in doctrinal and blended courses. The program offers up to two grants of $9,500 for individuals or a shared total of $13,000 for two or more faculty members working together.
"We designed this program to help faculty further enhance Georgia State Law's curriculum by introducing novel simulation or experiential components to their courses," says Steven J. Kaminshine, dean and professor of law. "Our students benefit from the opportunity to further refine the necessary skills to become successful practicing attorneys."
Georgia State Law launched the program in 2013 and received an impressive response—resulting in two new courses, one about bankruptcy practice and the other drafting and interpreting contracts, and a revised Health Law Quality and Access course.
Summer 2014 grant proposals are due by Monday, March 10. They should include a clear description of the project, including specific teaching and learning goals, and meet the following criteria:
- The project must result in the creation of a new class or the redesign of one to integrate skills, professional values and experiential components.
- The course must have the ability to be taught on a recurring basis.
- The project must be completed during summer and implemented during the fall 2014, spring 2015 and/or fall 2015 semesters.
- The project must include a plan for assessing how successful the course achieved its goals and outcomes.
Grants will be awarded based on the overall quality of the proposed project, the number of students served and the degree to which project components may be transferred to other courses.
Application Process
Faculty who wish to apply must submit a written proposal using the Application for Teaching Innovation Grant template below as an email attachment to Jackie Stephenson, Office of the Dean, no later than Monday, March 10.
Application for the Teaching Innovation Grant
1. Name(s):
2. Detailed description of project including title and teaching and learning goals, including identification of the specific skills and values students will learn and how student performance of skills and values will be measured or evaluated.
3. How many students will be affected? In what course(s)?
4. Will your project involve collaboration with other faculty members or members of the bar? If so, how?
5. How will you evaluate the success of your project?
6. Which semester would you plan to teach the new or redesigned course, and is the teaching of it sustainable?
7. Will the project generate components that may be transferrable to any of your other courses or help advance the teaching development of other faculty?