Change One Thing Challenge
Deadline to submit is听January 20, 2025.
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The Change One Thing Challenge is an open invitation to the university teaching community to submit a description of a student engagement activity that has been developed as part of their current teaching practice, and that they believe has a positive impact on student learning.
What?
An engagement activity that you developed within the last 24 months and that is still part of your current teaching practice.
Deadline for Application:听The grant call is now closed.
Award Availability: One grant of up to $1,000 is available.
How?
Describe a student engagement activity that has a positive impact on student learning in one of your courses. You may also provide evidence through student testimonies (not required).
Examples of Activities
- Collaborative assignments and projects
- Undergraduate research experiences
- Service learning
- Community-based learning
- Capstone courses and projects
- Experiential learning
- Using technology to enhance student engagement
- Anything that works!
Benefits for the Winner
One winner, as determined by a review panel, will receive a Change One Thing Challenge Grant for up to $1000 to support attendance at a teaching and learning conference.
Submission Details
To be submitted as part of the grant application, using the .听
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*If you have issues accessing the form, please email clt@dal.ca and we can send it directly to you.
- Title, name, department, contact information
- Short 75 word biography
- Short 150 word abstract
- A clear goal for the activity
- Why you developed your activity
- Describe the impact on student learning
- Include a听short听literature review on the topic (what readings inspired, informed and/or guided your decision in creating and running your activity)
- Written submissions should be less than 2000 words
Criteria for Winner Selection
- Rationalization for the activity within your teaching context
- Clear connections in the design between student engagement and learning
- Evidence of impact听
Submission Procedures
Grant applications must be submitted as one full package, using the .听Electronic submission applications can be emailed to: clt@dal.ca. Unless given permission, applications must be in a single .pdf formatted document. Specifics for electronic submissions include:
- Email鈥檚 subject should be: 鈥淐hange One Thing Challenge Submission [YEAR]鈥�.
- File name must follow the format [LAST NAME OF APPLICANT, CHANGE ONE THING CHALLENGE, YEAR].
- Co-applicants: Indicate if you are submitting on behalf of the project lead in the email body.
If you encounter technical issues or have any questions, please contact the Centre for Learning & Teaching at clt@dal.ca or by phone at (902) 494-1622.
Contact
Any questions or requests for feedback on proposals in development may be directed to听Kate听Thompson听(thompskm@dal.ca).