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Integrated!e*Le arning!Modules !
MINI*GRANT!APPLICATION!
Goal!
The!Kern!Family!Foundation!funds!the!Integrated!e-Learning!Modules!project.!The!overarching!goal! of!
the!project!is!to!increase!the!number!of!engineering!students!in the U.S. who!are!exposed!to!some!of!
the!KEEN!learning!outcomes!contained!within!the!e-learning!modules!developed!at!the!University!of!
New! Haven.! Improving! student! learning! through! the! integration! of! e-learning!modules!in!
regular!engineering!courses!and!reinforcing!the!content!covered!in!the!modules!through!contextual!
course!activities!is!a!key!strategy!of!the!project.!!
The!purpose!of!the!Integrated!e6Learning!Modules!Mini6Grant!($2000)!is!to!offset!expenses!associated!
with!initial!implementation!of!the!program!described!below.!We!look!forward!to!receiving!your!
application.!If!you!have!any!questions!please!contact!us!at keen@newhaven.edu
Mini*Grant!Application!
Please!submit!the!application!by!April 14,!2017!to!keen@newhaven.edu.!Endorsement!by!your!
dean!and!department!chair!i s!required!to!indicate!his/her!support!and!knowledge!of!the!effort.!
Indicate!Mini-Grant!in!the!subject!heading.!!!
The!individual!identified!below!will!be!the!primary!contact!for!this!application!
Name
Title!
University!
Department!
Email!address
Phone!
Timeline!
Applications!Due:!!April 14,!2017!!
Award!Notification:!April 21,!2017!
Grant!period:!July!1, 2017!to!June 15,!2018!
Deliverables Due: Fall 2017 integration - Jan 2018
Spring 2017 integration - June 2017
Integrated)e-Learning)Modules)Mini-Grant)Application)2017-2018)
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A.! e-Learning!Module!and!Course!
I!will!deploy!the!e-learning!module!indicated!below!(select! one):!
I!will!deploy!the!e-learning!module!indicated!above!in!the!following!course:!
Course number and name:!!
Semester:!! Expected!Enrollment:!!
!Yes!!! !No!
C. Assessment: The University of New Haven will coordinate assessment of the Integrated e-Learning
Modules project. You will urge students in your class to complete a brief survey at the beginning and
end of your course. In addition, you will complete a feedback form outlining the contextual reinforcing
activities you deployed in your course, submit your assignment sheets for these activities, and describe
your experiences in deploying the module. Timeline for brief Pre- and Post-Surveys are as follows:
Fall: September and December 2017; Spring: January and May 2018.
I!agree!to!contribute!toward!the!assessment!of!the!Integrated!e-Learning!Modules!project!by!requiring!
my!students!to!complete!the!online!survey!and!providing!the!information!listed!above.!
!Yes!!!!! !No!
Learning from failure
Building, sustaining and leading effective
teams and establishing performance goals
Thinking creatively to drive innovation
Applying systems thinking to
solve complex problems
B. I agree to attend the workshop: Integrated e-Learning Modules: Workshop for Deployment on
June 24, 2017 from 12:00pm-5:00pm at Columbus, OH (One day prior to ASEE Annual Conference)
[Travel support of up to $750 will be provided].
Adapting a business to a changing
climate
Cost of production and market conditions
Developing a business plan that
addresses stakeholder interests,
economic, market potential and
regulatory issues
Delivering an elevator pitch
The role of product in value creation
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Timeline!
Our!expectation!is!that!you!will!initiate!mini-grant!activities!during!summer 2017 or fall 2017
to!integrate the!e-learning module!into!your!course!in fall 2017 or spring 2018, respectively.!
Please!attach!a!timeline!for!the!mini-grant!period (ending January 31, 2018 for fall deployment or
June 30, 2018 for spring deployment). !!
Budget!
The!maximum!mini6grant!is!$2000.!!Consistent!with!KEEN!grants,!we!request!that!overhead!be!
considered!an!institutional!contribution!to!this!project.!
Budget!items!typically!include!costs!associated!with!the!implementation!of!the!Integrated!e6Learning!
Modules!project,!import!of!the!e6learning!module!into!your!Learning!Management!System!(UNH!will!
provide!assistance!on!this),!implementation!of!reinforcement!activities!deployed!in!the!courses,!etc.!!
Name:
_________________________________!
Faculty!Member!
_____________!
_________________________________!
Department!Chair! !
_____________!!
_________________________________!
Dean! !
_____________!
Signature:
Date:
_________________________________!
_________________________________!
_________________________________!
D. Learning Management System
The following Learning Management System is used at my institution:
Other (Please specify) ______________________!
Blackboard
Canvas
Sakai
Moodle*
Desire2Learn
*
Please note that Moodle is not fully
compatible with the module packages