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UniSA Commissioned Project Grants (Up to $110,000)
Commissioned Project funding is available for projects that address a
University teaching and learning priority area, as announced annually by the
Teaching and Learning Committee. $110,000 is available annually to fund one
project or a number of projects totalling $110,000.
Successful applicants will undertake to:
- produce a number of deliverables in the course of
the project for open access through project web pages
established on the University's website (e.g. annotated
bibliography, toolkit, glossary, interim and final
reports);
- provide a dissemination strategy commensurate with
high-profile projects, for example, workshops, seminars,
symposia, conference and journal publications,
presentation to TALC
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Understanding and demonstrating
standards
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Demonstrating learning outcomes
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The role of the Program Director
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The role of externality in quality
assurance
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Curriculum design methodology
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Technology enhanced learning
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Who is the academic leader in the
development of curriculum?
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Is complexity and proliferation
of curriculum creating barriers for quality assurance?
Projects will be expected to draw from institutional analytics and be
completed by 31 December 2012.
Individuals or groups of staff may approach or be approached by the
Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic to develop a project proposal for
consideration as a Commissioned Grant at any time.
Staff who are involved in current projects funded by UniSA teaching
grant schemes and where the project has exceeded the original funded
timeline are excluded from participating in Commissioned Grant projects.
The commissioned projects should be designed to build capacity across
the University through programs that are innovative or that enhance
current approaches and have the capacity to significantly improve
student learning outcomes. Hence in addressing the criteria, applicants
should keep in mind values such as the impact, future directions and
value for money of their proposed project.
Consideration also should be given as to how the proposed project may
align with the University's Teaching and Learning Framework, Strategic
Plan and Priorities as determined by Teaching and Learning Committee.
In preparing an application for a Commissioned Grant applicants MUST
ADDRESS the following criteria:
- Demonstrate how they will address the priority area
and implement change that is educationally sound, based
in the relevant literature, and which identifies clear
learning objectives.
- Specify clear outcomes that will facilitate change
in the area, the improvements anticipated and how these
will be measured.
- State the approach the project will take, including
capacity of the Project Team to deliver the proposed
outcomes and deliverables. A team approach that fully
utilises the individual strengths of the team members,
and which takes advantage of the Reference Group, must
be in evidence throughout the project management.
- Describe the process of project development by
identifying linked sequences of activities, milestones,
and staged costing over the duration of the project, and
identify the project deliverables at each stage. A clear
process and structure underpinning the management of the
project including financial and staff management should
be in evidence.
- Include a strategy for involving students in the
project in a meaningful way, through student
consultations, involvement in the planning and
implementation, and a process for student evaluation of
the changes achieved after implementation.
- Describe the strategies for evaluation of the
project outcomes or products through the use of a range
of quantitative and qualitative measures, and how the
institutional impact of the project will be evaluated.
- A strategy for the dissemination of the project
outcomes across the University must be in evidence
throughout the project implementation. Applicants will
best address this criterion if they outline an approach
to dissemination that:
- Is engaged with targeting the
beneficiaries of the outcomes and is
pro-active in achieving the uptake of
those outcomes;
- Identifies the likely benefits of
the project beyond its immediate context
and the potential collaborations;
- Describes the deliverables of the
project and how they will be used to
achieve the uptake of the project
outcomes;
- Outlines a communication strategy
that, from the outset, communicates the
project implementation and the project
outcomes with the broader University
community.
- Identifies the potential risks to
successful dissemination and the
strategies needed to manage those risks.
- Indication of whether the project requires ethics
approval
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If the proposed project involves the use of technology that requires
implementation and/or support by the University, then an application
must made for approval by the Teaching Technology Advisory Group
(TTAG) before any grant can be awarded. This application is made
separately from the grant application, as per the instructions at
http://www.unisa.edu.au/oes/work/ttag.asp
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Budgets should be prepared using the
staged budget proforma
(Word doc). Applicants should note that funding will not be allocated
for the following items:
- Purchase of assets, such as computer hardware, photographic equipment or
small digital devices, or any equipment which is normally available to
academic staff for teaching and learning purposes;
- Travel which is not directly related to achieving the outcomes of the
project for which the grant was approved;
- General recurrent funding.
Release of funds and financial accountability
Successful applicants are required to submit the Acceptance Form to formally
accept the grant and to supply relevant details for funds administration. The
staged release of funds will be tied to the project milestones. Notifications of
achievement of each milestone (the first one being the award of the Grant and
notification being the lodgement of the Acceptance Form) act as indicators for
the release of each stage of funding.
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The project team must organise a Reference Group (normally between 4-6
people) for the
project. The Reference Group for a Commissioned Project Grant will include the
Dean:
Teaching and Learning of the Project Team Leader's (or Leaders') Division,
and one other person appointed by the Deputy Vice Chancellor: Academic. Project Leaders are also encouraged to
include in the Reference Group a member of the Learning and Teaching Unit (LTU)
Academic Development team.
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Applications for a Commissioned Project grant must include:
- The completed official
Application Form
(Word doc).
- A written application, not exceeding 7 (A4) pages in length (font: 11/12
point Times New Roman), comprising:
- A brief overview, stating the title of the project and its principal
aims;
- A statement addressing the General Criteria; and the specific
Selection Criteria for the relevant grant category. This statement (b)
may be organised under the following headings:
- Project concept, pedagogy and educational value;
- The approach the project will take
- Project management and milestones;
- Dissemination strategy,
- Evaluation framework;
- Anticipated outcomes and deliverables
- A single page bibliography.
- A Budget in the form required, using the
proforma (Word doc)
provided.
Additionally, if applicable:
- A copy of Teaching Technologies Advisory Group (TTAG) completed
application form or approval (see section 4 of
application form
for more information)
Applicants are advised to keep their applications within the limits stated
above. Material in excess of these limits will not be considered by the Grants
and Awards Panel.
Prior to submission, applicants are strongly advised to discuss their
applications with Teaching Awards and Grants staff in the Learning and
Teaching Unit.
Submission of applications
The original completed application, together with an additional copy
sent as an email attachment, must be lodged no later than
4.00pm, Friday October 19, 2012.
Please send the original to:
UniSA Learning and Teaching grants
Learning and Teaching Unit
160 Currie Street, Adelaide / GPO Box 2471, Adelaide SA 5001
The emailed copy is to be sent to:
Teaching.awards.grants@unisa.edu.au
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