Grants for instructional development will be awarded by the Office of Faculty Development, to support efforts of Board appointed, bargaining unit faculty at Western Michigan University to improve student learning through instructional and curricular redesign and innovation. There are two categories of grant funding: Instructional Development Travel Grants and Instructional Development Project Grants. Instructional Development Project Grants support instructional and curricular development projects at WMU. Instructional Development Travel Grants support attendance at teaching and learning, assessment, and diversity focused conferences, workshops, and meetings.
Submissions from 2019
2019 Diversity, Equity, and Student Success Conference Association of American Colleges & Universities, Julie Apker
Data Analytics, Power BI and Emerging Technologies in the Accounting Classroom, Sunday M. Bonifas
Augmented Reality in International Pilot Training to Meet Training Demands, Lori Brown
Advancing Art Education: Development of an Innovative Series of K-12 Encaustic Curriculum Modules, Christina Chin
Encaustic Mixed Media & Collage Workshop Peninsula School of Art, Christina Chin
Lessons Learned: Experience at a Vestibular Teaching Conference, Robin Criter
Conversations on Color Workshop: Lisa Pressman & Richard Frumes, Cat Crotchett
Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics (CAAL) Annual Conference, Virginia David
Addressing Diversity in Academia, Maria C. Fava
Using Photovoice as Pedagogy, Regina L. Garza Mitchell
French stereotypical accent and pronunciation learning: Recalling implicit knowledge, Viviane Ruellot
From WAG to FLAG: FLC for Supporting Writing Across WMU, Lisa Singleterry and Susan L. Caulfield
African Literature Association, Vivan I. P. Steemers
American Association of Applied Linguistics (AAAL) and Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Magda Tigchelaar
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN ART: INDONESIA, Mary Louise Totton
Improving Nursing Program Climate, Knowledge, and Attitudes toward LGBTQ+ Health and Healthcare, Pamela J. Wadsworth
The Five Essential Elements of Storytelling, Kelly Wittenberg
The National Women’s Studies Association Annual Conference, Shu Yang
Submissions from 2018
GLOBAL REPRODUCTIVE & SEXUAL HEALTH, Kelly Ackerson
Supporting International Students In Your University Class, Terri Bieszka
Bridging the Gap Between Real and Artificial Worlds: The Next Generation Classroom, Lori Brown
WAG Shares the DOPE: Tools for Effective Writing of Course Assignments International Writing Across the Curriculum Conference, Susan L. Caulfield, Paula Andrasi, and Lisa Singleterry
Cold Wax Demystified Workshop with Miles Conrad, Cat Crotchett
Ensuring Successful International Teaching Assistants (ITAs), Dyanne Foskey
Reflection on 2017 Lilly Conference in Traverse City, Holly Grieves
The Hidden Code of Bias and Power in the Infosphere Moving towards trans(formative) information literacies, Kate Langan
Contemplative Pedagogy in the Classroom: Engaging Students’ Self-Awareness to Enhance Learning, Michele McGrady
American Translators Association Conference, Vivan I. P. Steemers
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 21st World Congress, Delores Walcott
Submissions from 2017
Rehmer Encaustic Mixed Media Workshop, Christina Chin
Training Family Science Faculty in CORE Communication, Crystal Duncan Lane, Kimberly Dawn Doudna, and Jou-Chen Chen
Tadoku: Extensive Reading in Japanese, Rika Saito
Empowering Nursing Students for SUCCESS, Mary Ann Stark