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Grants of up to £20,000 are available for University staff to fund creative projects through the Teaching and Learning Innovation Fund.

The grants aim to promote innovative practice in teaching and learning techniques by providing start-up funding for creative or exploratory projects ineligible for other sources of funding. Bids should focus on new approaches or initiatives that enhance teaching and learning.  Any innovative project will be considered – they do not need to be IT-focused. However, bids in support of developing technology to support teaching and learning are particularly welcome.

Many creative projects have been supported by the fund, which runs annually and is overseen by the University’s Digital Teaching and Learning Sub-committee.

Among last year’s winners was an idea for a ‘flipped-classroom’ by Dr Michael Ramage from the Department of Architecture, which has involved students learning new concepts online ahead of their lectures, allowing their classroom time to be used to reflect on what they have learned. Elsewhere, Dr Nicola Jones and Dr Priya Sastry from the Department of Medicine used the funding to create online role-playing scenarios for medical students and junior doctors that simulate real-life emergencies.

Further details about previous award winners, and case studies of their work, are available on the fund website.

The 2016-17 bidding round will close on Monday, 23 January at 4.00pm. Staff interested in making a bid should visit the fund website or contact Melissa Rielly in the Educational and Student Policy Team for further information.

Published

11 November 2016

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