Learning Design Projects

Which faculty can apply?

• Grants are open to all CSUCI Faculty

• Part and Full time Faculty are welcome and encouraged to submit a proposal

Is this limited to online courses? No!

• QLT is applicable to any course modality that uses the digital environment to engage students. 

• We invite anyone teaching in-person, online, or blended to submit a proposal; however, the project must be developed in Canvas.

Do I have to implement my project in my Spring 2024 course(s)? No!

• You need to develop and complete the project by the end of the Spring 2024 Term

•  You can try it with students this term, or during Summer or Fall 2024.  

The QLT Rubric is one of two quality assurance rubrics adopted by the Chancellor's Office. QLT has nine sections, but for this mini grant, we have selected three focus sections, and identified certain criteria within each section specific to active learning through student engagement.  

QLT Sections & Criterion:

All completed grant projects need to demonstrate a total of five QLT Criteria. 

• We have selected two criteria from Section three all projects must demonstrate. 

• You will choose three additional criteria from Sections four and/or five. 

You will be matched with a TLi partner based on your project focus. Your partner will be here to support you along the way, meeting periodically for consultations, supporting your use of digital tools needed for your project, facilitate the use of media (i.e., recording support) available in the FIT Studio, and helping you troubleshoot any questions that come up while developing your project and submitting to QuARRy. 

We recommend applicants select a tool that fits well with their discipline, current course design, and technical skills. The tool pages linked below include some "prerequisite" skills you should have so you can focus on learning how to use the tool to engage students, not learning how to create the content you will need to use the tool. Each tool leans on different types of technical skills, so we hope you find one that is a good fit.

Explore the Tools:

• Option 1: Exploring AI 

• Option 2: Bilingual Canvas Course Kit 

• Option 3: Multimedia Revise 

Proposal Submissions & Notification:

•  Due by Sunday, March 24th (*** Extended to March 31st)

• Recipients notified, Wednesday, April 3rd

Development Schedule

If your proposal is accepted, you have several weeks to complete all three deliverables. Deliverable deadlines have been set to support your progress, but you can complete each step at your own pace You are welcome to complete your project anytime before the final deadline. 

TLi Pre-Project Consultation:

• Meet with a TLi partner between April 2nd and 5th

  • Discuss your selected tool and get your questions answered

  • Get input on ways to implement your proposed project

  • Identify any support needs and schedule any future consultations 

Deliverable 1: Project Plan: Due Monday, by April 15th

• After your consult you will develop a project plan (A template will be provided)

  • Preview the 2023 Project Plan template

• Completing the project plan will help you:

  • Align your project with course outcomes and objectives

  • Locate needed materials 

  • Determine what content/activities you need to develop or revise

  • Determine how you will evaluate student engagement

• Send your plan to your TLi partner and indicate any areas needing feedback/support

Deliverable 2: Develop the Project in Canvas, by Monday, May 6th.

• Turn your plan into reality in a Canvas Course (current or sandbox)

  • Reach out to your TLi partner for any support needs during development

• Meet with your TLi partner and take them on a tour of your project in a Post-Project consultation (by May 10th)

  • Complete any revisions needed by May 15th

• Your TLi partner will go over the QuARRy process to complete Deliverable 3.

Deliverable 3: QuARRy Submission, by Friday, May 24th (same day grades are due).

• Submit your project as an exemplar to the OCS Quality Assurance Resource Repository (QuARRy). 

• Visit the QuARRy Submission information page to see what this includes

Please check out the accepted CSUCI QuARRy Submissions from 2023 Spring Faculty Recipients!

Learning technologies provide opportunities to innovate the way we engage with students and support students' engagement with course content and one another. Project proposals should focus on one tool and a small way you can integrate it into your course twice in a course to enhance engagement. How you define "engagement" in your project will depend on the QLT criteria you select. Your proposal needs to be a new project you plan to develop for one of your current, Summer, or Fall 2024 courses. 

Part of your proposal will ask you to identify a student outcome you would like this project to support. This could be a formal SLO, a course concept, a way to foster critical thinking, or build a more inclusive course climate. We would appreciate understanding how this project supports student success. This could be an academic outcome or a focus on fostering a more inclusive course climate. 

Please Note:

• While we invite everyone to apply, we will only be able to fund 12 projects. 

• Please submit a proposal for just one project

• You are welcome to develop your project in a sandbox course to add to an existing or upcoming course at a later date.

• This is not a course redesign! We invite applications from faculty who would like to make a "small" change in one of their courses by integrating or enhancing their use of a digital tool. A "small change" means using the tool two ways in a course (i.e. two activities or assignments, two ways to deliver content in a new way, or a combination of uses, etc.)

Details At a Glance:

Upon Completion :

• $700.00 stipend

• A QuARRy Digital Badge issued by the Chancellor's Office Online Course Services (OCS)

Schedule

• This is a flexible self-directed project supported by a TLi partner

• You and your TLi partner will schedule meetings based on both your availability

• When you work on your project to meet the deadlines, but your pace is 100% up to you

Estimated time to complete: 

• Approximately 20 hours 

Deliverables:

• Project Plan (template provided) - April 15th

• Completed Project in Canvas - May 6th

• Submission to QuARRy - May 24th

Required Meetings with a TLi Partner:

• Pre-Project Consultation (discuss detailed plan template before you get started)

• Post-Project Consultation (some minor revisions may be suggested)

Use the button below this menu to view and submit a proposal. 

Addresses the variety of materials and material formats the instructor has chosen to present course content and enable students to meet relevant student learning outcomes and, when possible, the affordability of chosen course materials.

Required Criteria:

All Projects must demonstrate the following two criteria:

• 3.3 (CORE) The instructor articulates the purpose of all materials as to how they are related to the course and module learning objectives.

• 3.5 (CORE) There is a variety of instructional material types that lead to more UDL/access and student engagement, while not overly relying on one content type such as text.

OCS Section 3: Overview Video 

Addresses (1) the opportunities students have to interact with the content, their peers, and their instructor, and (2) how well the course design encourages students to become active learners and contribute to the online course community.

Focus Criteria: 

Choose from any criteria listed below:

• 4.3 (CORE) Navigation throughout the online components of the course is logical, consistent, and efficient.

• 4.4 (CORE) Learning activities facilitate and support active learning that encourages frequent and ongoing peer-to-peer engagement.

• 4.5 The modes and requirements for student interaction are clearly communicated.

• 4.6 Instructor clearly explains their role regarding participation in the interaction. Instructor participates, facilitates student participation, and encourages students to take ownership and promote different points of view.

OCS Section 4: Overview Video

Addresses how well the instructor facilitates the course, communicates with students, engages students to be active learners, and develops a learning partnership that creates a class where students feel valued. This is often described as one's Teaching Philosophy.

Focus Criteria

Choose from any criteria listed below:

• 5.2 The instructor clearly helps students make connections between the content and the course activities, and how their life experience and mastery of concepts gained in the course/activity/assignment will integrate into their college degree, future career, and role as a global citizen.

• 5.3 The instructor presents the course material and concepts in an orderly, effective and engaging manner.

• 5.4 The instructor empowers students with choices to encourage the exploration of new concepts and new perspectives through the course experience.

• 5.5 The instructor helps to focus discussion/interaction on relevant issues. The instructor also provides how microaggressions (e.g., intentional or unintentional negative attitudes toward marginalized groups) or disrespectful comments in the course discussions will be addressed.

• 5.9 The course resources, student tasks, activities, assessments, and instructional strategies build upon students’ individual strengths and assets as it pertains to their cultural and linguistic backgrounds and funds of knowledge.

OCS Section 5: Overview Video