All instructors can apply for grants provided by the Center for Transformative Teaching. The recipients of this year's annual grant competition on the themes of accessibility, analytics, and artificial intelligence have been announced.
Applicants were encouraged work with CTT instructional designers, reference UNL Insight - Reporting and Analytics, and propose how they might make use of the Canvas Course Insights tool and dashboards to explore the efficacy of their projects.
Proposals were reviewed by a panel of staff, instructors, and students drawn from the CTT Advisory Board and the Teaching Council.
- Cheryl Dunn, Agronomy and Horticulture/CASNR, Learning and Networking: Students at the Natural Legacy and Range Management Joint Meeting
- Timothy Sefczek, Agronomy and Horticulture/CASNR, Developing signature assignments for introductory ACE courses in SGIS
- Timothy Sefczek, SGIS, Implementing real-world data collection and analysis into Anth 484: Data Analytics in Anthropology
- Leslie Rault/ Louise Lynch-O'Brien, Entomology, IANR, Integrating AI and Experiential Learning in Molecular Entomology: Developing Research Skills Through Protocol Design and Biochemical Assays
- Erin Bauer, Entomology, Self-Care AI
- Didier Mena, Biochemistry, Portraying ATP Synthase: Enhancing Biochemistry Learning Through Role-Playing
- Christine Corr Kiewra/ Mollie von Kampen, CYAF including Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratory, Learning Together: Educators Exploring AI in Teaching and Learning Through InquiryBased Experiences
- Manda Williamson, Rebecca Wolfe, Psychology, Influence of Audio Quality in Online Asynchronous Learning Experience and Outcomes
- Jiangang Xia , Educational Administration/CEHS, Transforming Introductory Quantitative Methods Instruction Through Estimation Thinking
- Kaycie Lane, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Generating student buy-in to fundamental concepts using student-developed Sustainable Development Goal design problems
- Lise Pingault, Entomology, Unravelling the Role of lncRNAs in Insecticide Resistance: A Molecular Approach to Vector Control
- Donavan Phoenix, Agricultural Leadership, ALEC Husker High School Day
More details at: https://teaching.unl.edu/ctt-grants/