Introduction

The University's Student Experience Enhancement Group (SEEG) has secured funding to provide two streams of project funding for teaching enhancement activities.  Stream A will provide funding of up to £15,000 per project to encourage pedagogic research on strategic developments in learning and teaching.  Projects which harmonise with strategic themes identified by the Student Experience Enhancement Group (SEEG) will be particularly welcome.  Stream B will provide amounts of between £2,000 and £3,000 for projects which develop new activities and strategies for learning, teaching and assessment within a department or college. 

There are normally two submission dates a year for applications (autumn and spring). The next deadline date is: Monday 1 October(2012)

Guidelines

Stream A: Encouraging pedadogic research on strategic developments

Applications for Stream A funding are invited for projects which:

1. Involve the application and development of pedagogical theory and practice and/or
2. Address strategic themes identified by SEEG.  These are currently:
1. Improving assessment and feedback
2. Learning spaces
3. Sustaining quality of teaching when resources per student are under pressure

Further information about work currently being done in these areas can be sought from the following:

Theme 1:	Dr Jon Scott Derek Cox	js50@le.ac.uk dlc14@le.ac.uk
Theme 2:	Derek Cox	dlc14@le.ac.uk
Theme 3:	Dr Jon Scott Professor Annette Cashmore	js50@le.ac.uk amc19@le.ac.uk

 See Guidelines for Stream A for further details.

Stream B: Supporting new learning, teaching and assessment activities

Stream B funding will provide opportunities for ‘pump-priming’ or developmental activities which enhance learning, teaching and assessment and support the University’s Learning and Teaching Strategy.  These initiatives can address themes local to a department or college and focus on a specific aspect which leads to concrete and practical outcomes.  Projects could include:

• Innovation in teaching and assessment practice (under this heading the nature of the impact on the student experience should be outlined);
• Developing new and innovative teaching and learning resources (but not solely for the purchase of equipment or resources);
• Developing students’ learning or transferable skills;
• Engaging in small scale research and evaluation projects relating to curriculum development. 

See Guidelines for Stream B for further details.

Application Forms

The application forms for both streams...

• Stream A application form
• Stream B application form

Completed and signed application forms should be emailed to Lynnette Matthews at lm124@le.ac.uk.  If electronic signatures are not available, in addition to the electronic copy, a hard copy should be sent to Lynnette Matthews, Academic Practice Unit, 9th floor Charles Wilson Building.

Project Reports

Please use this report template for all projects including those funded by NTI and TEF.  Please refer to the Report Guidelines when completing this form.

• Teaching Enhancement Project - Report Template  
• Report Guidelines 

Completed Project Reports

The reports of completed teaching enhancement projects have been published online in the Journal for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.  This e-journal can be accessed via the link: https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/jetl

Proposal Deadline  

The deadline for the next round is Monday 1 October 2012

Contact:  If you require further advice or information contact Lynnette Matthews (Academic Practice Unit) email: lm124@le.ac.uk tel: (0116) 223-1809

Date: 24-10-2011

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