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1. eduLab Programme - An Introduction........................................................................................1

2. Application Process...................................................................................................................2

2.1 Key Milestones.........................................................................................................................2

2.2 Application Workflow..............................................................................................................3

3. Evaluation Considerations.........................................................................................................4

4. 2013 Innovation Proposal..........................................................................................................5

4.1 Project Proposal.......................................................................................................................6

Part A) Identify the Learning Problem.......................................................................................6

Part B) Tell us about your Innovation........................................................................................7

Part C) Soundness of your Innovation.......................................................................................9

Part D) Potential Benefit for Your School and Beyond............................................................10

Part E) Overview of Plans........................................................................................................11

Part F) Project Key Performance Indicators............................................................................12

Part G) Particulars of the Project Team Members..................................................................13

4.2 Proposed Budget....................................................................................................................15

4.3 Declaration on Other Sources of Funding..............................................................................16

5. Budgeting................................................................................................................................17

5.1 Budgeting Guidelines.............................................................................................................17

5.2 Suggested Budget Items.........................................................................................................18

5.3 Budgeting Norms...................................................................................................................19

6. Index of Terms.........................................................................................................................20

7. Completeness Checklist...........................................................................................................21

8. Submission Information...........................................................................................................22

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Section 1eduLab Progamme – An Introduction

eduLab ProjectFunding Application Package

1. eduLab Programme - An Introduction

About eduLab Programme

eduLab is an MOE-NIE initiative designed to surface and spread ground-up ICT-enriched pedagogical innovations. A key programme under the third Masterplan for ICT in Education (mp3), eduLab partners teachers in developing theoretically-informed ICT-enriched pedagogical innovations while ensuring that these innovations can potentially be adopted by different schools across the system.

eduLab is supported by eduLab@AST, a physical centre located at the Academy of Singapore Teachers, set up to showcase completed projects and provide opportunities for exchanging ideas and networking with leading researchers, industry experts and fellow educators.

About eduLab Projects

An eduLab project typically involves 2 to 5 partner schools and can be completed within a 2-year time frame. It features an ICT-enriched pedagogical innovation based on an initial idea that has a proof-of-concept. Teachers involved in eduLab projects will co-develop and test the innovation, co-design lesson packages and carry out school-based research activities.

Consistent with 21st Century competencies, the ideas for an eduLab project may involve one or more curricular subjects at the Primary, Secondary or Junior College levels, satisfying at least 1 of the following thematic focus, namely ICT for Self-Directed Learning, ICT for Collaborative Learning and ICT in Assessment. All eduLab projects will be published and shared with schools across the system.

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Section 2.1Application Process – Key Milestones


2. Application Process

2.1 Key Milestones

The eduLab Call for Proposal 2013 is a two-part application process.

Part 1: Presentation of Project Idea Mar 2013In Mar 2013, teams are expected to present their project idea using the template provided, to the eduLab Evaluation Committee (EC). Shortlisted projects will proceed to Part 2 of the application process.

You can download the PowerPoint template, which outlines the proposed flow of presentation and content, as well as submission information from the eduLab website.

You are NOT required to complete the proposal form at this stage.

Part 2: Submission & Presentation of Final Proposal Jul 2013In Apr 2013, the eduLab PMO will assign personnel to work with shortlisted teams to craft the final proposal, which includes project implementation details, research-related activities and budget.

Please refer to Sections 4 to 7 of this application package.

All teams are required to present their final proposal to the eduLab EC as part of the approval process.

All approved projects will commence in Jan 2014.

Note:There will be a series of networking sessions and workshops to help interested teachers prepare for the presentation to eduLab Evaluation Committee and proposal writing. Consultation with eduLab learning designers and/or architects can also be arranged. Details of these events can be found at the eduLab website.

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Presentation to Evaluation Committee

Key Activities Before In-Principle Approval

Post-Proposal Submission

Conduct Sharing & Workshop(s) on the Innovation Project Development2-year duration

Post-Acceptance of Offer

End-of-Project Reporting

Announcement of ResultsNotification of evaluation outcome via email

Administrative Preparation, Signing of Letter of Acceptance and Finalizing Project BudgetProposal Evaluation

Oct2013

Post-Proposal Submission

Proposal WritingWorkshops & consultancy by eduLab community

Proposal SubmissionSend both hard and soft copies to eduLab PMO

Proposal PresentationProject proposal presentation to eduLab EC

12 Jul2013

Presentation to Evaluation Committee

Networking & IdeationTea sessions and workshops to support the ideation

Project Idea SubmissionPowerPoint Presentation to eduLab Evaluation Committee (EC)

Call for ProposalAnnouncement by eduLab Programme Management Office (PMO)

Short-listing by eduLab ECShortlisted projects will be notified via email

7 Nov 2012

18 Mar 2013

Apr 2013

Key Activities before Project Short-listing

Section 2.2Application Process – Application Workflow


2.2 Application Workflow

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Section 3Evaluation Considerations


3. Evaluation Considerations

Criteria Objectives1) Needs, Outcomes &

BenefitsThis criterion assesses the potential value of the innovation.

2) Innovation Design & Implementation

This criterion assesses the viability of the innovation.

3) Soundness of your Innovation

This criterion assesses the impact and possible implications of implementing the innovation.

4) Design for Scaling Up This section helps readers assess the potential for spreading the innovation to other schools beyond the project. It also addresses the issue on sustainability of the innovation.

5) Project Development & Management Plan

This criterion assesses feasibility of the plan.

6) Budget fora. Developmentb. Cost of Adoption

This criterion assesses feasibility of the plan.

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2013Innovation Proposal

Section 4.12013 Innovation Proposal – Project Proposal


4. 2013 Innovation Proposal

Join us on board the eduLab programme. Your journey begins with the completion and submission of this application form. This form comprises three sections, namely Sections 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3. Please note that incomplete proposals will not be accepted for evaluation. You may use the “Completeness Checklist” in Section 7 to check if you have filled in and submitted all your documents.

Innovation TitleGive your innovation a name.

SummaryIn not more than 100 words, briefly tell us what your innovation is about.

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4.1 Project ProposalIn this section, you are required to describe your innovation in detail. There are 7 parts to this section.

Part A – Identify the Learning ProblemPart B – Tell us about your InnovationPart C – Soundness of your InnovationPart D – Potential Benefit for Your School and BeyondPart E – Overview of PlansPart F – Project Key Performance IndicatorsPart G – Particulars of Project Team Members

Part A) Identify the Learning ProblemThis section helps the reader understand the potential value of the innovation.

1. What is/are the learning problem(s) encountered?

2. How can the problem stated in question 1 be addressed?

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Part B) Tell us about your InnovationThis section helps the reader understand the viability of the innovation.

1. Describe how you will implement the ICT-enriched pedagogical innovation in the classroom, focusing on:

a) Subject area/ topic/ skill

(Please specify)

b) Grade levelsPrimary 1 – 2Primary 3 – 4Primary 5 – 6Secondary 1 – 2Secondary 3 – 5Junior College/ Centralized Institutes

c) Physical setting(s)Computer LaboratoryFormal ClassroomOutdoor LearningScience LaboratoryOthers: (Please specify)

d) Approximate curriculum time required per class

Duration per period: ____________________ minutes

Total number of periods:_________________ periods

Number of weeks: _______________________ weeks

2. The development of your innovation uses the following pedagogical approach(es):

Challenge-based learning*Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach*Game-based learning*Inquiry-based learning*Problem-based learning*Project-based learning*Others: (Please specify)

* Refer to Section 6. Index of Terms

3. Describe how the selected pedagogical approach in question 2 is realised in your classroom

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through the proposed innovation, guided by the following prompts.

a) What will your students be doing?b) What is the role of the teacher?c) How will your proposed ICT tool be used and what are its advantages over other tools?d) How is the selected pedagogical approach realized through student activities, teacher’s

role and use of the proposed ICT tool?

Student Activities Teacher’s Role Use of ICT Tool Link to Pedagogical Approaches

4. Provide evidence that a similar trial of the ICT-enriched pedagogical innovation has been carried out (e.g. action research report, conference paper, PowerPoint presentation slides of your sharing during staff contact time).

A brief summary or attachment will suffice.

5. Provide image(s) of how the ICT-enriched pedagogical innovation looks like, if any. (These can be screenshots/ mark-ups of the user interface of the tool or pictures of students using the tool during lesson.)

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Part C) Soundness of your InnovationThis is to help the project stakeholders understand the impact and possible implications of implementing the innovation.

1. Based on the learning problem described in Section 4.1 Part A question 2, state the research question or hypothesis that will guide the team in establishing the outcome(s) of your pedagogical innovation.

2. Indicate how the team will determine the outcome(s) of your pedagogical innovation using the following research tools:

a) What is the research approach?Action research*Case study*Experimental*/ Quasi-experimentalOthers: (Please specify)

b) How many participants will be involved in this research?

_________ no. of participants X ____________ no. of classes

c) How will you collect the data?Focus group discussion*Lesson observationPre-test and post-testSurveyOthers: (Please specify)

d) State the method(s) adopted for data analysis.Conventional content analysis*Descriptive statistics*Directed content analysis*Inferential statistics*Others: (Please specify)

* Refer to Section 6. Index of Terms

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Part D) Potential Benefit for Your School and BeyondThis section helps readers to assess the potential for spreading the innovation to other schools beyond the project. It also addresses the issue on sustainability of the innovation.

1. Describe to what extent is the ICT-enriched pedagogical innovation customizable with reference to the following.

a) How can the lesson package be easily used and adapted?b) If your tool is operating on a single platform, how can it be supported for use on other

commonly-used platforms?c) What additional infrastructural support is required for implementing the tool?

2. What kind of support would you require in dealing with problems associated with Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues if your ICT-enriched pedagogical innovation is to be shared with other schools?

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Part E) Overview of PlansIn chronological order, indicate the key activities for developing your innovation within a 2-year development time frame. (The first two rows contain examples on how you may provide this information. Please remove them in your final proposal.)

Timeframe / Frequency

Key activities/ Expertise required/ Resources required

Lesson Design and Development Tool Design and Development Research-related Activities Others (e.g. Professional Development Activities)

An Example:Q1 2014 Meetings to clarify problem

understanding & refine definitionLow resolution prototyping of initial

solution.Brainstorming design features

Literature Review, data collection, data analysis , report writing , lesson observation by learning

designer, Learning designers co-design workshop/ discussion

Workshop, conference sharing, cluster sharing

Q2 2014

Q3 2014

Q4 2014

Q1 2015

Q2 2015

Q3 2015

Q4 2015

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Part F) Project Key Performance Indicators

Key Performance Indicators Year 12014

Year 22015 Total

No. of partner schools

No. of teacher researchers

No. of workshops to share knowledge and outcomes of projects

No. of innovation-based lesson packages

No. of publications

No. of products / applications to be developed1

Industry involvement2 Yes / No

1 Such products/applications may be new or refined versions of pre-existing ones.2 Please indicate whether the project involves any industry partner/s in developing products/applications with pedagogical inputs from schools/MOE/NIE.

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Part G) Particulars of the Project Team Members

Principal InvestigatorThe Principal Investigator is the appointed project team leader overseeing the entire project (including budget utilization and progress reporting) and coordinating across all collaborating schools. Provide his/her particulars in the fields below.

Principal Investigator’s Name & Signature

Designation:

Email Address

Name of School/Organization

Principal / Organization Head Name & Signature

Date:

Co-Principal Investigators Which other schools are collaborating in this project? Who are the appointed leaders from each of these collaborating schools? Provide their particulars below.

Co-Principal Investigator’s

Name & Signature

Designation:

Email Address



Date:


Name & Signature

Designation:

Email Address



Date:

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Name & Signature

Designation:

Email Address



Date:


Name & Signature

Designation:

Email Address



Date:

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Section 4.22013 Innovation Proposal – Proposed Budget


4.2 Proposed BudgetProvide a breakdown of the estimated funding required to support the project development. Please include, as attachments to this proposal, any indicative quotations you have used in drawing up this budget. You may use Section 4.1 on Budgeting Guidelines and Section 4.2 on Suggested Budget Items and Section 4.3 on Budgeting Norms as a reference. (The first row contains an example on how you may provide this information. Please remove it in your final proposal.)

S/NDescription

(What hardware, software and services are needed?)

Quantity Unit Cost Basis for Unit Cost

Total Cost

1 <Example – please delete from final proposal>Portable gesture based computing device by ABC company (sole distributor). Inclusive 2-year on-site warranty, protective bag.

42 sets $600per set

Quotation $25,200

Total Requested $XX

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Section 4.32013 Innovation Proposal – Declaration on Other Sources of Funding


4.3 Declaration on Other Sources of FundingIndicate, if any, other sources of funding the school(s) have secured/are attempting to secure for this project prior to submission of this proposal (e.g. Coyote Fund, Cluster Fund, School Innovation Fund, external agencies such as industry vendors, foundations).

1. Has this project been submitted for funding through other sources besides eduLab? If yes, state the source/s of funding below.

Yes / No

2. Has this project received any funding or resources? If Yes, state the source/s of funding received and briefly describe how the funds will be used.

Yes / No

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Section 5.1Budgeting – Budgeting Guidelines


5. Budgeting

5.1 Budgeting GuidelinesThe table below describes the items related to Expenditure on Equipment (EOE), Other Operating Expenses (OOE), and Exceptional Items that are fundable or non-fundable. The amount should be inclusive of 7% GST where necessary.

Cost Category DescriptionExpenditure on Manpower (EOM)

Honoraria of overseas experts invited to participate in the project. This must be budgeted under Visiting Professor/Expert

Expenditure on Equipment (EOE)

New equipment needed directly for the project; each equipment must be individually identified and its cost (including delivery and installation) estimated

All equipment costing more than S$100,000 must be classified under “exceptional item” (see below)

Not Fundable: office equipment, office furniture & fittings, cost of capital works & general infrastructure General purpose IT and communication equipment such as computers,

office productivity software, phones, and printers are also not allowed unless these are deemed necessary for carrying out R&D work and have been approved by NRF

Equipment is not fundable if it is purchased 6 months before the project completion date

Other Operating Expenses (OOE)

Local & overseas conferences if deemed necessary for the successful execution of the funded project; each trip must not exceed S$6,000

Publication charges for journal papers (up to maximum of S$1,000 per paper)

Training costs, training materials & other consumables, computing services/facilities, and equipment rental

Maintenance of equipment purchased under the project

Not Fundable: outsourcing of R&D work, fines & penalties, staff retreat

Exceptional Items(These items must be individually justified, and 3 quotations must be provided)

Equipment costing more than S$100,000

Subcontracting of non-research work (if needed to carry out the proposed R&D work)

Intellectual property (if it is needed to carry out the R&D project work).

Infrastructural work: permissible with strong justification & prior approval from NRF

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Section 5.2Budgeting – Suggested Budget Items


5.2 Suggested Budget Items

Expenditure on Equipment (EOE) RemarksCamcorderDigital Voice RecordersCamcorder TripodsDigital CameraCamera LensStorage DevicesMobile Computing Devices Please specify

Other Operating Expenses (OOE)Services: Project Manager Services are engaged through external agenciesServices: Relief Teacher To offload teachers involved in project activities during

teaching hours (e.g. Conferences, project-wide activities)

Services: Research Assistant/AssociateServices: Research FellowServices: Software DeveloperServices: Transcribers On ad-hoc/assignment basisLocal transportation costConferences This item may cover conference registration fees as

well as airfare, accommodation and subsistence (for overseas conferences)

Visiting Professor/Expert Travel This item may cover airfare, accommodation, meals and local transport for the consultant

Professional Development Workshops This item may cover venue booking, transport and refreshments

Other Services Please specifyOnline Services E.g. survey and hostingDevelopment ServicesEquipment MaintenancePublications and Printing CostsOverheads This item may cover consumables such as stationery,

DVD media, batteries, printing paper, printer toner, etc

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Section 5.3Budgeting – Budgeting Norms


5.3 Budgeting NormsThe table below describes the expected costs for some possible services required.

Cost per headServices: Project Manager(Fresh graduate or 1 to 2 years’ experience)

$2,600 to $3,500 per mth (excluding employer CPF contribution)

Services: Relief Teacher $10,000 per year (based on $40/hour, 250 hours/year)

Services: Research Associate(At least a Masters degree)

$3,300 to $4 500 per mth (excluding employer CPF contribution)(Dependent on number of years’ experience in the relevant field)

Service : Research Assistant(Fresh graduate or 1 to 2 years’ experience)

$2,600 to $3,200 per mth (excluding employer CPF contribution)

Services: Software Developer(At least a Diploma)

$2,000 to $4,500 per mth (excluding employer CPF contribution)(Dependent on number of years’ experience in the relevant field)

Services: Transcribers(On assignment basis)

$35 per hr (simple transcribing of interviews: Example: one-to-one or one-to-two, using Microsoft Word, Express Scribe or similar software)

$56 per hr (Simple transcribing of interviews: Examples: one-to-one or one-to-two; transcribing AND translating using Microsoft Word, Express Scribe or similar software; Romanised keyboard; good sound quality)

$70 per hr (Simple transcribing of English language classroom talk using Microsoft Word, Express Scribe or similar software; classroom talk; Romanised keyboard; good sound quality)

$84 per hr (More difficult transcribing of classroom talk. Example: Transcribing AND translating using Microsoft Word, Express Scribe or similar software; classroom talk including student group work; poor quality audio; Romanised text)

$98 per hr (Difficulty level 1: Transcribing using Transcriber software. Examples: classroom talk; romanised keyboard; good sound quality)

$112 per hr (Difficulty level 2: Transcribing using Transcriber software. Examples: transcribing AND translating; classroom talk including student group work; poor quality audio; Romanised text)

$126 per hr (Difficulty level 3: Transcribing using Transcriber software. Examples: transcribing AND translating; non-Romanised text; transcribing AND annotating)

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Section 5.3Budgeting – Budgeting Norms


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Section 6Index of Terms


6. Index of Terms

Action research Systematic approach by teachers to gather information with the aim of improving their teaching practice or students’ learning.

Case study In-depth exploration of intervention with the use of multiple sources of data.

Challenge-based learning

Students learn by solving problems together and sharing their solution to other players or challengers in another class or school.

Concrete-Pictorial-Abstract approach

Students learn mathematics concepts by using concrete materials before progressing to pictorial and abstract representation.

Conventional content analysis

Qualitative data analysis with coding categories not determined in the initial stages. Categories are derived from the raw data during the analysis.

Descriptive statisticsQuantitative data analysis that provides summaries and description (e.g., general trends) about the observation made. Examples are mean, mode or percentile.

Directed content analysis

Qualitative data analysis with coding categories derived from theory or relevant research findings in the initial stages. New categories may emerge during the analysis.

Experimental Traditional quantitative research to establish cause and effect between the independent and dependent variables.

Focus group discussion Process of collecting data through group discussion.

Game-based learning Students learn by taking part in competitive exercise.

Inferentialstatistics

Quantitative data analysis that provides generalizable findings to the whole population. Examples are t-test, chi-square analysis or regression coefficient

Inquiry-based learning Students learn by conducting investigations based on the questions generated from interests and their experiences.

Problem-based learning Students learn about the central concepts or principles of the subject in the context of a realistic and complex problem.

Project-based learning Students learn complex tasks based on challenging questions that involve skills (e.g. problem solving, reflection) with teachers’ facilitation.

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Section 7Completeness Checklist


7. Completeness ChecklistTo ensure that you have all the required documents for proposal submission, we have included the following checklist.

Section 4.1 – Project Proposal Template

Part A – Identify the Learning Problem

Part B – Tell us about your Innovation

Part C – Soundness of your Innovation

Part D – Potential Benefit for Other Schools

Part E – Overview of Plans

Part F – Project Key Performance Indicators

Part G – Particulars of Project Team Members

Section 4.2 – Proposed Budget Template

Section 4.3 – Other Funding Sources Declaration

Section 7 – Completeness Checklist

Supporting quotations from vendors (if any)

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Section 8Submission Information


8. Submission Information

The principal investigator submits the innovation proposal on behalf of the team via email to [email protected]. The email subject should read “eduLab CFP 2013 Submission”.

The last day for submitting completed application package online is 12 July 2013 (Friday). Late or incomplete submissions will not be accepted for evaluation.

In addition, the original printed copy of the completed application package signed by teachers representing all partner schools and endorsed by the respective Principals must be mailed to the eduLab PMO within 3 weeks from submitting the application package online.

The mailing address is:

Educational Technology DivisionMinistry of Education1 North Buona Vista DriveSingapore 138675

Attn: Mr Stanley Seah eduLab Programme Management Office

Please ensure that this endorsed application package in print is the same as the application package that has been submitted online.

Upon submission, these proposals will be evaluated by the Evaluation Committee and schools will be notified of the outcome via email. Approved projects will commence in Jan 2014.

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eduLab Programme - An Introduction - MOE Web vieweduLab is an MOE-NIE initiative designed to surface and spread ground-up ICT-enriched pedagogical ... This form comprises three sections