2015-16

Faculty Learning Community Grants

ATL Grant Applications Session

WELCOME• Introductions

• Grant Timeline

• FLC Application Process & Support

• “12” Tips for Sustainability

• Learning Outcomes, Goal Setting & Grant Expectations

• Application Practice Activity

• Draft Goals & Outcomes Activity

TIMELINE04/23/15 FLC applications open in OGMS

05/21/15 Applications Due NLT 11:55 pm• SBCTC staff only available until

5:00 PM for assistance

Early June Grant feedback available in OGMS

Mid June Any required modifications due

07/1/15 Approved grants released in OBIS

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WHAT IS AN FLC?

• A group of educators (faculty, administrators, professional staff) who collaboratively design and implement a structured, intensive, year-long professional learning experience for its members.

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ACCESSING THE GRANT

INFORMATION • Find it on the SBCTC Faculty Learning Community webpage.

http://tinyurl.com/SBCTCflc

• Watch the application info webinar.

Blackboard Collaborate Recording

• Flip through the webinar slides http://tinyurl.com/FLCslides

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SUPPORT FOR FACILITATORS

• Attend the mandatory Facilitator Workshop for Funded FLCs

• September 10th - 11th, 2015

• SBCTC Bellevue office

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FORMING A HEALTHY FLC

• Read the “12 Tips” for developing and sustaining a successful FLC

• 2012 FLC Evaluationhttp://tinyurl.com/FLCevaluation2012

See “Appendix C: Lifecycle of a Healthy

Faculty Learning Community”

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GRANT EXPECTATION

S • Learn Together

• Create Digital Artifacts

• Release Openly

• Share FLC Learning

See “Grant Expectations” section of the 2015-16

Grant Guidelines

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LEARN TOGETHER

• The number one goal of an FLC is to provide time and space for participant learning.

• Writing measurable outcomes and defining your participant learning goals is very important.

• Don’t get lost in the creation of artifacts…it’s a learning community, not a creating community.

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CREATE DIGITAL

ARTIFACTS • Digital artifacts must connect to the FLC learning outcomes and will serve as resources to other educators.

• Some ideas:• Canvas, websites, or

audio/video/multimedia

• Project planning, policy, or partnership documents

• Insight papers

• Rubrics, student assessments, surveys, or data analysis

• online courses or programs

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RELEASE OPENLY

• As of July 1, 2010, all work created by the FLCs falls under the SBCTC Open Licensing Policy and must carry a “Creative Commons CC BY” license.

• At least one FLC member should take the “How to Use Open Educational Resources” (OER) training.

http://tinyurl.com/OER-TrainingReg

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SHARE FLC LEARNING

• How will your FLC disseminate its knowledge, expertise, and experience?

• Some ideas:• ATL Conference

• NW eLearning Conference

• WA CUG Conference

• IGNIS Webinars

• Train-the-trainer Workshops

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UNDERSTANDING THE

EVALUATION PROCESS

• The scoring rubric reflects the 2015-16 grant application questions.

• Consider doing a self evaluation or peer evaluation using the rubric before submitting your proposal.

• Applications will be read and scored by multiple reviewers.

See “Appendix B: Evaluation Criteria &

Rubric”

QUESTIONS

"Question Button" by ricardomaia is in the Public Domain

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PRACTICE EVALUATION

ACTIVITY • In small groups, read sections 2A & 2B of the example grant application.

http://tinyurl.com/flcapplicationsample

• Use the 2015-16 scoring rubric to rate the strength of the goals / outcomes of this FLC.

• You may also find a quick review of the grant application questions to be useful here.

See “Appendix B: Evaluation Criteria &

Rubric”

See “Appendix A: Application Questions”

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DRAFT YOUR OUTCOMES ACTIVITY • Write at least 2 outcomes for your

proposed FLC.

• Exchange drafts with a partner.

• Using the 2015-16 scoring rubric as a guide, offer meaningful feedback to your partner for how they might refine or revise their outcomes.

• If you finish early, begin discussing ways to assess your outcomes.

See “Appendix B: Evaluation Criteria &

Rubric”

See “Appendix A: Application Questions”

NEED HELP? Jennifer Whetham

Program Administrator, Faculty Developmentjwhetham@sbctc.edu

360.704.4354

• Assessment, Teaching & Learning (ATL) related grant application or selection process questions

Alissa SellsProgram Administrator,

eLearning & Open Education

asells@sbctc.edu425.239.0456

• eLearning related grant application or selection process questions

Michele Rockwell

Contracts Specialistmrockwell@sbctc.edu

360.704.4343

• Budget questions

Shannon BellSecretary Seniorsbell@sbctc.edu360.704.4364

• How to use OGMS questions

Thank You!

Unless otherwise specified, SBCTC Faculty Learning Community grant content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License.