/news-archive/tag/faculty-grants/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:30:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2018/08/30/middle-eastern-studies-grants-3/ Thu, 30 Aug 2018 14:30:00 +0000 /news/?p=71651 ... Middle Eastern Studies Program seeking grant applications]]> The聽Middle Eastern Studies Program聽will award faculty grants of up to $3,000; part-time faculty, up to $500; student grants, up to $2,500; and campus activity grants, up to $2,000. Applicants are encouraged to think creatively about the activities the grants could fund. Projects related to any aspect of the Middle East or Middle Eastern studies are eligible. Examples of student grants include participation in an archaeological expedition in a Middle Eastern country, historical research, summer language study program, study abroad in a Middle Eastern country, and internships. Faculty grants are intended to support the development of a course, or a course component, about the Middle East or research or creative activity related to the region. Campus activity grants will sponsor events on campus that support the mission of advancing Arkansas鈥檚 understanding of the Middle East. Events can include guest speakers, performers, and film screenings made by and/or about the Middle East or its people and cultures. The priority deadline for faculty grants is Sept. 1; campus grants, Sept. 15; and student grants, Oct. 1. The Middle Eastern Studies program will continue to accept grant applications until聽all available funds have been awarded. For more information, visit the Middle Eastern Studies program聽student grant webpage聽or contact Dr. Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm at 501-569-3331 or聽ejwiebelhaus@ualr.edu.]]> /news-archive/2018/03/05/grants-available-faculty-members-using-open-education-resources-online-classes/ Mon, 05 Mar 2018 18:04:08 +0000 /news/?p=69628 ... Grants available for faculty members using open education resources in online classes]]> Grant applications are available for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty members who are helping lower classroom costs by offering alternative textbook material for online classes.聽 Applications for the Open Educational Resources Mini Grant are due March 30. To be considered for the grant, all materials must be uploaded to a Blackboard course shell by April 15. Open educational resources are educational materials in the public domain or introduced with an open license, meaning they can be used freely. Educational materials like textbooks, curriculum, lecture notes, syllabi, assignments, and tests would be open to the public and could be used by students and faculty without cost. Winners of the grant will adopt open educational resources for an existing or new online class. Each winner will receive a grant up to $1,000. Last year, 10 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock faculty members were awarded a total of $9,000 in grants funded by a partnership between the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock offices of Collections and Archives, eLearning, and Scholarly Technology and Resources. They will present their use of open education resources in online learning during Open Education Week March 5-9. For more information, contact Carol Macheak, research and scholarly communications coordinator for Ottenheimer Library, at cimacheak@ualr.edu. ]]>