Course Design/Redesign Grant

All LTI grants are open to:

Single or co-applicants who directly support student learning and the student experience at UVic are eligible to apply for LTI grants including:

• research stream faculty
• teaching stream faculty
• sessional lecturers
• laboratory instructors
• academic units
• staff

Previous LTI grant recipients may apply. If your grant is still active, you must close it out before applying for a subsequent LTI grant. Contact shaunadoherty@uvic.ca if you need information about how to close out your grant. You may not apply to more than one LTI grant in the same year. 

Successful proposals will include:

• a clear specific statement of what the applicant would like to achieve
• a well-articulated plan for how to proceed and the principles that will guide the process
• the integration of accessible learning principles, for example Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into the course to be developed or redeveloped
• a brief, targeted review of the literature that supports the plan
• a sustainable budget

Complete your grant application form using Survey Monkey. 

Adjudicators will use a scoring rubric to assess your proposal, with rating scores ranging from 1.0 to 5.0.

Read the scoring rubric.

• Kristian Dubrawski, Department of Civil Engineering
  Designing Canada’s First Core Engineering Course on Earth Science and Ecological Design ($7,488.74)
• Mehraveh Seyedalikhani, Department of Chemistry
  Fundamentals of Practical Quantitative Analysis, an Interactive Scenario-Based Module on Brightspace ($3,909.36) 
• Erika Germanos Co-applicant Kathy Sanford, Faculty of Education
  Climate Change Education ($7,353.72)
• Brian Leacock Co-applicant Ben Lukenchuk, Gustavson School of Business
  Integrating Generative AI Across Business Courses: Scaling AI Literacy for Learning, Digital Competency, and Workforce Readiness ($6,898.87)
• Scott McIndoe Co-applicant Saurabh Chitnis, Department of Chemistry
  Reimagining Inorganic Chemistry ($7,250.24)
• Sophie Norris,  Department of Geography
  Reconstructing Quaternary Environmental Change-course redevelopment and implementation of field experiences ($7,456.97) 
• Lyndze Harvey, Faculty of Education
  Engaging Transformative Inquiry Methodology to Review and Redesign Transformative Inquiry as a Course ($7,498.73)
• Michelle Mills Co-applicant Michele Lemos de Souza, Department of Chemistry
  A Greener Lab Curriculum: Sustainable Practices for Chemistry Labs ($7,250.24)

• Kerry Robertson, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
  Teacher Education Field Experience seminar: Modelling a Universal Design Framework through inquiry ($6,896)
• Alisdair Boraston, Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
  Design and development of a new pedagogically innovative 400-level undergraduate biochemistry course in “Glycobiology” ($5,677)
• Heather Russell, Department of Physics and Astronomy
  Development of a new third-year physics laboratory course to enhance experiential learning opportunities for physics majors ($6,470)
• Claudia Diaz-Diaz, Department of Educational Psychology & Leadership Studies
  Development of a new course on Climate Justice and Leadership for undergraduate and graduate students using a Universal Design for Learning ($6,960)
• Samira Gharehkhani, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  Development of an Augmented Reality App for Effective Engineering Education: A case study of MECH 242 (Dynamics) ($7,500)
• Heather Buckley, Department of Civil Engineering
  Enhancing Civil Engineering Education: Integrating Toxicology into Design of Safer Industrial Processes and Environmental Preservation via Community-Engaged Projects ($6,496)
• Nancy Shackelford, School of Environmental Studies
  More accessible, diverse, and enriched learning in ES 482/582: Advanced Topics in Ecology ($4,363)
• Navneet Popli, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Development of a new third-year physics laboratory course to enhance experiential learning opportunities for physics majors ($3,590)
• Thea Cacchioni, Department of Gender Studies
  Updating and Expanding the Gender, Power, & Difference Course Syllabus (GNDR 100) ($7,350)

• Julia Baum, Department of Biology
  Coastal Climate Solutions: Interdisciplinary Training to Prepare Canada’s Next Generation of Climate Leaders ($7,500)
• Barbara Ehlting, Department of Biology
  Development of new upper-level undergraduate course in biology: “Applied Molecular Biology” ($5,146.17)
• Jennifer Gruno, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
  Deconstructing colonialism and de-centering unequal colonial knowledge structures in Physical and Health Education Teacher Education [PHETE] ($3,482.74)
• Kimball Ketsa, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  Increasing the Representation of Inclusive Education – Gender Equality (Transgender and Gender Diverse Students) Pedagogy into the Managerial Accounting Curricula ($5,629.75)
• Lenora Marcellus, School of Nursing
  Development of a primary health care elective for Year 4 Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) students ($7,464.51)
• Scott McIndoe, Department of Chemistry
• MoleculAR: An Augmented Reality App For Chemical Visualizations ($6,304)
• Scott McIndoe, Department of Chemistry
  MoleculAR: An Augmented Reality Application for Understanding 3D Geometry ($6304.06)
• Jhotisha Mugon, Department of Psychology
  PSYC 351D – Biopsychology: A re-design and update of content using Principles of Universal Design for Learning ($5,613.21)

• Dillon Chrimes, School of Health Information Science Redesign course for eICU dataset from MIT to dashboards for decision making and improved electronic records ($5,904) 
• Marlea Clarke, Department of Political Science 
  Fast fashion and the circular economy: engagement, ethical consumption and the global clothing industry ($2,790) 
• Valerie D’Erman, Department of Political Science 
  New course design for: “The Politics of Debt” ($1,550) 
• Cliff Haman, Department of Visual Arts 
  Teaching Resource Development Project to facilitate consistent delivery of imaging fundamentals across multiple courses ($4,893.34) 
• Adam Krawitz, Department of Psychology 
  PSYC 451C: Computational Beauty of Mind ($2,732.80)
• Kristin Lane, School of Exercise Science, Physical & Health Education 
  Identify and Develop Learning Modules on Cultural Safety and Humility for the Kinesiology Program ($3,852.28) 
• Felix Pretis, Department of Economics 
  Re-design of “Climate Economics, ECON 383” to Reflect Latest Climate Science and Economics ($4,314) 
• John Volpe, School of Environmental Studies
  Environmental Data Visualization for Multiple Variables ($3,216) 
• Ben Pin-Yun Wang, Department of Pacific and Asian Studies 
  Increasing Engagement Through Peer-Based Instruction in an Introductory Course on Chinese Language and Linguistics ($2,573.60) 
• Camille Zimmer, Department of Civil Engineering 
  Updating environmental engineering laboratory activities: towards better alignment with current industry practice ($5,000) 

• Julia Baum, Department of Biology
  Transforming BIOL 466 (Frontiers in Marine Biology) ($1,823.40)
• Alexandra Branzan Albu, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Integration of a case study component in ECE 399-Design Project 1 ($2,491.98)
• Curran Crawford, Department of Mechanical Engineering
  Wind Energy Systems (MECH 444-547) Lab Redesign ($1,944.96)
• Natalie Frandsen, School of Public Health and Social Policy
  Bachelor of Arts in Health and Community Services Course Renewal: Toward Decolonization of PHSP Curriculum ($3,023.20)
• Thomas Froese, Department of Civil Engineering
  Developing Learning Modules To Support The Civil Engineering Sustainable Design Spine ($5,000)
• Kerstin Heilgenberg, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business
  New Course design for Com 450 Advanced Business Communication – formative feedback and assessment ($1,215.60)
• Jianping Pan, Department of Computer Science
  Improving the introductory Computer Networks course, labs and tutorials at UVic ($3,646.80)
• Viviene Temple, School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
  Development of EPHE 345 Health Education for Children and Youth ($3,420)
• Jin-Sun Yoon, School of Child and Youth Care
  Decolonizing Praxis Across Core Courses ($5,000)