Course Design/Redesign Grant

All LTSI grants are open to:

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

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

Previous LTSI grant recipients may apply. If your grant is still active, you must close it out before applying for a subsequent LTSI grant. Contact shaunadoherty@uvic.ca if you need information about how to close out your grant. You may not apply to more than one LTSI 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 using this Survey Monkey form. The platform enables you to save your materials midway, so no need to complete the application in one sitting. You can download the grant questions in advance, if you’d like to write a draft of your application outside of the Survey Monkey form.

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

Read the scoring rubric.

• 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)