Mitx Grant Program Fall 2017 Proposal Form

MITx Grant Program Fall 2017 Proposal Form

Proposals Due / Decisions Released / Funding Provided
November 13, 2017 / December 18, 2017 / Upon receipt of
IP Agreement
Project Team
Lead Faculty Name / Lead Faculty Title / Lead Faculty E-Mail / Lead Faculty Department
Who assisted with the creation of this proposal: (Please indicate if they should also receive decision letter.)
Grant Type (please select one)
☐ Express Exploration (up to $20k) ☐ MITx Modules Grant ($20-100k)
Proposed Course Number & Title / Tied to MIT Subject #:
Number of Modules / Overall Budget Request / Pre-Requisites (if any)
$
Begin Development (est. date) / Launch (est. date) / Total Duration (weeks)
Teaching Context / Content Level
☐ Residential ☐ Global / ☐ High School ☐ Undergraduate ☐ Graduate
Please provide a brief description of your project, including global (MITx on edX) use and impact, and if applicable, MIT Residential impact. (200 word limit)
What are your goals for this project and how will you gauge success? (200 word limit)
What research-based learning and teaching practices will you experiment with in this project and how will student learning be measured? (200 word limit)
What other departments may be interested in using this project once it is complete? (200 word limit)
Does your department have a digital learning strategy, and if so, how does this proposal fit into it? (200 word limit)
Please list your prospective course team including: other faculty; staff including the required course coordinator for the MITx Modules Grant; postdocs; and students potentially involved in developing or teaching the course.
Do you have existing course resources (tools; problem sets; exams; video clips; etc) that might be leveraged for this project? If so, please list them: (200 word limit)
Are similar courses/tools/content offered already on edX, Coursera, or elsewhere? If so, how will your course bring something new to the global audience? (200 word limit)
Please provide any other information you think may be relevant to the MITx Faculty Advisory Committee’s consideration of your proposal. (200 word limit)
Please select which S.I.G. (Special Interest Group) event you would like to make a 5-10 minute presentation at regarding your course:
☐ December 14, 2018
☐ May 17, 2019
☐ December 13, 2019 / (please note all dates are tentative)

Please submit your completed proposal form, along with the project budget, at:

To see all MITx Grant Program materials, requirements, and key dates, please visit:

http://odl.mit.edu/mit-faculty/mitx-grant-program

For any questions, please contact MITx Director Dana Doyle at .

We appreciate your interest in online teaching and digital learning!

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