Mitx Grant Program Spring 2017Proposal Form

MITx Grant Program Spring 2017Proposal Form

Please use this form to apply to the MITx Grant Program. Note the key dates:

Proposals Due / Decisions Released / Funding Begins
April 24, 2017 / May 19, 2017 / Upon Receipt of IP Agreement
Project Team
Lead Faculty Name / Lead Faculty Title / Lead FacultyE-Mail / Lead FacultyDept.
Other project participants (name and/or role, if known):(Please indicate if they should also receive decision letter.)
Grant Type
☐ Express Exploration (up to 20k) ☐ MITx Modules Grant (up to 20k – 100k)
Project Title / Tied to MIT subject #:
Content Level
☐ High School ☐ Undergraduate ☐ Graduate
Begin Development (est. date) / Launch (est. date) / Target Audience(s)
☐ Residential and Global
Please provide a brief description of your project. (200 word limit)
What other departments may be interested in using this project once it is complete? (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)
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)
Does your department have a digital learning strategy, and if so, how does this proposal fit into it? (500 word limit)
Please list your prospective course team including: other faculty; staff including the required course coordinator for MITx Modules Grant; postdocs; and students potentially involved in developing or teaching/creating the project. (500-1000 word limit)
Are similar courses/tools/content offered already on edX, Coursera, or elsewhere? If so, how will your project bring something new to the global audience? (500-1000 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 15, 2017
☐May 18, 2018
☐December 14, 2018 / (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:

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

We appreciate your interest in online teaching and digital learning!

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