Faculty Stipend Program - 2000

CBB Project Goals
Faculty Stipend Program Goals
Project Focus, Eligibility, and Support
How to Apply
Stipend Examples

Bowdoin College:

Judy Montgomery, Library
Rosemary Roberts, Mathematics
Peter Schilling, ETTF

Colby College:

Michael Donihue, Economics
Jackie Tanner, Information Technology Services
Marilyn Pukkila, Library

CBB Project Goals

The CBB Mellon Project for Library and Information Technology addresses the challenges of helping students and faculty learn how to use the information-rich electronic environment more effectively in teaching and learning. The project provides an opportunity for Colby, Bates and Bowdoin librarians and computing professionals to reconsider how we provide training for faculty and students in information resources, and to work collaboratively to develop mechanisms for support of faculty members who wish to incorporate the use of information resources, and new technologies like videoconferencing, into their teaching. The CBB videoconferencing systems are now in place and can be a focal point of your project and the planning between the CBB faculty doing the project. Specific programs funded through this Mellon grant include developing and implementing the simultaneous search of the three library catalogs (CBB Search), the online materials loan request (CBB Request) and a three-way videoconferencing system. The grant also establishes joint user education programs for libraries and information services at the three colleges, as well as a faculty stipend program.

A. Faculty Stipend Program Goals

The CBB Mellon Project Library and Information Technology Faculty Stipend Program provides direct support to faculty who wish to explore opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues at the three colleges to use information resources more effectively in their classes.

The program places special emphasis on the development of partnerships of faculty with librarians and computing professionals to accomplish their goals and on the advantages of sharing information resources between the three colleges. Through this project, the Colleges hope to develop collaborative relationships between faculty, librarians and computing professionals on individual campuses and across campuses.

B. Project Focus

Faculty projects should focus on methods of using information resources to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. Projects must involve significant collaboration with faculty from at least one of the other colleges and encourage the development of partnerships with librarians and computing professionals. Projects may involve applications of existing technologies or the development of new technological resources or materials.

Faculty are encouraged to incorporate the new video conferencing capabilities at the three campuses into their proposals. These capabilities are particularly well-suited for collaborative research among faculty and for small classes or seminars in which the flexibility afforded by the technology might facilitate a richer learning experience for the students across campuses."

Previous project summaries that might for the basis for a collaborative project are available on the WWW at http:// www.cbbnet.org

Eligibility:

Colby, Bates and Bowdoin teaching faculty may submit grant proposals. Projects must involve two faculty members from different CBB institutions.

Faculty Project Support:

Each faculty member participating in a collaborative project will receive a $3,000 stipend, technical support from computing staff and consultation from librarians on information resources. Some funding may be available for travel and training that directly supports the completion of the proposed project and for hiring of student assistants needed to complete work on the projects. All stipend recipients must be willing to share the outcome of their projects through a report that can be posted on the WWW and possibly a presentation or demonstration with colleagues at Colby, Bates and Bowdoin.

GRANT FUNDS MAY NOT BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OR LEASE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE, PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, OR SOFTWARE.

Faculty must discuss the availability of campus funding for computer equipment and software with their individual campus computing organizations when developing their proposals.

C. How to Apply:

Faculty liaison's from each campus are your primary first contact point. This person will help you with the application process and with feasibility information regarding project needs. Please contact the faculty member from your institution. The proposal should be submitted to the faculty liaison at the home institution of the project leader by April 10, 2000. The following faculty members are serving as campus liaisons:

It is strongly advised that applicants make contact with this faculty liaison at the very beginning of their project planning. This person will facilitate contact with appropriate library and information technology personnel who can greatly assist in the remainder of the application process and in the project's completion. Applicants are also strongly encouraged to consult some conceptual examples that might for the basis for a collaborative project are available on the WWW at http:// www.cbbnet.org

If you previously received a grant from CBB Mellon Project for Library and Information Technology Faculty Stipend Program last April, this new submission must be for a new project or a new or additional direction for the previous project.

Each proposal should include all of the information and letters of support described below:

2. Narrative description of the project and its goals

   Include a description of proposed new course materials and how they will be used in the targeted course or courses, how the intended courses will be enhanced by the addition of these materials and what impact they will have on student learning and faculty teaching. Clearly define the information resources to be used and the role of each faculty member in the collaborative effort. Please also describe how this project relates to work already in progress, if applicable. See previous project summaries at http:// www.cbbnet.org

3. Letter(s) of support from faculty co-applicants for stipends.

4. The User Education Committee members from you institution will collaborate with you in the development of your proposal. Please contact the faculty liaison on your campus to begin drafting your proposal.

   Approved projects will have a librarian and a computing professional liaison assigned to provide support. As stated previously, your faculty liaison will facilitate this process.

5. Description of resources needed and proposed budget.

   Please consult CBB User Education Committee members and faculty liaison for assistance in developing a budget.

6. Timeline for completion

7. Evaluation criteria