Mount Royal faculty members (full time & contract) are invited to submit research development proposals for participation in the 2014 Nexen Scholars Program. This program brings together selected faculty committed to working together to develop classroom-based inquiry projects designed to shed light on a significant aspect of student learning, share evidence and findings publicly in an effort to influence teaching in the field, and create a culture of teaching and learning inquiry at Mount Royal and beyond.

Faculty selected as Nexen Scholars will design and undertake an inquiry project in the Fall 2014 and/or Winter 2015 semester aimed at understanding or improving student learning.  Note that in the past, this program has only supported projects where scholars were investigating a question related to student learning in their own class.  This year, the Institute will also start accepting projects proposals that explore student learning in a collaborator’s class or over multiple classes.  In order for such projects to qualify, they must have direct implications for improving the scholar’s teaching practice.

More info here:  2014nexenscholarsrfp