Our redesigned home website will launch soon (can’t wait!) but in the meantime I wanted to get these RFPs posted as soon as possible:

2016 Nexen Scholars Program

The Nexen Scholars Program brings together faculty from a range of academic disciplines committed to investigating and documenting significant issues and challenges in teaching and learning in higher education. The central work of the Nexen Scholars is to develop course-based inquiry projects, conduct research that sheds new light on a significant aspect of student learning, and share evidence and findings publicly in an effort to influence practice in the field.

Nexen Scholars are selected for a 16-month term, participate in an off‐site residency in February, and engage in monthly collaborative activities during the time that they develop and conduct their inquiries. The Nexen donation also supports Going Public Awards for scholars to present their work at conferences, as well as an optional data analysis residencies to assist scholars in furthering their work.

2016 Nexen Program Call for Proposals (due Dec 1 2015): 2016nexenscholarsrfp

Nexen Scholars Going Public Awards: 2015-16GoingPublic

Faculty who are considering applying are encouraged, but not required, to attend the following November presentation and to browse the Institute website for resources and information about previous projects:

Nexen Program Scholars’ Showcase
Fri Nov 6 2015, 12:30-1:30 in T107
Presented by 2015 Nexen Scholars: Collette Lemieux (Bissett), Brad Quiring (Bissett), Sheri Rhodes (International Education), Joanna Szabo (Nursing), Priscilla Wamucii (General Education), and Janice Miller-Young (Institute)

TransCanada Collaborative SoTL Inquiry Grants

TransCanada Collaborative SoTL Inquiry Grants are designated for collaborative teaching and learning inquiry projects which go beyond an inquiry about teaching and learning in a single class. Note that while the Nexen Scholars Program is designed to support scholars in developing a project, the TransCanada grants require a complete research proposal including literature review, research question, methodology, data collection, and dissemination plans. (If your proposed work does not align well with this structure, please include a clear statement of theory and methods that are aligned with the proposed project.) Eligible projects must propose systematic, evidence-based study of teaching and learning and meet principles of good practice in SoTL (Felten, 2013).

Collaborative SoTL projects are expected to be in the range of $5,000-$10,000 (i.e. bigger than what an internal research grant would reasonably support) and may be conducted over one or two years.

TransCanada grant application guidelines (due October 31): Collaborative-Research-Grant-guidelines-updated Sept2015

To apply for TransCanada Collaborative SoTL Inquiry Grant, Principal Investigators must use the Office of Research Services web-based application, which requires the completion of a Research Tracking Form, description of the project, co-investigator team and dissemination plan, and the uploading of a complete research proposal.