Embedding Technology Mini-Grants
The Title III grant provides funding for a limited number of mini-grants to be awarded to faculty for instructional improvement projects involving technology. The purpose of the grant program is to foster the development and integration of instructional technology into the teaching-learning process.

Upon accepting a mini-grant, the faculty member agrees to:

• implement the developed materials into at least one class within the next year;
• serve as a mentor for another faculty member in a future cohort of mini-grant recipients;
• submit a written report to the Title III project director for the purpose of grant assessment; and
• make a presentation to discipline colleagues for peer evaluation of teaching strategies and the appropriateness of the technology developed.

Three mini-grants were awarded for the 2003-04 grant fiscal year. The recipients were:

• Anne Kelly ( Psychology), to develop four Visual Basic-based programs to assist Psychology students in collecting and analyzing research data;
• Lana Loken ( Athletic Training), to develop Medical Aspects in Athletic Training (ATN 298) as a web-assisted course; and
• Elizabeth Hoffman ( Nursing), to develop Medical Terminology (NUR 100) as a fully online course.

Four mini-grants were awarded for the 2004-05 grant fiscal year.   The recipients were:

• Paul Almjeld (Music), to review music education software for the purpose of enriching the music education curriculum;
• Tim Mullican (Biology), to develop an online atlas of microbiology that would be used to provide reference images for students identifying objects in microscope activities in microbiology labs;
• Cherie Ramsdell (Art), to purchase a digital SLR camera and related components and set up a small studio so that art students can photograph their works for their electronic portfolios; and
• Joe Ditta (English) and Jack Mortenson (Computers and Multimedia), to purchase a digital video camera and associated equipment for use by Honors students in a course in producing and directing a documentary.

For more information about the mini-grants, contact Mike Albright, DWU Instructional Technology Specialist, at mialbrig@dwu.edu or 605-995-2638.