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Working with CAUSE

Master of Science, Non-thesis

Instructional Grant Program

 

Have a great idea you want to try out in your class? 

The Instructional Grant Program aims at enhancing the learning experience of undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in existing courses offered by the College. This opportunity is open to all tenured/tenure-track faculty, collegiate faculty, professors of practice and instructors. 

Click here for the 2025 grant information document and submission instructions (opens in a new tab).

Applications are due annually, on the first Friday of February.

Previous Awardees

Jason LeGrow and
Travis Morrison
Mathematics, Automated Evaluation in Cryptography, to develop question banks for integration into the platform Canvas

 

Rachel Arnold
Mathematics, developing a teaching handbook for implementing research-based instruction in introductory proof courses.

 

 

Jill Sundie and Alec Smith
Academy of Integrated Science and Economics, developing a set of new, high-impact instructional elements appropriate for both large and small class sizes

 

 

Want to talk about teaching?

CAUSE is excited to chat about how your class is going, ideas you would like to explore, and topics for workshops and seminars!

One-on-One Consultations

Two graduate students have a meeting

Active Learning

Beginning through advanced or specific techniques.

Canvas

Course design, grading, rubrics, integration

Polling

PollEverywhere, Socrative, Vevox, Kahoot

Generative AI

Ethical issues, Course policy help, student uses, Instructor uses

Universal Design

Gradescope

Books & Resources

Workshop Planning

Teaching Intervention Planning

Education Research Preparation

IRB for Education Research

Anything pedagogy-related!