The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is pleased to announce the winners of the Fourth annual CETL's Academic Mini Grant Competition awards. The grant competition was designed to provide support for faculty innovation in teaching effectiveness and improved student learning outcomes.
Congratulations to all of the 2018 CETL's Academic Mini Grant Competition Award winners:
| Name(s) | Title | Department |
| Howard Winston | Holographic Projection for Physics Instruction | Physics |
| David M. Pierce | Theory and Application Converge in Interactive Computer Programming-A New ME/BME Course to Engage and Retain Advanced Students | Mechanical Engineering |
| Ryan Cooper | Project-based learning in computational mechanics | Mechanical Engineering |
| Deepak Sainju | Group Writing Assignment About Cutting-Edge Research and Technology to Engage Introductory Physics Student in Scientific Practices | Physics |
Allison Lombardi,
Emily Tarconish | Assessing the Impact of Disability-Awareness Videos on Faculty Member's Teaching Effectiveness | Educational Psychology |
| Kristin Morgan | Capturing Real-Time Automated Movement Performance | Biomedical Engineering |
Fatma Selampinar,
J. Dafhne Aguirre,
Alfredo Angeles-Boza | Enhancement of Chemistry Courses through In-Class Activities | Chemistry |
Diego Valente,
Belter Ordaz Mendoza | Enhancing Student Preparation for Lab Activities Through Prelab Videos | Physics |
| Lucy Gilson | Gilson Lego Serious Play | Management |
| Georgios Matheou | Interactive wing design: Improving student engagement and learning in fluid dynamics | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jasna Jankovic | Engineering Entrepreneurs-Under the Microscope | Material Science & Engineering |
| Jun Peng | Instructor-directed Self-learning Calculus I | Mathematics |
Xiuling Lu,
Nathaniel Rickles,
Kathryn Wheeler | Student-Centered Learning Platform-Student Educational Assistance Program | Pharmaceutical Science |
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu