The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) is pleased to announce the winners of the second annual Provost’s Academic Plan Mini Grant Competition awards. This new grant competition was open to faculty of all ranks, across all UConn campuses. This grant competition was designed to provide support for faculty innovation in teaching effectiveness and improved student learning outcomes.
Congratulations to all of the 2016 The Provost’s Academic Plan Mini
Grant Competition Award winners:
Name(s) | Title | Department |
Anke Finger | A Hands-On Approach to Multivariable Calculus | Mathematics |
Annamaria Csizmadia | Promoting Active Learning through Blended and Flipped Classroom Design in HDFS Graduate Education: Revision of HDFS 5102: Early and Middle Childhood Development | Human Development & Family Studies |
Brenda Brueggemann
Lisa Blansett | Remapping The Theory and Teaching of Writing | English |
Gary Robbins | Mobile Applications for Teaching Water Resources Concepts and Measurements | Natural Resources and the Environment |
Adam Giambrone | Using Preview Readings and Technology in an Active Learning Calculus Course | Mathematics |
Anthony Rizzie | A Hands-On Approach to Multivariable Calculus | Mathematics |
Mary Bruno
Linda McCollam-Guilani | Streamlining the Introduction to Biochemistry (MCB 2000) Laboratory Experience to Improve Critical and Analytical Thinking Skills | Molecular and Cell Biology |
Diego Valente | Bridging the Gap Between Math and Physics | Physics |
Emma Bojinova | Promoting Active Learning and Engagement in a Large Food and Sustainability GenEd Course | Agricultural & Resource Economics |
Jill Fitzgerald
Lisa Holle | Improving P1 Student Pharmacist Readiness for Introductory | Pharmacy Practice |
Greg Kivenzor | Use of gamification to enhance and enrich the teaching and learning process of adult learners | Marketing |
Ioulia Valla | Reconstructing Thermodynamics Instruction | Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering |
Mark Overmeyer-Velasquez | Transnational Ethnic Studies in Action: Course Expansion with a Focus on New Teaching Technologies and Student-Centered and Collaborative Pedagogy. | History/El Instituto |
Myron Minn-Thu-Aye | Developing an inquiry-based course format in mathematics | Mathematics |
Parasura Sridham Duggirala | Software tools and flipped classroom for teaching theoretical computer science | Computer Science and Engineering |
Shinae Jang | Online active learning module for engineering research methods | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu