Established in 2003 the Foreign Language Technology Center’s Mini-Grants program fosters innovative uses of technology in teaching language, literature and culture. FLTC Mini-Grants will be awarded to instructional interventions that propose the integration of emerging technologies in meaningful ways to enhance student learning. Projects should involve the development of online or technology-based instructional material for incorporation into existing language, literature or culture courses to achieve specific learning objectives. Creation of online learning modules for fully online or blended courses is particularly encouraged.

Grant applicants may envision the use of online and emerging technologies for enhancing course content, adding supplemental material, providing additional practice opportunities, or assessing learning. Examples of projects include the creation of podcasts, online content modules, online testing components, video vignettes and audio recordings. To learn about the projects of previous FLTC Mini-Grant recipients click here.

Grant recipients are expected to begin and complete working on their projects during the Spring/Summer semester, and implement their initiative in the following Fall (or Winter) semester. Proposals will be awarded up to a maximum of $2000. Grant recipients are expected to share information about the development, implementation and impact of their project at a FLTC Brown Bag presentation.

Eligibility

Full-time and part-time WSU faculty and WSU graduate students scheduled to teach a course in Fall 2013 or Winter 2014 are eligible to submit a proposal. Graduate students may work alone or in teams.

Guidelines

• Proposals should be for new projects and not for continuation of work on already funded projects.
• Each applicant may submit only one proposal.
• Funds may be used to hire student workers and technical assistants to help with the development of the project.
• Monies may not be used to provide summer salary or course release for faculty.
• Funds may not be used for personal or departmental equipment purchase.
• Prior to beginning work on their project grant recipients must contact administrative personnel in the FLTC to complete necessary paperwork to hire and pay student workers.
• Applicants teaching in coordinated courses should get the approval of course coordinators before they submit a proposal.
• If unable to complete the project as proposed, grant recipients should make arrangements to return award monies to the FLTC.
  

Grant Requirements

Grant recipients are expected to

1.	Sign an agreement when accepting the grant (see Mini-Grant agreement).
2.	Participate in an initial planning meeting with Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan
3.	Contact administrative personnel in the FLTC to complete necessary paperwork to hire and pay student workers.
4.	Get consent for any copyrighted material they may be using in their project.
5.	Start and complete work on their project during the Spring/Summer semesters of 2013.
6.	Spend award monies before September 1, 2013.
7.	Implement their project in the Fall or Winter semester of the 2013-2014 academic year.
8.	Assess the impact of their instructional intervention and share information about their project at a FLTC Brown Bag presentation.
9.	Provide a time and an expense report on the use of funds by September 1, 2013, to Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan. Please keep a log of the time - yours, and your student workers - spent on the various project tasks and labor costs. This would help future grant applicants estimate time and costs involved in such undertakings.
10.	Provide a final report on the implementation of your project by the end of the Fall 2013 or Winter 2014 semester to Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan. This report should contain information about how your project was implemented, the feedback from students, the impact on student learning, and your evaluation of the merits and demerits of your project.

Application Process

To apply for a Mini-Grant please submit a proposal by completing a Mini-Grant application form.

Send an electronic copy and submit 4 printed copies of your proposal to: Sangeetha Gopalakrishnan, Director, Foreign Language Technology Center, 385 Alex Manoogian Hall, Email: sangeetha@wayne.edu, Tel: 313-577-6391

2013 Deadline
Proposals are due by Monday, April 22, 2013.