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Adjunct Faculty Mini Grant ProgramCentral Region 8

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Team Presenters

Michelle K. Miller, M.S. (Coordinator)

Robert McElroy, M.A. (Co-presenter-History) David Weir, M.A., M.P.A. (Co-presenter-Political Science) Dan Geraci, M.S. (Co-presenter-Economics) Anthony L. Conley, M.A. (Co-presenter- History)

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Overview of the Mini Grant Program

Goals and Program Process Fund Start-up Initiatives Improve Teaching and Learning Strengthen Professional Development Opportunities for Adjunct Faculty Committee Approval Process

Areas of Opportunity Develop Supplemental Learning Materials Develop & Design of Workshop Topics New Instructional Technologies Graduate Research Study (Dissertation)

ENHANCE TEACHING EXCELLENCE & QUALITY OF LEARNING

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Overview of the Mini Grant Program

Requirements of Program Must submit Letter of Intent Must attend “Getting Started Writing A Mini Grant” Workshop Submit a complete proposal in alignment with the strategic goals Eligible to receive 1 mini-grant per semester Written report(s) and/or presentation is required as an outcome of each award Half of approved amount is received upon award and the remaining amount upon completion

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Overview of the Mini Grant Program

Requirements of Program All products (materials, curriculum, etc.) become the property of Ivy Tech Community College Recognition is given to the author Maximum funding is up to $1,000 Itemized statement of expenses is required and unused funds must be returned to the college

~Positive Energy + Vision = Innovation~

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Results of the Mini Grant Program

2006-BeyondMini Grant Program

Letter of Intent(s)/Proposal(s)/Approved for Development

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Collaborative Blended Learning Model

ECN 201Principles of

Macroeconomics

ECN 202Principles of

Microeconomics

HSY 101American History I

HSY 102American History II

POL 101Intro to

American Gov& Politics

POL 102Intro to

Political Science

Modern History of Political Economy

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Year History Economics Political Science

1945

1930

1919

World War I, U.S. as a World Power,

U.S. in Global AffairsFiscal Policy, Describe the financial institutions of the

economy Describe & Discuss Foundation of the

League of Nations

Roaring Twenties, Expanding Role of Gov,t.

in American Society

Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve System, Inflation, Deflation, Interest Rates Public Policy,

Reasons for the New Deal,Democracy in Action

World War II, U.S. as a World Power,

U.S. in Global Affairs Alternative measures of macroeconomic performance

History & Theories of Government & Economic

Systems, Communism

Flow of Topics Through The Course

Learning Objectives & Content Areas from Courses of Record

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1945

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Year History Economics Political Science

Versailles Treaty (1919)(Rewrite The Treaty) Re-Map Flows of Reparations

& War Debt (1920s) Wilson Gets Congress To Support The Treaty & The League of Nations (1920)

Roaring Twenties, Stock Market Crash (1929) and Great

Depression

Economics of the Crash (Stock Market Simulation, Guest

Speaker)

Flow of Topics Through The Course

In FDR’s Shoes (1930s). How Do I Pass & Implement New Deal

Legislation?

Debate On The Decision To Drop The Atomic Bomb (1945)

Post-War Economics, Growth of The Military-Industrial Complex

(1950s)Communism, Capitalism, U.S. As

The “World Policeman”

Classroom Activities

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What was the Great Depression really like?

"It is my contention that no one should be allowed to write about FDR who did not experience that era. It really is one of those cases of you had to be there. Roosevelt may be a myth...today, but 60 years ago that

myth looked more like hope. In his fireside chats, he turned our Philco radios into shrines, and when he said that America could not afford to live with one-third of a nation ill-housed and ill-fed, we thought he would do

something about it. And he did."

Sources: (Photo) University of Auckland Library. (2006). Family gathered around the radio. Retrieved from http://www.library.auckland.ac.nz/subjects/socio/course-pages/sociology222.htm on January 4, 2007. (Quote). Schulz, Stanley. (1999). American History 102:

Civil War to the Present. University of Wisconsin. Retrieved from http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/lectures/lecture19.html on January 4, 2007.

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What was the Great Depression really like?

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The Economic Depths of the Great Depression

Source: Babson, Roger W. (1940). Business Barometers and Investment. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, U.S.

Chart 1871-1941.

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Public Policy In Action

President Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1933.

The NRA Blue Eagle: Symbol of the New Deal Program, the National Industrial Recovery Act.

Sources: (Photo and Sound File of Franklin Roosevelt): Eidenmuller, Michael E. (2001). Franklin Delano Roosevelt: First Inaugural Address. American Rhetoric Top 100 Speeches. Retrieved from http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrfirstinaugural.html on April 13, 2007. (NRA

Eagle): Wikipedia. (2007). Blue Eagle. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:NewDealNRA.jpg on April 13, 2007.

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Results of Public Policy

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Fall 2006 & Early Responses for Spring 2007 Survey Results

E-mail

50%

Program

Chairs

0%

Administration

25%

Groups Page

0%

Campus

Connect

25%

Methods of Advertising

Fall 2006 Semester

Program

Chairs

25%

E-mail

50%

Campus

Connect

0%

Administration

25%

Groups Page

0%

Spring 2007 Semester

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Fall 2006 & Early Responses for Spring 2007 Survey Results

YES

33%

NO

67%

Experience in Writing Proposals

Fall 2006 Semester

Spring 2007 Semester

YES

50%

NO

50%

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Fall 2006 & Early Responses for Spring 2007 Survey Results

AGREE

100%

STRONGLY

AGREE

0%

Processed Outlined Clearly

Fall 2006 Semester

Spring 2007 Semester

AGREE

50%

STRONGLY

AGREE

50%

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Wrap Up Questions/Answers

Changes to Survey Early results from Spring 2007 in comparison to the Fall 2006 semester indicate disparities among demographics of age, gender, education and length of teaching. Add areas of discipline

Changes to Program Early results from Spring 2007 in comparison to the Fall 2006 semesters indicate that program chair(s) are communicating, limited experience in writing proposals and understanding of program requirements. Add {Writing Clear and Concise Mini Grant Proposals- Module 2 Workshop}.