Title III/Activity I: Spring 2007 Mini-grant Project Proposal

Submit proposals electronically to Andrea Hardin, Title III Activity Director

DEADLINE: February 19, 2007

Name: Kevin Schilbrack	Date: January 29, 2007
Division/Dept.: Humanities	Phone: x5223

Specify if this is an application for:

	Stipend, up to $1,500.
	One Course Reduction subject to Division Chair & Dean’s approval.
X	Equipment, up to $1,800 per person listed on the application.

Narrative: Please answer these questions:

1. List all courses and/or other student-centered learning activities which you anticipate will be impacted if your proposal is accepted.

Every course taught in the Humanities Division: Communication, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Spanish, Writing, Women’s Studies, African American Studies, and African Studies. Specifically, this equipment will have the most impact on the 30 general education courses taught in this division.

2. Describe how the project will impact your teaching and explain any innovative strategies you have developed.

In order to expand the division’s use of WebCT (a key Title III initiative), we need access to a scanner that can easily convert articles and excerpts from books into print-quality, low-resolution PDFs for uploading into the online course management system.

3. Discuss how your project might have benefits extending beyond the proposed project period and scope.

Currently, the division does not have access to a scanner, and this equipment will allow us to begin the common practices used in other divisions. In future semesters, we may be able to use it for archiving copies of student writing or building an electronic library of common texts.

4. List all items needed for this project proposal and include the estimated cost of each.

Prices are from Staples.com; no comparison shopping has been done.

$299.99 HP Scanjet 5590 Scanner—a multi-page, self-feeding scanner

$289.99 Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Standard Edition, a program which would give us more options for correcting scanning errors (e.g., pages turned the wrong way or out of order) and for customizing text-based PDFs. It would also expand our ability to work with images.

5. Will you require special training? If yes, describe.

No.

6. Describe plans to assess impact on students.

Scanner will have a sign-in sheet documenting the number of files created and for which courses.

In submitting this proposal you acknowledge that you understand that if your proposal is funded, you must provide an initial and a final report on your project. Your initial report is due at the beginning of the semester immediately following the first full semester for which your equipment was available. A final report is due one year from that date.

If you receive a stipend, you must submit a report at the beginning of the first semester after the work for which you received the stipend has been implemented. A final report is due one year from that date.

If you need assistance, please contact Cathy Locks, 757-3772, clocks@wesleyancollege.edu