First Time Blackboard Users Grant ($500)

Faculty who are selected for the First Time Blackboard Users Grant will receive one day of hands-on training on Friday, June 4th, 2004.

The grants are available to all full-time tenure track faculty. Full-time lecturers and two-person faculty teams are also eligible on a space-available basis.

Grant recipients will receive one-half of their grant stipend immediately after completing training at the FDC. The remaining portion of the grant will be awarded at the end of the semester in which:

1. The instructional materials are used by CSUF students, and
2. Grant recipients submit a final report for approval by the FDC, describing and reflecting upon the use of the online materials in their classes, focusing specifically on the objectives listed below.

Objectives for First Time Users

Faculty must complete several activities during the 2004 fall semester in order to receive their final stipend. These include all the following:

1. Posting a course syllabus in Blackboard 6.1
2. Regularly posting course class announcements in Blackboard 6.1
3. Using a minimum of two discussion board forums using Blackboard 6.1 in their class
4. Posting a minimum of five Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, or other formatted documents in Blackboard 6.1 to support a course’s learning objectives
5. Providing guidance to students on how they can use technology to learn -- how to access the course’s Web site, how to participate in online discussions, how to view and use the course documents placed online, etc.
6. Participating in extended reflection upon the appropriate uses of technology within their particular course by completing a final, online report, at the completion of their students’ use of Blackboard 6.1

How do I apply?

Applications must be submitted no later than May 7th , 2004 and recipients will be notified by May 17th, 2004.

In 100 words or less, complete the online application indicating:

• Name of the CSUF course(s) you teach and the projected number of students for which you would like to do this work.
• How you will use Blackboard in this course.
• The teaching/learning activities that you plan to use to meet the objectives of this STI grant.

Schedule - Friday, June 4th, 2004
This schedule is subject to change (but the date is fixed)