2006 Grantees
View 2005 Davis Educational Foundation Grantees
Boston Consortium for Higher Education |
| Clark University Worcester, MA Inquiry-Based Learning Through First Year Seminars $104,245 over two years A pilot first year seminar program to help students develop critical reading, thinking, writing, and problem solving skills as an introduction to inquiry-based learning. |
| Colby College Waterville, ME Expanding A Digital Image Collection to Advance Visual Literacy $243,280 over three years To expand the digital image collection and develop faculty capacity in using digital imagery for teaching and research. Students will gain visual literacy through increased access to and use of images in and beyond the classroom. |
| Colby-Sawyer College New London, NH Digital Document Management $252,350 over two years To create a digital document management system to achieve administrative efficiencies and to increase access to primary source material for student research and curriculum use. |
| Emerson College Boston, MA ePortfolios and the Assessment of Student Learning $175,000 over two years Support for the implementation of student ePortfolios in first year programs, selected upper level course sequences, and capstone experiences. |
| Fairfield University Fairfield, CT Center for Academic Excellence $200,000 over two years Support for the Center's professional development programs, its work with individual faculty members, and for activities corresponding with the revitalization and assessment of the core curriculum. |
| Gordon College Wenham, MA Campus Connections: Learning Through Collaboration $109,000 over two years To redesign large lecture courses to incorporate collaborative learning, academic support services, and co-curricular activities. |
| Granite State College Concord, NH Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Three Core Courses $120,000 over two years To measure learning outcomes in three core courses: Critical Thinking, Writing Process, and Contemporary College Mathematics. |
| Harvard University Cambridge, MA Promoting Interactive Teaching through Technology $295,300 over three years To develop and disseminate the Interactive Learning Toolkit, a learning management system that assists faculty in implementing research-based interactive teaching methods. |
| Maine College of Art Portland, ME Development of a New Art History and Curatorial Studies Major $83,294 over three years To develop and implement a new undergraduate Art History and Curatorial Studies major. |
| Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT Teaching Innovation Program $160,000 over two years A program of fellowships and faculty development activities to foster the adoption of effective pedagogy and technology in the classroom and to document improvements in student learning. |
| Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH Implementing ePortfolios $82,750 over three years To implement a digital portfolio system for residential and on-line students to demonstrate and track progress in achieving learning outcomes and to support more meaningful and effective advising. |
| Springfield College Springfield, MA Information Skills Curriculum for the Sciences $236,000 over three years To expand information literacy education from the general education program to the science disciplines. |
| Tufts University Medford, MA Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching $250,000 over two years To establish programs and seminars for faculty to improve current teaching practices in the Schools of Arts & Sciences and Engineering. |
| University of Maine at Orono Orono, ME Engineering Communication Project $73,182 over two years To complete the integration of writing in the engineering curriculum through the incorporation of sequenced writing assignments, related instructional strategies, and assessment practices in upper-level engineering courses. |
| University of New Hampshire Durham, NH NH College & University Compliance Assistance Cooperative $113,774 over three years To assist fifteen baccalaureate degree granting colleges and universities in the State of New Hampshire in meeting federal, state and local environmental regulatory requirements. |
| Wellesley College Wellesley, MA Introductory Engineering Experience $235,000 over three years To develop an introductory engineering course and coordinated faculty advising as a gateway to further study and exploration of career opportunities in the engineering fields. |
Total
Grants Awarded in 2006: $2,913,175 |
Additional Project Examples
In addition to our grantee listings, we have provided links to the National Center for Academic Transformation's Pew-funded Program in Course Redesign. We offer these examples of initiatives that improve teaching and learning and reduce costs to share well-documented projects consistent with the Foundation's objectives and not as an endorsement of any one program or approach.
- Overview
and Analysis
This link provides an overview of each of the three rounds of the Program in Course Redesign (PCR) and an analysis of what was learned from the perspective of the program staff. The analyses compare the pedagogical and cost reduction techniques used by each round as well as the implementation issues they encountered. - Final
Reports
View the final reports for each of the 30 PCR projects. - Summary
Charts
View the charts summarizing the actual cost savings achieved by the 30 PCR projects in comparison with their projected savings.