EDUCATION PORTFOLIO
EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION GRANTS SCHEME
PROGRESS REPORT TEMPLATE FOR GRANTS AWARDED IN THE 2015 FUNDING ROUNDS
Project title: Insert project title here
Project leader: Insert project leader’s name here
Project team members: Insert project team members’ names here
* DELETE SUGGESTION NOTES (text in italics) BEFORE SUBMITTING *
PROGRESS REPORT DUE TUESDAY 14 JUNE 2016
SUBMIT ONLINE AT
http://sydney.edu.au/education-portfolio/ei/strategic-education-grants/grants-system-login.htm
The online submission will be no longer than 2000 words
1. INNOVATION DESCRIPTION
What is your innovation in brief? Maximum 3 sentences.
2. REACH OF THE PROJECT
Curriculum:
Units of study*
Degrees*
Colleagues:
Academic staff (all employment categories)
Professional staff
Structures:
Leaders
Faculty/School/Department committees
Please give unit codes and names where the whole
cohort has been impacted by the innovation
Please give degree codes and names where the whole
cohort has been impacted by the innovation
Please give the names of all academic staff that have
participated in your project, in addition to the project team
Please give the names of all professional staff that have
participated in your project, in addition to the project team
Please give the names of all faculty leaders that have
been consulted or kept up to date throughout the project
Please give the names of the committees or other
important groups at which the project has been discussed
* If specific students were selected for involvement in the projects, rather than whole unit or degree cohorts,
please give a description of the student sample, and the number involved.
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3. EVIDENCE OF IMPACT & OUTCOMES TO DATE
Students. What evidence can you provide on improvement in the quality of student learning outcomes
and/or the student experience? (Just one or two aspects that are important to you and the project innovation;
be sure to select things that are also important in the educational research literature and/or in the University’s
education strategy.)
Teachers. (If relevant) What evidence can you provide on improvement in the quality of teaching and/or the
teaching experience? (Just one or two aspects that are important to you and the project innovation; be sure
to select things that are also important in the educational research literature and/or in the University’s
education strategy.)
Structural. (If relevant) Are there any indications that your innovation may be adopted systemically in some
way at the University e.g. by a degree program, across multiple units of study, a department, a school, a
faculty, a central portfolio, be included in a University policy or faculty guideline, etc.
Project outcomes. List project outcomes as they appear in your grant application, and any additional
unanticipated outcomes arising since then. For each, make a brief statement about the extent to which the
outcome has been achieved. Please also note if there are any outcomes that are unlikely to be achieved
during the grant period and the reasons for this. Suggest tabulating. For some outcomes you could also
include supporting evidence e.g. a quote, a number/percentage, a graph, a statistical analysis result, a
qualitative analysis result, etc.
4. SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING
If your evaluation to date indicates that the innovation has been successful, and you would like to maintain or
extend the innovation, what steps have you taken to ensure you will have the support and/or resources to
continue it as a business-as-usual activity in your faculty following the grant period?
5. DISSEMINATION TO DATE
(If relevant, otherwise leave this section blank.) What dissemination activities have been undertaken to date?
Tabulate or list? Examples: discussions with Head, mention at meetings, chat with colleagues not directly
involved in project, branding, snowballing participation, guides or teaching materials produced, influencing
policy, social networking, emails/newsletters/media releases, online content, presentations, etc.
6. PROJECT OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES/RESOURCES
(If relevant, otherwise leave this section blank.) What will be/has been produced during the course of the
project that could be used by others at the University? E.g. website, guidelines, software, survey instrument,
interview schedule, etc. Where can it be accessed or where should interested persons go for more
information?
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