Adjunct Faculty Mini Grant Program
Central Region 8
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Team Presenters
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Michelle K. Miller, M.S. (Coordinator)
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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
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Results of the Mini Grant Program
2006-Beyond
Mini Grant Program
Letter of Intent(s)/Proposal(s)/Approved for Development
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Collaborative Blended Learning
Model
Modern History of Political Economy
ECN 201
Principles of
Macroeconomics
POL 102
Intro to
Political Science
ECN 202
Principles of
Microeconomics
POL 101
Intro to
American Gov
& Politics
HSY 101
American
History I
HSY 102
American
History II
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Learning Objectives & Content
Areas from Courses of Record
1945
1930
1919
Year
History
Economics
World War I,
U.S. as a World Power,
U.S. in Global Affairs
Roaring Twenties, Expanding
Role of Gov,t.
in American Society
World War II,
U.S. as a World Power,
U.S. in Global Affairs
Fiscal Policy, Describe the
financial institutions of the
economy
Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve
System, Inflation, Deflation,
Interest Rates
Alternative measures of
macroeconomic performance
Political Science
Describe & Discuss Foundation
of the
League of Nations
Public Policy,
Reasons for the New Deal,
Democracy in Action
History & Theories of
Government & Economic
Systems, Communism
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Flow of Topics Through The Course
Classroom Activities
1945
1930
1919
Year
History
Economics
Versailles Treaty (1919)
(Rewrite The Treaty)
Re-Map Flows of Reparations
& War Debt (1920s)
Roaring Twenties, Stock Market
Crash (1929) and Great
Depression
Debate On The Decision To Drop
The Atomic Bomb (1945)
Economics of the Crash (Stock
Market Simulation, Guest
Speaker)
Post-War Economics, Growth of
The Military-Industrial Complex
(1950s)
Political Science
Wilson Gets Congress To
Support The Treaty & The League
of Nations (1920)
In FDR’s Shoes (1930s). How Do I
Pass & Implement New Deal
Legislation?
Communism, Capitalism, U.S. As
The “World Policeman”
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Flow of Topics Through The Course
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
The NRA Blue Eagle: Symbol of the New Deal Program, the
National Industrial Recovery Act.
President Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address,
March 4, 1933.
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
Methods of Advertising
Spring 2007
Semester
Fall 2006
Semester
Campus
Connect
25%
Groups Page
0%
Administration
25%
E-mail
50%
Program
Chairs
0%
Groups Page
0%
Campus
Connect
0%
Administration
25%
Program
Chairs
25%
E-mail
50%
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Fall 2006 & Early Responses for
Spring 2007 Survey Results
Experience in Writing Proposals
Spring 2007
Semester
Fall 2006
Semester
NO
67%
NO
50%
YES
50%
YES
33%
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Fall 2006 & Early Responses for
Spring 2007 Survey Results
Processed Outlined Clearly
Fall 2006
Semester
STRONGLY
AGREE
50%
AGREE
50%
Spring 2007
Semester
AGREE
100%
STRONGLY
AGREE
0%
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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}.
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