DISTANCE LEARNING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

• advance discovery and understanding in the discipline; • engage students as leaders through service learning and research collaborators; • disseminate results of the project, not only on the UCO campus but to society at large (e.g., publications, presentations, etc.).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Note: Organizations must have Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) status in the local community. For possible ideas consult the list of community organizations compiled by the Volunteer & Service-Learning Center. • If your project requires an IRB approval, an IRB application does not need to be completed at the time of your on-campus grant application, but the IRB approval must be obtained before your research project begins. • For more information on the

IRB application process, visit our website: https://www.uco.edu/academicaffairs/office-research-integritycompliance/ • For more information please visit: https://www.uco.edu/academicaffairs/office-research-sponsoredprograms/grants/communitypartnership-matching-grant

DISTANCE LEARNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT GRANTS

• Application Due Date: February 15, 2023 • Funding Amount: Up to $10,000

• Anticipated Date of Notification:

May 2023 • Funding Period: August 1, 2023-June 13, 2024 • Spending Period: August 1, 2023-April 30, 2024 • Eligible for Reassignment Time: Yes (up to 4 hours, cost deducted from the award budget) • Eligible for Research Assistants: Yes (up to one FTE, cost not deducted from the award budget) • Review Process: All proposals will be reviewed by external reviewers. • Award Information: 3-4 awards expected. The number and size of awards will depend on the quality of the proposals and the availability of funds.

PRIORITIES:

• The grant program is intended to support activities that contribute timely, practical, and evidence-based distance learning innovations in support of the mission, vision, and goals of the University of Central Oklahoma. This grant supports distance learning research and development activities in the following areas of focus: Learning Effectiveness, Design and Development, Delivery Methods and Instructional Efficiency.

GOALS:

• Research and development initiatives should focus on creating new knowledge and enabling educators and instructional designers to use and benefit from distance learning innovations. This includes, but is not limited to, sensitivity to skill-level, cost, criticality to the learning environment, and general practicality and use in teaching, learning, and instructional design.

OBJECTIVES:

• Projects should focus on solving pressing and challenging problems faced by distance learning educators and instructional designers. This includes leveraging existing technologies, knowledge structures, and learning environments to address the research problem. • Attention should be given to projects that allow educators and instructional designers to use them without the cost and/or resource restrictions that commonly inhibit the adoption of ideas and practices. All projects should be released in the creative commons domain to encourage adaptation and re-sharing of ideas.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• If your project requires an IRB approval, an IRB application does not need to be completed at the time of your on-campus grant application but the IRB approval must be obtained before your research project begins. • For more information on the

IRB application process, visit our website: https://www.uco.edu/academicaffairs/office-research-integritycompliance/ • For more information please visit: https://www.uco.edu/academicaffairs/office-researchsponsored-programs/grants/ distance-learning-research-anddevelopment-grant-up-to-10,000