The Provost Hybrid Course Award
The Provost Hybrid Course Award (PHCA) is a grant program that provides support for UC Davis faculty to create hybrid courses, in which face-to-face instruction and activities integrate in balanced proportion with online instruction and activities. Developed with the encouragement of Provost Ralph Hexter and the sponsorship of Vice Provosts Pat Turner and Pete Siegel, the PHCA facilitates the gradual but steady accumulation of high-quality hybrid courses in the UC Davis curriculum. The PHCA is designed specifically to encourage excellent instructors to move into the world of blended teaching and learning.
Introduction
The PHCA uses $50,000 to support four faculty through the course design process. With $12,500 each, faculty may use funds for services and resources provided by Academic Technology Services (ATS) or for up to three quarters of graduate student support for either course development or teaching. PHCA awardees also receive consulting support from both ATS and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL). In addition, the award requires some form of departmental cost sharing or matching, such as faculty stipends, course releases, or further graduate student support.
Apply
The PHCA has a two-step application process which starts with letters of intent followed by formal applications. The deadlines for Fall 2011 are as follows:
LETTER OF INTENT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday November 10, 2011
FORMAL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday, December 15, 2011
See the Guidelines for PHCA Proposals and the PHCA Proposal Review Criteria.
Call for Proposals: Letter from Provost Ralph Hexter
October 14, 2011
MEMBERS OF THE FACULTY
RE: Provost Hybrid Course Awards (PHCA) Grants
The Provost Hybrid Course Award, administered by the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL, formerly TRC), is a new grant program designed to encourage excellent instructors to create innovative hybrid courses, in which face-to-face instruction and activities integrate in balanced proportion with online instruction and activities. The award will include funding of up to $12,500, as well as consulting and technical support from the CETL and Academic Technology Services, for the development of hybrid courses for January 2013 delivery. A departmental cost share or match is required. The PHCA facilitates the gradual but steady accumulation of high-quality hybrid courses in the UC Davis curriculum.
Interested faculty should submit a letter of intent and a formal proposal by the deadlines specified above to cetl@ucdavis.edu. PHCA proposals are evaluated by a faculty-staff Review Committee that recommends awards to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Studies. In assessing proposals, the Review Committee considers their relative merits for improving teaching and learning on the Davis campus. Proposals are most likely to be well regarded by the Review Committee if they reflect some of the following features:
- New applicants and new courses (i.e., not existing online courses)
- A clear statement of instructional purpose
- A direct response to current faculty or student concerns
- A direct response to internal or external program reviews
- The potential to improve instruction for a substantial number of students
- The potential to address campus-wide initiatives or educational challenges
- Budget projections that are strategic and reasonable
- Proposal that integrate well with departmental curricula and support
The full PHCA proposal guidelines are available on the CETL website. Please direct inquiries to Dr. Rosemary Capps at rcapps@ucdavis.edu.
I am delighted to offer this new award for the development of hybrid courses as our campus moves toward the frontier of excellence in course delivery, and I look forward to receiving your proposals.
Sincerely,
Ralph Hexter
Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor