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Overview:

The Distance Education Innovation Institute is designed to support distance educators to apply and research Web 2.0 technologies in distance education courses. The Institute will provide instruction and support in the use of Web 2.0 technologies, allow exploration of Web 2.0 technologies, and encourage increased communication and collaboration among distance educators. Participants submit a mini-proposal describing a planned research study on the impact of Web 2.0 technologies into one or more distance courses. Participants will spend 20 hours during the week of July 28 – August 1, 2008 on the TWU Denton campus working with the TWU Instructional Design team. Participants will have the fall 2008 and spring 2009 semesters to complete data collection on the study. There is a required mid-point review due no later than February 2, 2009.

Target Audience:

Full time tenured or tenure-track faculty members; must be scheduled to teach a distance course during fall 2008 and/or spring 2009.

Participants:

Limited to 10 participants

Participant Requirements:

Complete application form with agreement from Department Chair and Dean

• Complete responses to the Request for Applications
• Signed agreement to attend 20 hours on the Denton campus (July 28 – August 1, 2008).

Program Components:

Innovation Institute at TWU Denton campus for one week (July 28 – August 1, 2008); 20 contact hours

• Successful proposals will design and test the impact of Web 2.0 technologies in one or more distance education courses during the 2008-2009 academic year.
• Required mid-point review due February 2, 2009.
• Phase one funding ($750) will be released after successful completion of the Institute. Phase two funding ($750) will be released after successful submission of the mid-point review with satisfactory progress toward project goals, objectives, and timeline.
• Projects proposing a study on Web 2.0 technologies and gender will receive additional priority points during review.