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Writing Across the Curriculum/gtPathways Research Competition
The Writing Across the Curriculum/gtPathways Research Competition, sponsored by the University Composition Program in collaboration with the Provost, the College of Liberal Arts, and the Institute for Learning and Teaching, is designed to enhance student learning and critical thinking and to promote pedagogical innovation through the use of writing in gtPathways approved courses. In particular, the effort is intended to:
- Improve student learning and engagement with course content and processes
- Increase and enhance student interactions with classmates and faculty
- Increase student interest and enthusiasm for their courses and for writing
- Develop models of writing integration that will be applicable to other courses
Successful research proposals will call attention to challenges that affect writing integration in a course or a sequence of related courses and create a clear inquiry question that, if addressed, would lead to significant improvements in learning and teaching through writing in the course or courses. Award recipients will be designated as Writing Research Fellows. They will meet as a group three times in the spring of 2012 to consider strategies for enhancing writing integration, and will subsequently develop project plans to address the inquiry question they have identified for their courses. All applications must be received by March 1, 2012. Announcement of award winners will be made by the end of March. Writing Research Fellows will share their research progress during the 2012-2013 academic year in reports to be published on the gtPathways and TILT web sites.
Call for Proposals
We are currently accepting proposals for this competition. Winners of the competition will be named Writing Research Fellows for the 2012-2013 academic year. Each fellow will receive a $1,000 honorarium and will be provided with funding and support for carrying out the research project. The Writing Research Fellows will meet regularly as a group through the 2012-2013 academic year to share progress on their projects.
Submission Deadline and Format
The deadline for proposals is 1 p.m., Thursday, March 1, 2012. Proposals should be submitted electronically. Please send your proposal as an attachment (PDF or Word format) to an email message to Shirley Guitron at Shirley.Guitron@ColoState.edu.
Questions concerning the competition should be directed to Sue Doe, Assistant Professor of English at 491-6839 or Sue.Doe@ColoState.edu. For more information about other grant competitions available through TILT, please contact us at (970) 491-3132 or TILT@ColoState.edu.