Grant Category: Level I

Nicholas Henriksen, Romance Languages and Literatures | 2020-2021 As the Associate Chair of one of the largest departments in LSA, as well as a professor who interacts with multitudes of students in my courses and my lab, I see firsthand the struggles of students who hold marginalized and underrepresented identities. Personal self-identification should not be…

marinkc, Earth and Environmental Sciences | 2016-2017 Laser altimetry data has transformed our ability to quantify Earth surface processes at the meter scale. This developing technology generates high-resolution, three-dimensional digital surface models with particularly unique applications to the Earth Sciences. Surface models can be used to interpret features such as landslides, and are a common…

Alphonse Pitawanakwat, American Culture | 2020-2021 The University of Michigan Ojibwe instructional team (myself, Kayla Gonyon, and Dr. Cherry Meyer) seek funding to revise our existing material as well as create new, diverse, equitable, and inclusive (D.E.I) teaching materials for our program. This grant would enable our team to revise and deepen the materials available…

Miranda Brown, Asian Languages and Cultures | 2017-2018 ASIAN 258 examines the past and present of foodways in Asia. It begins with an examination of the foods and drinks that have united peoples across Eurasia, including tea, pancakes, flatbreads, dumplings, soy products, cheese, and noodles. It then moves to foods and drinks that have historically…

sgabaron, Romance Languages and Literatures | 2017-2018 See previous application: September 11, 2017 at 12:59 am

vicfan, Screen Arts and Cultures | 2017-2018 Students gain an understanding of the craft of screenwriting through reading and discussion of scripts, in-class writing exercises and original screenplay-writing assignments.

eckhause, Physics | 2016-2017 Problem Roulette (PR) is a study tool used in several large-enrollment classes within the Colleges of LS&A and Engineering. Students access the cloud-based tool via the web or phone. Within a particular course a student can select from a list of topics. The student will be given problems or an entire…

June Howard, American Culture | 2018-2019 Next I want to do some research on the pedagogical principles of forming teams and devising tasks for them, and to think through how those activities will link to the different configuration of the section work. I am also planning to develop more extensive scaffolding for the students’ work…

ymori, Asian Languages and Cultures | 2018-2019 For the pilot study, we plan to utilize immersive video technology in 1st and 3rd-year Japanese classes. ASIANLAN 125/126 “1st Year Japanese” 5 cr (50 min × 5 days) This course is designed for students with little or no understanding of Japanese. The course focuses on developing students’…