This program's mission is to foster cooperation among faculty and students at Connecticut higher education institutions in the development and evaluation of pedagogy, technology and instructional materials intended to improve learning. The materials prepared with this program s funding are to be made available to educators throughout the State of Connecticut by The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium. The purpose of the training is to produce experienced mentors who can design online curricular materials and coach peers to apply and use the materials in their classrooms. Participants will produce a set of online curricular materials and then coach peers to use the online materials. The Connecticut Distance Learning Consortium will provide a stipend for each trainee upon completion of the training session and submission of learning units to be used in participants' classes, and another stipend to each graduate who helps mentor another group.
Funding is also available to reimburse school districts for substitute teacher pay.
Click below to download more information. To be eligible for selection, a proposal must address an existing workforce need and the subject matter must lend itself to online delivery. The program may fund the conversion of an existing classroom-based program to an online format, or fund the development of a completely new online curriculum. The requesting institution is required to provide matching funds. Click below to download more information.