Grants and Awards

CETL Excellence in Teaching and Learning Grant

Focus on Student Success and Inclusive Practices

The call for grant proposals opens annually in January and closes in March.

View Resources and Recording: Writing an Effective Teaching Grant Workshop

Grants of up to $3,000 to each faculty member are awarded yearly. In addition to individual proposals, in 2022 we began encouraging departments, programs, and larger teams to submit grant proposals (e.g., redesigning the same course across multiple sections, team teaching multiple courses).

This grant funds the development, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based teaching practices that will improve teaching and student learning. The funding supports the faculty’s time to research, develop and assess their project that goes above and beyond the expected course preparation time. Full-time faculty (who have taught for any period of time) and part-time faculty (who have taught at least 24 credits at OU) may apply. View the CETL Teaching Grant Resources for grant details, cover letter for individuals and cover letter for teams, teaching grant evaluation rubric, and list of past teaching grant recipients. Those who have received CETL Teaching Grant less than five years ago and graduate students are not eligible.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2022-23 TEACHING AND LEARNING GRANT RECIPIENTS:

• Thandi Sule
• Karen McGarry

 See past grant winners.

Watch 2021-2022 Teaching Excellence Nominee Luncheon Recording.

If you would like to be considered to receive one of the TEA awards, you need to submit your application as outlined in the guidelines by Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:59pm.

 2022 Teaching Excellence Award Nominees

Past Teaching Excellence Award Winners

2021:

Teaching Excellence Award

Chiaoning Su, Assistant Professor, Communication, Journalism and Public Relations

Chiaoning Su is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication, Journalism and Public Relations and the advisor of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at Oakland University. She received her Ph.D. in media and communication from Temple University in 2015 and joined OU in 2016. Her teaching philosophy centers on high impact learning achieved through playful praxis. She approaches every class with the aim of producing memorable and inclusive experiences that spark constructive joy for her students and simultaneously meld theory and practice. She won the 2020 Honors College Inspiration Award and the 2021 Teaching Excellence Award. Prior to her academic career, Su worked as a communication specialist at Ogilvy Public Relations and for several political campaigns in Taiwan. She can be reached at chiaoningsu@oakland.edu.

[ARTICLE] Excellence in Teaching Award recipient reflects on personal journey, proudest achievements.

Assistant Professor and CETL Faculty Fellow, Chiaoning Su, receives the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award and shares her experience.

Online Teaching Award

Charlene Hayden, Special Instructor, Chemistry

Charlene Hayden earned both her B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor). She spent 24 years working as an industrial analytical chemist at the GM Research and Development Center in Warren, MI specializing in applications of FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, and NMR.  In 2007, Charlene quit her position at GM to teach chemistry full-time as an Associate Professor at Daytona Beach Community College in Daytona Beach, Florida.  She joined Oakland University in 2010 and currently is a Special Instructor teaching General Chemistry I & II and Analytical Chemistry courses.  In addition to her teaching, Charlene has been an active volunteer for the Detroit Local Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) since the mid 1980’s and was twice honored with its Distinguished Service Award.  She also serves as the Faculty Advisor to the OU ACS Student Chapter organization. She can be reached at hayden2@oakland.edu.

Excellence in Teaching Award

Shaun Moore, Director, e-Learning and Instructional Support

Dr. Shaun Moore is the Director of e-Learning and Instructional Support at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, where he earned a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, with a specialization in Higher Education. Along with his staff position, he is a part-time faculty in the School of Business. Shaun was named Oakland County Executive Elite 40 Under 40, class of 2017. His research in online learning in higher education has taken him across the country to present at national conferences. His current research focuses are quality online education and best practices in faculty development, the role of instructional designers, and virtual reality in higher education. He can be reached at samoore@oakland.edu.