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Summer Online Grant 2025
Absolutely life-changing! Made me think differently of online learning environments and for the first time made me believe that my online students get to experience the 'real me' that my in-person students experience.
SOG 2024 Participant
Application Opens October 21st!
2025 Summer Online Grant: Course [Re]Design Program
The Center for Teaching and Learning, and the College of Continuing Education are funding grants to develop fully online courses that support:
- student success
- the Graduation Initiative 2025
- 2023 - 2028 Strategic Plan Imperatives and
- will be offered in Summer 2025 and beyond
The grant program will assist faculty, who have some online experience, to develop high-quality online courses with support from instructional designers.
2025 Summer Online Grant | Information Sessions
We invite all faculty to submit your application for the 2025 Summer Online Grant: Course [Re]Design Program. Please join us for information sessions to answer questions about the application, supporting documentation, and program requirements.
Please RSVP for Zoom link
| Day | Date | Time | RSVP Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | October 29, 2024 | 10 am - 11 am | Trumba RSVP Link |
| Friday | November 15, 2024 | 12 pm - 1 pm | Trumba RSVP Link |
Application Now Open!
Submit by November 22, 2024, by 5 p.m.
I was blown away by how much I learned taking this course. Truly.
SOG 2023 Participant
2025 Summer Online Grant Program
Program Meeting Dates
Participants will start [re]designing a course they propose will be offered during the upcoming Summer Session. The bulk of the meeting dates will take place during Winter Session. The remaining workshop sessions and culminating event experience will take place during the Spring Semester.
Applicants: Please hold the following dates on your calendar. Once selected, calendar invites will be sent by CTL.
Super-organized and comprehensive. The resources available! My goodness, the resources!
Download the 2025 SOG Schedule
| Meeting Type | Day | Date | Time | Modality Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orientation | Monday | Jan. 6, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom |
| Retreat Sessions | Wed. - Friday | Jan. 8 - 10, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. | In-Person, AIRC 3005 |
| Workshop | Tuesday | Jan. 14, 2025 | 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom |
| Workshop | Thursday | Jan. 16, 2025 | 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom |
| Workshop | Tuesday | Feb. 11, 2025 | 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom |
| Workshop | Tuesday | Mar. 11, 2025 | 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom |
| Workshop | Tuesday | April 8, 2024 | 9:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m. | Virtual on Zoom |
| CTL Culminating Event | Friday | May 9, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. | TBD (likely virtual) |
Grant Information
Lots of information and resources, which allowed me to learn about things I didn't know about and reinforce things I was already familiar with. The facilitators were very helpful and encouraging (and also patient!).
SOG 2023 Participant
Grants awarded will provide:
- $3,500 to be processed as additional employment in accordance with the CBA and campus policy limitations of 125% and will be paid upon completion of course design milestones
- One-on-one consultation and help from Instructional Designers and Canvas Experts to learn and implement
- Effective and engaging strategies for asynchronous online teaching
- Best practices and recognized standards for online course design
- Design a plan to transform your course for compressed delivery, increased student engagement, equity, inclusivity, and accessibility
Selection Process
I think this is one of the best CTL courses I have taken, simply because of its practical application. I feel so accomplished!
SOG 2024 Participant
The following criteria are considered:
- Written support of the instructor's application to the SOG program and proposed course from the Department Chair and/or Dean.
- Course impact on student progress to a degree: high-demand “gateway” courses, “bottleneck” courses, and courses with high rates of DFW grades are of special consideration.
- Participant’s ability and commitment to:
- Meet and work with other grantees and support teams to develop the course during winter break (January) and during the Spring semester.
- Explore and adopt best practices and engaging teaching strategies for asynchronous online learning.
- Participate in data sharing that contributes towards evaluating the Summer Online Grant program.