On January 22, 2018, nine faculty members from diverse
disciplines at JMU were awarded Accelerating Creative Teaching (ACT)
Grants. This grant, sponsored by JMU Libraries and Educational
Technologies, provides opportunities to encourage innovations in teaching and
share instructors’ creativity in engaging student learning through the use of
technology. Selected projects have been reviewed by faculty members from
multiple discipline areas and represent the development of deep, meaningful,
and reflective learning in students.
This year’s ACT Grant recipients, academic units, and projects are:
Xuebin Wei, ISAT, Creating and
Printing 3D Models with LiDAR Data
Elizabeth Herron, Julie Strunk, and Nancy Puffenbarger,
School of Nursing, Engagement with Community Partners to Promote and
Enhance the Transition of Evidence-based Nursing from the Classroom to Clinical
Practice
Emily York and Shannon Conley, ISAT, Responsible
Innovation and Ethical Reasoning with Design Fiction
Yeonsoo Kim, School of Communication Studies, Launching a
Student-Run PR Firm as a Part of a Public Relations Course
Laura Lambert, ISAT, Improving Student Engagement with a Flipped
Blended Classroom
Thomas Moran, Kinesiology, Online, Interactive,
and Creative - Training Adapted Physical Activity/Education Professionals to
Meet the Needs of Individuals with Disabilities
Accepted proposals will be published at Pressbook with
the recipients’ consent. Contact us for more information about the ACT Grant at
innovation@jmu.edu.