MITx Grant Program Spring 2018Proposal Form

Proposals Due / Decisions Released / Funding Provided
April 10, 2018 / May 18, 2018 / Upon receipt of
IP Agreement
Lead Faculty Name / Lead Faculty Title / Lead Faculty E-Mail / Lead Faculty Department
Who assisted with the creation of this proposal: (Please indicate if they should also receive decision letter.)
Grant Type (please select one)
☐Express Exploration (up to $20k) ☐MITx Modules ($20-100k)
CourseNumber and/or ProjectTitle / Tied to MIT Subject #:
Teaching Context / Overall Budget Request / Pre-Requisites (if any)
☐Residential ☐Global / $
Number of Modules / Est. Launch Date / Length of Course (weeks)
Content Level / Target Audience
☐High School
☐Undergraduate
☐Graduate
Please provide a brief description of your course or project, including global (MITx on edX) use and impact, a description of any corresponding MIT course(s), and if applicable, MIT Residential impact. (400 word limit)
What are your goals for this course or project and how will you gauge success?(200 word limit)
What research-based learning and teaching practices will you experiment with in this project and how will student learning be measured? (200 word limit) (optional for Express Exploration proposals)
What other departments may be interested in using this project once it is complete? (200 word limit)
Does your department have a digital learning strategy, and if so, how does this proposal fit into it? (200 word limit) (optional for Express Exploration proposals)
Please list your prospective course team including: other faculty; staff (including the required course coordinator for the MITx Modules Grant); postdocs; and students potentially involved in developing or teaching the course.
Do you have existing resources (tools; problem sets; exams; video clips; etc.) that might be leveraged for this project? If so, please list them: (200 word limit)
Are similar courses/tools/content offered already on edX, Coursera, or elsewhere? If so, how will your course bring something new to the global audience? (200 word limit)
Please provide any other information you think may be relevant to the MITx Faculty Advisory Committee’s consideration of your proposal. (200 word limit)
Please select which S.I.G. (Special Interest Group) event you would like to make a 5-10 minute presentation at regarding your course:
☐May 17, 2019
☐December 13, 2019
☐May 15, 2020 / (please note all dates are tentative)

Please submit your completed proposal form, along with the project budget, at:

To see all MITx Grant Program materials, requirements, and key dates, please visit:

For any questions, please contact MITx Director Dana Doyle at .

We appreciate your interest in online teaching and digital learning!

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