Curriculum Design

Grants to realign and (re)design curricula to meet Competency, Practical, or Advanced outcomes:

Instructors must submit an application that explains the need for (re)designing curriculum to better align with proficiency outcomes.
A corresponding assessment must be in place before applications for Curriculum Design Grants can be submitted.
These awards will be granted for work completed during Summer for courses that will be offered in a subsequent academic year.
Participants will receive up to $3,000.00 upon completion of a curriculum design project.

Language for Specific Purposes Courses

Grants to develop new LSP courses reverse designed from assessments that are the result of an OLA-led domain analysis research project.

Instructors must submit a detailed proposal based on a domain analysis research project and resulting proficiency assessment, outlining how the designed course will achieve those outcomes.
An assessment for a course must be in place before the application for a Curriculum Design Grant can be submitted.
These awards will be granted for work during the Summer for courses that will be offered in a subsequent academic year.
Participants will receive up to $2000.00 upon completion of a course design project.

To apply:

Prerequisites: Participation in the Test Design & Development Workshop and completion of a proficiency assessment.

Applicants submit an application form on our LPII Canvas site. All curricular revisions must adhere to reverse design principles: outcomes must be identified and defined, both formative and summative assessments must be in place. Participants may also wish to design new formative assessments as part of their grant. The application form must be signed by the language program director or coordinator (where applicable) and department chair.

Participants are required to attend the Curriculum Design Workshop, which will take over a series of four Friday afternoons in 2025 (4-8pm on April 25, May 9, May 16, May 30) Participants who have already attended the Curriculum Design Workshop may attend individual days of the workshop if they so choose. NOTE: The workshop has been significantly redesigned, and participants who participated previously may find one or more days of the series useful.

Information for applying for 2025 will be available in the Winter quarter.