Workshop Grant Recipients

2024
Jacob Winters and Krista Winters
Black Hawk College and Sandburg College
“Let's Get Active! Redesigning Math and Science Classroom for Student Learning”


2022
Karin Evans
College of DuPage
“Faculty Study Seminar: Improving Support for Students’ College-Level Reading Skills in Introductory English Courses”


2021
Jason Snart, Kate Szetela, and Jennifer Propp
College of DuPage
“UX (User Experience), UCD (User Centered Design), and Building Community: Strategies to Improve Student Success and Engagement in Your Online Composition Class”


2019
Zach Petrea
Heartland Community College
“Universal Design in Action: Reducing Barriers to Learning and Improving Access to Knowledge”

John Robert Little
Rend Lake College
“Equity Incubator Workshop: Applying Best Practices to Improve Inclusivity”


2018
Dakota C. Horn and Jen Vieley
Heartland Community College
“What Does Participation Look Like In Your Class? A Workshop to Explore Successful Participation/Engagement Assessment”


2017
Stephanie A. Kratz and Dr. Traci VanProoyen
Heartland Community College
“Advanced Certification Workshop in Instructional Design, Delivery, and Assessment”


2016
Cheri Sinnott
College of Lake County
“Avoiding Faculty Burnout With Self-Care”


2015
Allison A. Beltramini
Waubonsee Community College
“Incorporating TED Into Your Classroom”


2014
Dave Schaberg
South Suburban College
“Speaking to Writing: Using Oral Language Practice to Facilitate Writing Instruction”


2013
Linsey Cuti
Kankakee Community College
“Making the Most of Writing Assignments”

Mark Finley and Stacey Shrewsbury
Heartland Community College
“Strengthening Science Content Knowledge & Improving Science Education: A Collaboration Among Community College and K-8 Faculty”


2012
Dave Cox
Lincoln Land Community College
“How to develop a Study Abroad Program on a Limited Budget”

Elizabeth Grant and Patricia Swank
Lewis and Clark Community College and Southwestern Illinois College
“Exploring Mindfulness in Diffusing Anxiety in Anxiety-Producing Courses”


2011
Erika Hackman, Kim Mills, Stepanie Kratz and Deborah Gentry
Parkland Community College and Heartland Community College
“The Great Teacher Within Each of Us”

Cheri Sinnot and Steve Vaupel
College of Lake County and Harper College
“Coping with Challenging Student Behavior”


2010
Julie Dianne Dockery
Harry S. Truman College
“Service-Learning Pedagogy: An Effective Method for Teaching, Learning and Serving the Community”

Judi Zaplatynsky
Harper College
“A Program for Mentoring Faculty from Underrepresented Groups”


2005
Carol Davis and Susan Barnhart
Spoon River College
“Piloting a Portfolio: Challenges and Successes in Getting Assessment to ‘Fly’”

Rob Little and Sue Tomlin
Rend Lake College
“Including Latin American Culture in the Liberal Arts Classroom”


2004
Eva Marie Bill, Kathleen Plinske, and Lillian Roy
McHenry County College
“The Incorporation of Story Telling into the Curriculum”