News

Many exciting developments take place daily at Lawrence Tech.  Please visit the Lawrence Tech News page for the latest updates.

Faculty Research Seed Grant Program

The Research Support Services Committee administers an internal funding opportunity for faculty at Lawrence Technological University. These awards utilize the Research Support Services Committee portion of indirect costs resulting from externally funded projects. The purpose of these awards is to encourage, develop and support faculty research and creative endeavors with the goal of subsequent development of proposals for external funding. These awards are intended to supplement and strengthen the support that comes from both department and college resources, and other university programs. Awards are granted through a competitive application process, with recommendations from department chair and college dean, with final decisions made by the Provost of Lawrence Tech.

Initiatives

Reinventing Teaching and Learning Using Technology

Lawrence Tech has made significant investments in its academic programs, student services, assessment methods, faculty professional development, IT infrastructure and applications, digital library services, and instructional technology services. Key initiatives associated with these investments – the undergraduate student laptop program, the campus wireless program, the campus-wide adoption of Blackboard, and the establishment of LTU Online – cannot create sustainable competitive advantage in isolation. These investments can be leveraged to “reinvent” Lawrence Tech’s learning environment for all modes of instructional delivery.

The “Reinventing Teaching and Learning Using Technology” Task Force builds on the existing university-wide learning technology initiatives: the undergraduate laptop program and the campus wireless program. Potential grant funding exists to support academic transformation through technology. Implementing an advanced learning technology environment should improve instruction for both on-campus and online students.

Various national efforts and programs point to the convergence of pedagogy with technology. Few campuses, however, have integrated pedagogical improvements with campus technology investments on a planned basis. Lawrence Tech can “reach” to make this happen, and has the potential to create a competitive advantage in this area by being recognized for our innovative use of technology to support all modes of learning – traditional, hybrid, and online.

Please review the Reinventing Teaching and Learning Using Technology Report  from November 2007 to learn more about this exciting initiative.