05-21-2015, 06:31 PM
Please Richard's email below (sent to VCCS OER Peer Group list as well as the Academic VPs) announcing the release of the Zx23 Project Request for Applications.
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I am very pleased to announce the release of the Request for Applications for the Zx23 Project. The Z x 23 Project is a one-year grant to support the VCCS’s long-term goal of scaling Z-Degrees to all 23 VCCS colleges. The $200,000 grant from The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, combined with matching funds from Chancellor DuBois and the System Office, is being used to fund, support, and train faculty and staff at up to fifteen Virginia community colleges interested in building Z-Degrees.
Each Zx23 Project college is eligible for a grant of up to $15,000 to develop the first twelve courses of a Z-Degree. Lumen Learning, Inc. will work closely with faculty and staff at participating colleges to help build these pathways, host the courses in Blackboard Learn, and evaluate the outcomes of the pilots. The grant period ends June 24, 2016.
Please see the attached Request for Application for additional grant details, deliverables, and timelines. To apply to become a Zx23 college, please go to the project website for grant deadlines and to complete the online application:
http://edtech.vccs.edu/educational-techn...3-project/
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
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Richard Sebastian, Ph.D.
Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies
Virginia's Community Colleges
(804) 819-4795
rsebastian@vccs.edu
http://edtech.vccs.edu
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I am very pleased to announce the release of the Request for Applications for the Zx23 Project. The Z x 23 Project is a one-year grant to support the VCCS’s long-term goal of scaling Z-Degrees to all 23 VCCS colleges. The $200,000 grant from The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, combined with matching funds from Chancellor DuBois and the System Office, is being used to fund, support, and train faculty and staff at up to fifteen Virginia community colleges interested in building Z-Degrees.
Each Zx23 Project college is eligible for a grant of up to $15,000 to develop the first twelve courses of a Z-Degree. Lumen Learning, Inc. will work closely with faculty and staff at participating colleges to help build these pathways, host the courses in Blackboard Learn, and evaluate the outcomes of the pilots. The grant period ends June 24, 2016.
Please see the attached Request for Application for additional grant details, deliverables, and timelines. To apply to become a Zx23 college, please go to the project website for grant deadlines and to complete the online application:
http://edtech.vccs.edu/educational-techn...3-project/
As always, if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
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Richard Sebastian, Ph.D.
Director of Teaching and Learning Technologies
Virginia's Community Colleges
(804) 819-4795
rsebastian@vccs.edu
http://edtech.vccs.edu
Tara Cassidy
Director of Library Services
Virginia's Community Colleges - System Office
Director of Library Services
Virginia's Community Colleges - System Office