Brightspace Innovation Grant Opportunity

September 19, 2024

Purdue University Northwest bell tower landmark between Lawshe Hall, Student Union Library Building and Nils Bioscience Building.

The Purdue Brightspace team is sponsoring a grant program for all Purdue campuses to invest in research and innovation projects that leverage Brightspace to promote high-quality instruction, improve outcomes for instructors/students, or foster other new and emerging approaches to teaching.

Proposals can span a broad spectrum of innovative teaching and learning projects but should include Brightspace as an integral feature of the project. If an external tool is being used, it cannot be the sole source of innovation.

Proposals might include, but are not limited to, projects that:

focus on the exploration of truly new ideas and concepts
demonstrate the potential for using Brightspace features and functionality to enhance the learning experience of students
test new Brightspace features to determine how or when they can be most effective
use emerging pedagogies within Brightspace
involve active learning in new learning spaces on campus or in a digital environment
promote online education including digital experiential learning (e.g. virtual labs)
lead to widespread adoption of existing Brightspace features and functionality
use student data in Brightspace to enhance student success and retention

The budget for FY 2025 is with grant awards ranging anywhere from $5,000 to the full $25,000. Grants will be effective for up to two years from the proposed start date. Priority will be given to proposals that contain cross-campus collaboration.

Additionally, higher-value proposals will be expected to contain cross-campus collaboration.

Proposals are due October 28; winners will be announced on December 13, 2024.

Visit the Brightspace Innovation Grant Website for more details!

Thank you,

Purdue IT: Digital Learning Solutions (formerly OIT)