Higher Education HP Technology for Teaching Grant Initiative (North America – Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.)

The HP Technology for Teaching Higher Education grant initiative, launched in 2004, is a catalyst for education innovation, supporting the development of mobile technology environments that, at their fullest implementation, will:

• Expand access to high quality, higher education opportunities
• Transform teaching and learning in the higher education environment, increasing student success
• Be a catalyst for larger campus initiatives in integrating technology into the learning environment
• Engage a large number of faculty in adopting and implementing these models in their classrooms
• Foster publication, demonstration and presentation opportunities for academic leaders on the application of technology in higher education learning environments
• Contribute to the worldwide “community of practice”, faculty who are using technology in innovative and effective ways

For the 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Grant in Higher Education, HP invited teams consisting of at least two faculty members to propose a course redesign project for one or more undergraduate courses that are part of an accredited degree program in one or more of the following eligible disciplines:

• Mathematics
• Science (physical, environmental, computer)
• Engineering (electrical, computer, mechanical, environmental, materials)
• Information Systems / Information Technology

Higher education award package

The 2008 HP Technology for Teaching Higher Education Grant award, valued at approximately $77,000, includes several elements:

• Faculty solution:
  • One wireless HP Tablet PC with Microsoft® Vista operating system. For an overview on tablet pcs in education, click here.
  • One ultraslim expansion base with DVD-CDRW optical drive
  • One 24” Flat Panel Monitor, keyboard, and optical travel mouse
  • One ultraslim travel battery
  • One executive carrying case
    
  
  Classroom solution:
  • Twenty wireless HP Tablet PCs with Microsoft® Vista operating system
  • Twenty ultraslim expansion bases with DVD-CDRW optical drives
  • One HP Procurve Wireless Access Point
  • One 20 unit laptop cart
  • One HP Designjet 24” printer, cable, and supplies
  • One HP Photosmart digital camera
  • One multimedia projector
• A $20,000 cash grant for the principal investigator to use to support the work of the project. This funding can be used to:
  • Cover faculty time, offsetting the normal course load, or to share with other faculty and/or interns supporting the project
  • Purchase additional project materials
  • Cover the costs of a campus celebration event or reception at the beginning and/or conclusion of the first year of the project
  • Cover miscellaneous travel expenses related to attending the HP Technology for Teaching Worldwide Higher Education conference
    Note: The cash portion of this grant comes to the institution as an unrestricted cash award. HP will not allow the cash award to be used to finance indirect costs.
• Attendance at the annual HP Technology for Teaching Worldwide Higher Education conference scheduled for 22-24 February 2009, a gathering of all recent grant recipients. HP will provide registration, travel and hotel accommodations for a single participant from each institution to attend this event.

To enhance each project and further its success, Microsoft has generously agreed to donate twenty one (21) licenses of Microsoft Office Enterprise to each institution receiving a 2008 HP Technology for Teaching higher education grant in North America. The total value of the Microsoft donation is $6,720.

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