Professional Development Resources

Teaching Grants

The Private Academic Library Network of Indiana (PALNI) program is once again offering a $500 stipend to any part-time or full-time Hanover College faculty member to participate in a course re-design program to investigate available open educational resources. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis for each semester. Learn more here! One award per semester. Past HC grant winners include: Jeff Phillips, Tim Brooks, Bradley Burdick, Rachel Davidson, Mary Saczawa, Alexis Smith, Rachel Thomas, and Valerie Young. Ask Gabe Vanover about the PALNI textbook author grant he received!

Redesign Grants for Summer and 2024/2025 Redesign Grant Applications are open for 2024/25 academic year. Receive a $500 stipend for converting a course to zero-cost materials. Please see the PALSave website for more details on the grant requirements and to apply. Applications are open indefinitely, and reviewed every 2-3 weeks.
Open Pedagogy Assignment Grant. Redesign or create an open pedagogy assignment for a course and get a $400 grant plus PALNI education and support for open education resources.

Ready to review open source course materials in your discipline? Receive a $200 PALNI stipend for your review of an open source textbook. Instructions available on the PALSave website.

Early Career Faculty Funding

The Nielsen Center for the Liberal Arts at Eckerd College hosts a series of workshops geared towards faculty in their first few years of teaching at a small liberal arts college - preference for faculty within TEN years of getting a terminal degree. (If that's you, click here for information!) Application Deadline is December 15, 2024.

Internal Funding: Professional Development Funding for Faculty

Faculty have access to funding to support travel related to professional development. See the Faculty Manual for descriptions.

The Faculty Development Committee solicits applications for major and minor grants to support undergraduate teaching and scholarship, plus Petticrew instructional technology grant applications annually on October 15, February 1, and May 1.

Active participation in a professional meeting qualifies undergraduate faculty for 1 supplemental travel award per academic year. Faculty Manual description.

Upcoming Teaching Conferences & Workshops

Check back here regularly for updates on in-person, regional teaching conferences and workshops.

Virtual! Free! Alternative Grading Workshop

May 21, 2025. Registration and information here: tinyurl.com/smcaltgrad

Watch for announcements about these regional teaching-focused conferences

Ball State's Provost's Summit: Fostering Inclusive Excellence in an Evolving Educational Landscape, February 6 & 7, 2025 virtual & free, open to all institutions
USI Celebration of Teaching & Learning Symposium, Wednesday, February 19, 2025, in Evansville at University of Southern Indiana - FREE!
2025 Midwest SoTL Conference, Friday, April 11, 2025 in South Bend. https://midwestsotl.iu.edu/

Professional Development Resources for Teaching and Learning

LEAP Indiana is a state-wide higher education group focused on innovative pedagogy. Hanover College is a member. Visit the LEAP Indiana website for faculty resources and upcoming virtual and in person events.

The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) provides conferences, seminars, grants, and programming for independent colleges and universities. Hanover College is a member institution, allowing our employees to apply for and attend a variety of professional development and leadership programs.

Consider utilizing LinkedIn Learning for your own professional development and/or as a teaching tool to use in your courses.

In 2023, faculty were invited to participate in a LinkedIn Learning workshop. Here is an on-demand tutorial for how to connect LinkedIn Learning content to Moodle and the recording from the workshop is available here: 30 minute RECORDING with the passcode 8^C8ikwf

Why LinkedIn Learning Beginning
How to use LinkedIn Learning as an instructor 4:30
Learning paths 7:30
Skill Maps 8:20
Certification Prep courses 12:44
Examples of uses in the classroom 15
Uses of LinkedIn Learning at Hanover 16:30
How to use LinkedIn Learning on Moodle 18
LinkedIn certification Stories + Tips and Tricks 26-end

Indiana Humanities Grants Available

Indiana Humanities offers a number of grants, webinars, and even a fellowship. Review opportunities and application requirements for IN Humanities grants here.

Action Grant - up to $3,000 - to learn and share new ideas
- rolling application deadlines due at the last day of each month
Watch for upcoming INcommon Grant announcements - up to $5,000 - to explore subjects related to race and ethnicity
- application deadlines have passed for this year
Watch for upcoming Historic Preservation Education grant - up to $3,000 - to educate IN citizens about historic places
- application deadlines have passed for this year

Already completed professional travel or development?

Download expense reports and travel policies related to professional travel on the MyHanover Business Office website.

Don't forget to submit grant reports for all major grants and sabbatical awards.