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January 15, 2009, 12:16 AM ET
Hewlett-Packard Offers Technology Grants for Wired Teachers
Hewlett-Packard’s Innovations in Education Grants program announced today that it will give $240,000 in equipment, professional development, and cash to the 10 colleges or universities that submit the best proposals for applying technology to teaching.
The company will evaluate each proposal based on four criteria: training leaders to implement innovative approaches, creating a digital learning environment that increases academic success, involving engineering undergraduate students in research challenges, and reaching out to secondary school teachers and students.
A few years ago, the company’s Worldwide Higher Education Philanthropy gave out similar grants to institutions such as Diablo Valley College, in California, for redesigning calculus courses to take advantage of tablet PC’s and boost retention rates and grades. The current grant program is open to any two- or four-year college that offers degrees or “courses leading to degrees” in engineering, computer science, or information technology. The company will accept proposals through March 30.–Steve Kolowich
Categories: Teaching
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