Instructional Innovation Grants

Grant Awards to Date

Year Awarded Primary Award Recipient Department Title
2025-2026 Dana Hogstedt-Arnold Architectural & Engineering CAD Architectural Drafting – Landscape Architecture Integrating Workforce Education with Local Design Offices
2025-2026 Amber Sarker General Studies and Student Development Creating Community for ACC Students enrolled in EDUC courses
2025 Estrella Barrera Health Sciences Future Health: AI Implications in Healthcare and Education Symposium
2024-26 Emily Grigsby Nursing RN to BSN Global Community and Public Health Clinical Study Abroad Opportunity
2024-25 Theresa Glenn Multiple THRIVE! Gala
2024-25 Susan Meigs Multiple AI & Writing Faculty Research Group and Summit
2023-24 Juan Molina and Anne Vance Mathematics GradeScope and Crowdmark Proof of Concept
2023-24 Dr. Wan-Husan (Joyce) Wu, Adjunct Professor Music New Asian Music Camp
2023-24 Deborah Benavidez, Department Chair Business Office Technology (BOT) Business Office Technology/CE Micro-pathway Course Redesign
2023-24 Arun John, Associate Professor, English English ACC Digital Humanities Lab
2022-23 Dr. Linda Cox and Dr. LaKisha Barrett Biology STEAM Service-Learning Student Research Showcase
2022-23 Dr. Emily Anderson, Professor of Interpretation ASL ASL Video Project
2022-23 Yousif Del Valle, Professor of 3D Design and Sculpture Art Mobile Foundry
2020-21 Lola Waston & Sarah Stayton English iPads for Increasing Dual Credit Engagement with Open Educational Resources (The DC OER Initiative)
2019-20 Dr. Jennifer Rigsby, Department Chair, Radiology Radiology Augmented Reality Simulation in Entry-Level Radiography Education: The Students’ Perspective
2016-17 Christine Berni English ACCelerator-based Composition
2015-16 Theodore Hadzi-Antich Jr Government The Great Questions Seminars
2014-15 Gale Spear Child Care and Development Acceleration of Degree Completion through Course Redesign
2014-15 Scott Gibby Foreign Language ¿Hay preguntas?: An Interactive Spanish Tutorial
2013-14 Shirin Khosropour Psychology Peace and Conflict Studies Program
2013-14 Sean Perry Photography The Picture Review
2012-13 Chelsey Moore Art Mini-Lectures Explaining Mathematics through Art
2011-12 Michael Martino Computer Studies Using Khan Academy Materials in Developmental Math
2011-12 Katherine Staples English Online Short Courses in Writing, Reading, and Note-taking for Cross-Disciplinary Use
2011-12 Carol Hirsh Kinesiology Interactive Weight Training Tutorial and Kiosk
2011-12 Shane Forest Distance Learning DL Early Warning System
2011-12 Sheila Ammons Accounting Accounting Online Manuals
2010-11 Vance Kirkhuff EMSP NIMS City Tabletop Training Project
2009-10 John Aintablian Special Populations Specialized Signs for Technical Terms
2009-10 Dawn Haley Business Studies Teacher‐to‐Student Mentoring through Social Networks
2009-10 Bill Kibbe Automotive Multimedia Textbook – Intro to Automotive
2009-10 Mechelle Marler Adult Education The effectiveness of reading pens for students enrolled in beginning level GED Adult Education classes
2008-09 Richard Fonte Government Develop Web‐accessible College Readiness recommendations for GOVT 2305 U.S. Government
2008-09 Carolyn Gondran Chemistry Blackboard RLO pre‐lab assignments for Chemistry 1111
2008-09 Paul Menches Fire Protection Customer Focused Fire Science Technology Degree Concept for the 21st century
2008-09 Pedro Barrera Surgical Technology Standardizing & Maximizing Student Instruction Using Surgical Technology Videos
2007-08 Jose Milan Physical Therapy Assistant iSkills for Physical Therapy Assistants
2007-08 Melinda Townsel Library Services Library Services Appeal to the Culture of Visual Language
2007-08 Melinda Townsel Library Services Expanding Library Services in Virtual Worlds
2007-08 Sheila Ammons Accounting Podcast Modules for Success
2007-08 Lori Brill Computer Studies Assistive Technology Needs of ACC students in Computer Applications
2006-07 David Borden Adult Education ESL / CNA Learning Community
2006-07 Alice Sessions Biology Interactive online self‐preparation biology assessment
2006-07 Bob Fowler Welding Welding Sculpture Techniques
2006-07 Lisa Galineau Human Services Accessible ASL: Bringing our Community to our Students
2006-07 Buffy Allen Vocational Nursing Technological Advancements in Patient Simulations
2006-07 Shelby Brammer Drama IN 2 THE WEST: Interdisciplinary project in Creative Writing and Drama
2005-06 Scott Gibby Spanish Hybrid Spanish Course
2005-06 Sharon Duncan Alternative Teacher Certification Pathways Project ‐ Real World Learning Objects
2005-06 Karen Jacobs Physical Therapy PTA Licensure Exam Simulation ‐Analysis of Strengths & Weaknesses
2005-06 Karen Jacobs Physical Therapy Lab Participation / Self‐Peer Evaluation Project
2005-06 Marti Rickel Vocational Nursing Student Mentoring: A Strategy to Improve Outcomes
2004-05 Mary Murphy Vocational Nursing Denver Developmental Screening Test II: Train‐the‐Trainer
2004-05 Abigail McNeely Student Services Online Programmed Learning Template
2004-05 Paul Williams Physics Technology‐Enhanced Classroom : Student Response
2004-05 Clint Davis Anthropology Cities of the World’s First Great Civilizations: Learning Modules
2004-05 William Bastas Welding Coppersmithing Exchange Program in Mexico
2004-05 Tobin Quereau Human Development Paired Course Project for TRIO Grant
2004-05 Pauline VanMeurs Emergency Medical Technology Advanced Skills Training / Evaluation Program
2004-05 Michael Martino Computer Information Systems Unix II: Common Objectives & Labs
2004-05 Gale Spear Child Development Library of Virtual Lab Experience of Best Practice in ECE
2004-05 Rick Thompson Human Services Career Opportunities for the Social Services
2004-05 Red Wassenich Library Services Revision and Improvement of the InfoGame
2003-04 Pricilla Wicker Visual Communications Interactive Tutorials for Digital Publishing
2003-04 Bob Warniers Air Conditioning A Quick Trip to the Supermarket: Cooling and Ventilation Tour
2003-04 Sharon Duncan Alternative Teacher Certification Reality Lessons for Teachers
2003-04 Liz Coccia Human Services Counseling Theories: Application of Models to Practice
2002-03 Jere Hammer Nursing Critical Thinking in Nursing Practices II
2002-03 Pat Recek Vocational Nursing Improving Success on NCLEX‐PN
2002-03 Virginia Lawrence Hospitality Management Online Meeting and Event Planning
2002-03 Regina Swearengin Sonography Diagnostic Sonography on the Web
2001-02 John Underwood Physics NASA Reduced Gravity Program
2001-02 Jere Hammer Nursing Patient Vignettes for Nursing Case Studies
2001-02 Virginia DeBolt Publishing Electronic Publishing Technologies
2001-02 Scott Gibby Spanish Web‐based Spanish 1511
2001-02 Gale Spear Child Development Online Courses for Childcare Directors
2000-01 Roger Leathers Criminal Justice Online AAS Degree in Criminal Justice
2000-01 Carol Hirsh Kinesiology Interactive Weight Training Tutorial and Kiosk
2000-01 Shane Forest Distance Learning DL Early Warning System
2000-01 Sheila Ammons Accounting Accounting Online Manuals