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Academic Partnerships Awards Research Grants to Faculty at Five UniversitiesDALLAS, Dec. 12, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Academic Partnerships (AP), a leading provider of online services for higher education, has announced the grantees of its Fall 2017 Faculty Research Grant Program. Research grants will be awarded to faculty members at five universities including University of North Carolina Wilmington, The University of Texas at Arlington, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, University of Wisconsin-Parkside and the University of West Florida. The AP Faculty Research Grant Program offers faculty members from partner institutions the opportunity to apply for grants to fund their research across an array of topics in online teaching, learning and innovation. Since the program's inception in 2012, AP has awarded more than $400,000 in grant funds to 100-plus faculty members at more than 20 universities. "We continue to be impressed by the high-quality submissions we receive from our faculty partners," said Jennifer Scott, Senior Vice President of Academic Services and Products. "Their research helps us continually enhance the online student experience in the AP-supported online degree programs and advances our collective knowledge-base as research partners." University of North Carolina Wilmington: The Effect of Virtual Simulation on Critical Thinking and Student Satisfaction with Learning in Accelerated Online RN-to-BSN Students The University of Texas at Arlington: Competency-Based Learning (CBL): Developing a Competency-Based Geometry Methods Course (Year 2, A Follow Up Project) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin: Using "Practice" to Increase Leadership and Advocacy Skills in Online Graduate Students Studying Special Education University of Wisconsin–Parkside: Assessment of Student Learning in Competency-Based Online MBA Courses University of West Florida: Mentoring Through the Structured Doctoral Seminars: A Pathway to Increase Graduation Rates for an Online Ed.D. Program The grant process is administered through Faculty eCommons.com, a faculty-centric website created by Academic Partnerships to provide ongoing support, tools and resources for online instructors at AP partner institutions. Faculty eCommons.com offers industry research, best practices, guidance and professional development resources for online teaching, learning and innovation. About Academic Partnerships Media Contact:
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