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GRANTWRITING TIME GRANTWRITING TIME MANAGEMENTMANAGEMENT

Why Grantwriting?Why Grantwriting?

• ResearchResearch– One committed person – contagious enthusiasm– Important pedagogy– Recruitment of top notch students– Make original contributions and test them

• Program developmentProgram development• Curriculum revisionCurriculum revision• Enhance facilitiesEnhance facilities



• Involve studentsInvolve students• Professional development – improve yourselfProfessional development – improve yourself• Something Something needsneeds to be done to be done• Engage in grant writing prior to going to first Engage in grant writing prior to going to first

jobjob• Experiment – try something new!Experiment – try something new!



• Important to submit proposals within 2-3 Important to submit proposals within 2-3 years of starting teaching career: funding years of starting teaching career: funding agency won’t readily grant to experienced agency won’t readily grant to experienced teacher who is a non-researcher.teacher who is a non-researcher.

• Oklahoma does not have enough state Oklahoma does not have enough state money to significantly improve higher money to significantly improve higher educationeducation


Why Time Management?Why Time Management?

• Most 2 year schools in Oklahoma have a standard 15 credit hour per semester teaching assignment

• Most 4 year schools have a standard 12 credit hour per semester teaching assignment



• Teaching preparation is extra

• Student advisement is extra

• Committees are extra

• Professional affiliation is extra

• Research is extra

• Grantwriting is extra….



• Sleep is extra!!!



• Must organize existing time rather than find additional time

• Something will have to be eliminated!

• Talk with those who DO write grant Talk with those who DO write grant proposals and conduct research proposals and conduct research WITH WITH A FULL TEACHING LOADA FULL TEACHING LOAD

• These suggestions from faculty who These suggestions from faculty who have full teaching loadshave full teaching loads

• Read literatureRead literature• Professional organizationsProfessional organizations

FIRST….FIRST….

NEXT….NEXT….

• Analyze your time as you spend it now – make a chart

• C – Class• O – Office• T - Talking• M – Meeting• L – Lunch• N – Nap• C – Class• F – Family• P - Preparation

8 C C C

9 O O O

10 T C C

11 M C C

12 L L L L L

1 N

2 C

3 F

4 P

5 P

• Analyze chart – and put aside

• Go back to it and re-analyze

• Set aside blocks of time

• Commit to calendar – make appointments with yourself

BE HONEST!BE HONEST!

CREATE TIME….CREATE TIME….

First…First…

• Reorganize the weekReorganize the week

• Change time of somethingChange time of something

• Put things into blocksPut things into blocks

• Change style of interactingChange style of interacting


Next…Next…

• Reorganize the dayReorganize the day

• Put things back to backPut things back to back

• Plan at the beginningPlan at the beginning

• Shut your doorShut your door


• Eliminate somethingEliminate somethingBase this on priorities ---Base this on priorities ---

KeepKeep what you are what you are obligatedobligated to do to doKeepKeep what you really what you really likelike

KeepKeep what keeps you what keeps you sanesane and and healthyhealthyBE REASONABLE!BE REASONABLE!

USE NEW TIME….USE NEW TIME….

Now that you have organized so you Now that you have organized so you have some time….have some time….

USE NEW TIME….USE NEW TIME….

• Organize grantwriting into small Organize grantwriting into small stepssteps

• Search firstSearch first• Read firstRead first• Learn firstLearn first• Make an outline firstMake an outline first• Use small time blocksUse small time blocks

CANNOT DO IT….CANNOT DO IT….

• ““Too tall an order, I cannot!”Too tall an order, I cannot!”

• Think about it again later.Think about it again later.

GET HELP….GET HELP….

• Go to chair or dean for suggestionsGo to chair or dean for suggestions

• Take chart to colleagueTake chart to colleague

• Set up a discussion groupSet up a discussion group


• Use students to helpUse students to help–ResearchResearch

–Training othersTraining others

–Lab or classroom setupLab or classroom setup

–Routine dutiesRoutine duties

–Pay, credit, internshipPay, credit, internship


• Ask for assistant or other helpAsk for assistant or other help

• Get support from othersGet support from others

• Lobby administration in Lobby administration in numbersnumbers

• Change culture from withinChange culture from within

MAKE THE EFFORTMAKE THE EFFORT

• Make an attemptMake an attempt• Make a commitment – 2 Make a commitment – 2

semesterssemesters• Start with small changes – Start with small changes –

don’t set yourself up for failure don’t set yourself up for failure with too high expectationswith too high expectations

MAKE THE EFFORTMAKE THE EFFORT

PrioritizePrioritize – – the time will follow!the time will follow!

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