Innovation, Scholarship & You

WALTER GARRISON

Topics

• Innovative Projects at MHC• Boyer’s Model of Scholarship• Applied Research and Innovation def’ns• PD Sessions• Funding Opportunities• Your Innovation

Two Innovation Projects at MHC

1. Solar Thermal and PV2. 3D Print and Laser Scanning Lab• These are not the only ones…

Solar Thermal and PV at MHC

• Purpose• Funders/Partners• Website Link• NSERC Partnership Workshop Grant (MHC’s

first NSERC award)

Solar Thermal and PV at MHC

• Purpose: Create a teaching lab to demonstrate capabilities of solar technologies in the Medicine Hat region

• Integrated into apprenticeship programming • Plumbing, electrical

Funders/Partners

• Alberta Association of Colleges and Technical Institutes

• MHC College Advancement• Local companies Terralta, Quickway• MHC Trades instructors

MHC Solar Website

Solar thermalhttp://solarprojectmhc.weebly.com/solar-thermal-real-time-data.html Solar PVhttps://enlighten.enphaseenergy.com/pv/public_systems/uK6R105265 https://community.enphaseenergy.com/enphase_energy_community/topics/array_of_the_week_marcus_cambell_terralta_inc

MHC NSERC Partnership Workshop

• In September 2013 MHC hosted a workshop involving a number of PSIs in Canada who are currently operate solar research and education programs

• MHC’s first NSERC Award• Camosun, NAIT, Red River College, St. Lawrence,

Nova Scotia Community College other participants

• Collaboration with Lakeland re: Solar PV data

3D Print and Laser Scanning Lab

• Purpose• Funders/Partners• Website Link• Industry Engagement• Integration into Curriculum• MHC Community Outreach

Purpose

• Acquire advanced manufacturing equipment to bring 3D printing and scanning capabilities to the southeast Alberta region

• The primary audience for these capabilities small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) community

• Emphasis facilitating growth of Southeast Alberta’s Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) cluster

Funders/Partners

Website Link

https://www.mhc.ab.ca/AboutMHC/Research/3DPrinter.aspx

Industry Engagement

• Local, provincial, and out-of-province companies have engaged with the lab

• Print and scanning jobs for health sciences, UVS, machining, agriculture, engineering, entertainment sectors

• Completed over 20 print jobs for external clients

Curriculum IntegrationMHC Community Outreach

• Students have printed 3d models as part of CADD program

• Trades print jobs –automotive, plumbing• CADD and Vis Comm Students involved in

applied research with the printer and scanner• Prototypes for Athletic Department -Rattlers

Steve Penzes

Steven Penzes3D Fabrication TechnicianMedicine Hat CollegeLab T152Phone 403.525.2657SPenzes@mhc.ab.caMon to Thurs 8:30 to 1:00 pm

https://kuehn.sketchfab.me/

Boyer’s Model of Scholarship

Boyer (1997) Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass4 types of scholarship1. Discovery2. Integration3. Application4. Teaching

• Integration – Interpret use of knowledge across disciplines

• Collaborating with colleagues to design and deliver a core course

• Coxal bone in Sketchfab in Anatomy

• Application– Aid society and professions in addressing

problems• Serving industry as an external consultant

– Student Capstone/applied research projects

• Teaching*– Study teaching models and practices to achieve

optimal learning• Developing and testing instructional materials• Coxal bone in Sketchfab

What are best practices that you are incorporating in your teaching/curriculum delivery?

Innovation and Applied Research

Innovation 1. Webster online: A new idea, method or device.

2. Peter Drucker: Change that creates a new dimension of performance.

3. Joseph Schumpeter: The introduction of new goods, new methods of production,

the opening of new markets, the conquest of new sources of supply and the carrying out

of a new organization of any industry.

Applied Research1. Association of Canadian Community Colleges 2011: Applied Research has the

potential to introduce new products or processes which can increase productivity,

preserve or create jobs, contribute to the growth of a company, thus supporting

community and regional development. 2. Government of Canada: Work undertaken to advance scientific knowledge with a

specific practical application in view. This type of research advances the current

understanding of scientific principles, methodologies or relations.

3. OECD 2012: Applied research is original investigation undertaken in order to

acquire new knowledge. It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective.

External Applied Research

Internal Innovation

External Applied Research

May involve…An ideaProposal writing and applicationLit reviewExternal funding agenciesIndustry engagementStudent mentoring

Internal Innovation

May involve…A process, technique, technology used in

design and delivery of curriculumStudents and MHC community are

beneficiaries

Internal PD Sessions on Research, Teaching and Learning

• Outline funding opportunities• Highlight best practices currently occurring at

MHC and at other institutions

OIS Speakers Series

Thursday, March 27• Carole Doucet-Love (SAIT) – Proposal Writing:

A Primer

Wednesday, April 30• Liz Richard (GPRC) – How to Promote and

Sustain Scholarship and Collaborations

External Funding Opportunities

Federal NSERC – College and Community Innovation –

Innovation Enhancement (CCI-IE) Grant Applied Research and Development (ARD) Grant SSHRC – “Imagining Canada’s Future” Grants http://

www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/community-communite/Future_Challenge_Areas-domaines_des_defis_de_demain-eng.aspx#5

Collaborations with industry, other PSIs Special sessions on these programs for those interested

Internal Grants at MHC

• Internal application form (being updated)• Assessed by MHC Innovation and Scholarship

Committee• Intended as seed money• Have a defined pilot project• Not intended to fund extensive research• “Trial balloons”

Your Internal Grant ApplicationFeasibilityDon’t bite off more than you can chewProject Management principlesYou need to be able to manage…

Scope of Your Project Time People Quality

CommunicationsCosts Procurement

Risk

(Some) Questions to Ask

Have you defined your project clearly?Does this research fit within MHC mandate and

priorities?Who is advocating for this research/innovation?

Who benefits?Do you have the capacity to take this project on?What is required for you to successfully achieve

your project goals?

Ethics Review

• Research involving humans at MHC• Application available to MHC faculty• Assessed by Ethics Review Committee for

approval• Contact Walter directly for the form• More forms to be put on MHC website

Collecting a repository of innovation activities at MHC

Please email me your…• Current teaching/delivery practices you have

implemented that are innovative in nature• Your ideas for future research projects

Thank You

Walter GarrisonManager, Innovation and ScholarshipMedicine Hat CollegeOffice F1033Phone 403.502.8996Cell 403.866.0343WGarrison@mhc.ab.ca