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Innovation, Scholarship & You WALTER GARRISON
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 [email protected] 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 [email protected]
