Montreal, Canada – May 29, 2020 – Explorance, the leading provider of Journey Analytics solutions for higher education, announced the recipients of the 2020 Faculty Research Grant in March. The program supports research done by faculty members to examine their instructional designs and classroom practices, specifically around using student feedback to improve student learning.

Explorance committed a total of $160,000 USD and has awarded faculty members at 16 universities across the globe. The awardees will present their findings at the Bluenotes GLOBAL 2020 Virtual Experience from August 3-4, where leaders and practitioners in institutional effectiveness, institutional research, teaching and learning, technology, and faculty will come together. During the virtual experience, attendees will connect, share experiences, and research findings in using data and analytics to harness the power of feedback to manage the impact of COVID-19.

Faculty members who have an interest in researching teaching and learning improvement using assessment and course evaluation data can submit their proposals for the 2021 Explorance Faculty Research Grant starting in September 2020. Join us at the Bluenotes GLOBAL 2020 VX to see firsthand the types of research that your colleagues from institutions around the world were able to conduct with the grant.

2020 recipients of Explorance’s Faculty Research Grant