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Grant Writing | Partners In Learning | Miami University. Grant writing is designed to persuade a company to provide funding for a project, good, or service based upon the elements of the proposal. The proposal must cover basic information letting the person know key information about a particular need. The reader wants to find out quickly and easily the answers to these questions.

What do you want to do, how much will it cost, and how much time will it take? How does the proposed project relate to the sponsor's interests? What difference will the project make to: your university, your students, your discipline, the state, the nation, the world, or whatever the appropriate categories are? What has already been done in the area of your project? These questions will be answered in different ways and receive different emphases depending on the nature of the proposed project and on the agency to which the proposal is being submitted. Grant Writing Terms How to Write a Grant Grant Writing Tips Types of Grants Steps Involved in Getting a Grant Grants FAQ. 5 Ways To Use Video Collaboration For Effective Learning. In today’s connected world, students are increasingly comfortable using video to communicate in their personal lives. From using Facetime to keep in contact with families at home to connecting via Google Hangout with friends studying abroad, students are coming into the classroom with a rich skill set of video collaboration methods, often without knowing it.

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