What is an ETRA?

IET Academic Technology Services provides production and programming services to faculty on a cost sharing basis if the application is for instruction and within Academic Technology Services’ limited budget. ETRA's cover 90% of the costs of in-house labor (i.e. resources) to do a production for you, with faculty or departments covering the remaining 10%. If there are external costs or unusual supply expenses incurred in your production, those cost are also passed on to you.

Criteria for Application

The following must be met by all proposals (Small and Large)

• The request is for a regularly scheduled course, or series of courses, at UC Davis.
• The final product would clearly benefit the teaching/learning process.
• The final product makes effective use of the requested technology
• Academic Technology Services has the expertise in-house to do the project
• Academic Technology Services has staff available to do the project on the date(s) requested in the application
• An evaluation of the project provided, that reflects student responses to the product, and any other evaluation format that the instructor chooses to perform. (Large Only)

Guidelines for Small ETRAs

• Programming or animation consultation: hours not to exceed 16 hours. (e.g. for planning a larger project, brainstorming for technology options to present specific course content, advanced training on multimedia software (e.g. FlashMX, CFMX, Photoshop).
• Graphics and Illustrations: original artwork, consulting and or training, not to exceed 16 hours.
• Video / Audio productions or consultations: (e.g. recording a lecture or instructional event, video editing and Web streaming; multi-camera shoot up to 3 hours), not to exceed 16 hours.

Apply for a small ETRA grant

Note: Any project cost / time estimate that exceeds the allotment mentioned above is considered a 'Large ETRA'.

Guidelines for Large ETRAs

For more information on Large ETRAs please visit the Teaching Resource Center's ETRA page or you can download the application form.