Fall 2015 ETEAL Request for Proposals
For Projects beginning Spring 2016 and Beyond
Instructions and Guidelines
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Complete each of the following sections in their entirety (Project Information, Pedagogy, Assessment,
Funding.) Incomplete applications will not be considered for funding.
All proposals for funding must be sent to ETEAL@uncw.edu by no later than 5:00pm, Friday September
25th, 2015. All proposals must copy the direct supervisors for all project members. Applications received
without copying direct supervisors will not be considered for funding.
The current call is for projects which would begin in the Spring 2016 semester and beyond. Proposals for
projects beginning before Spring 2016 will not be considered.
In order to encourage participation from new projects, preference is given to first time proposals. In the
event that two proposals are otherwise equal, we will select the proposal from the applicant who has not
yet received an ETEAL Pedagogy Initiative over one who has.
In order to encourage participation from new projects, consecutive funding is limited to two semesters.
Preference is given to proposals that represent new or innovative pedagogy, have impact beyond the
course in which the project is taught and/or beyond the semester of initial implementation, are
multidisciplinary or cross UNCW divisions, and which are sustainable beyond the initial period of funding.
Proposals should be no more than 6 pages in total, including the existing 3 page template below.
Assessment guidelines
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In order to assess student learning and determine the impact of applied learning pedagogy practices, the
students involved in your project will be required to complete at least one Intention reflection at the start
of their experience and one Final Critical Reflection at the end of their experience. If you receive ETEAL
funding, you must submit this student work to ETEAL at the end of each semester your project is active.
You must include your Course/Project Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and explain how they connect
to ETEAL SLOs. If your proposal does not describe your project SLOs or does not indicate how they will
connect to ETEAL SLOs, your proposal will not be considered for funding.
Budget and funding guidelines
10. ETEAL funds can only be used during the semester(s) of implementation which you list below.
11. ETEAL funds must be used completely during the semester(s) of implementation or else we will
12. ETEAL funds cannot be used for: Course buy-out, travel for non-UNCW employees or non-UNCW students,
food or drink, stipends or salary for non-UNCW employees or students, or any materials that will be given
away or will not remain in UNCW’s possession.
13. No more than $3,500.00 is available per project. Funding beyond $3,500.00 is only possible in certain
cases for projects involving multiple courses and/or project expansion across semesters.
Fall 2015 ETEAL Request for Proposals
Proposal Template
Please answer all questions. Incomplete proposals will not be considered for funding.
Project Information
Project Title:
Semester(s) of Implementation:
 Spring 2016
 Summer I 2016
 Fall 2017
 Summer II 2016
Fill in the semester(s) during which you are
requesting ETEAL funding. Even if you expect
your project will continue beyond the period of
ETEAL funding, only list the semester(s) during
which you are implementing the project and
will be requesting ETEAL funding.
Project Summary:
In one paragraph or less, briefly summarize your project here and how you plan to use ETEAL funds if
your project is selected for funding. This should only be an introduction and summary – you will address
each part of your project in more detail in the following sections.
Project Team and Courses Involved
Name
Direct
Supervisor
Project Role
Primary
Instructor?*
Course(s)
involved**
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*Check the box if this project member is a Primary Instructor. For ETEAL Projects, a Primary Instructor is
anyone who will be directly teaching the students involved in the ETEAL experience. The students of
every Primary Instructor will be required to submit a critical reflection work product at the end of the
ETEAL experience. Additionally, at the end of the project every Primary Instructor is required to submit
their own instructor reflection detailing their experience teaching an ETEAL and its impact on their own
pedagogy.
**List any and all courses that will be directly involved in this project. If your proposed project does not
involve an established course, please describe the population of students who will be directly involved,
how you will identify and select them, and how much time they will each spend engaged in this project.
Fall 2015 ETEAL Request for Proposals
Pedagogy
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Detail the proposed applied learning project. Explain how your project will enhance and impact student
learning.
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Explain how you will incorporate NSEE best practices in experiential education, the AAC&U 8 key elements
of High Impact Educational Practices, or applied learning best practices in your field using examples from
the proposed project.
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Demonstrate how your proposed project utilizes new or innovative practices that will make this course or
project different from a non-ETEAL applied learning course or project.
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Describe the anticipated impact of your project: How many students will be involved? For how many
semesters will the project or course be active (with the same level of applied learning components)? Will
this project be sustained and how will you sustain it? Does this project have potential impact beyond the
students involved and/or beyond UNCW?
ALTC Commitment
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Please provide a statement discussing how you have participated in the Applied Learning and Teaching
Community (ALTC) thus far and how you would like to involve yourself in the ALTC during the [current]
academic year and beyond. For more information about the ALTC, see here:
http://uncw.edu/eteal/Initiatives/ALTC.html
Funding
Complete the budget table below, listing each item, its justification, and its cost. If you are receiving
funding from multiple sources, please indicate which items you are requesting ETEAL funding to cover.
Budget
Item
Justification
Requested
from ETEAL
Funding from
other sources
Total
Cost
*Funding beyond $3,500.00 is possible in certain cases for projects involving multiple courses and/or
project expansion across semesters.
Fall 2015 ETEAL Request for Proposals
Assessment
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The student learning outcomes for your project should connect with ETEAL Student Learning Outcomes.
Describe the student learning outcomes for your project and explain how the ETEAL learning outcomes
(listed in the table below) support and enhance your project’s SLO’s.
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Please provide a draft of the Reflection Prompts you plan to give the students involved in this project.
Be sure to include both intention and final reflection prompts. If you receive ETEAL funding, your
students must complete intention & reflection work and you must submit that work to ETEAL at the
conclusion of each semester your project receives funding.
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Using the table below, outline the intention and reflection work products that your students will
complete, and which you will later submit to ETEAL. Your student work products must address all four
SLOs in some way. Note that while you must have at least intention product and one final reflection, you
can have multiple products covering a variety of SLOs if you so choose.
Remember that this assessment is really about capturing your effective pedagogies and applied learning
practices, and the process of writing reflections also helps students to solidify their goals, their learning,
and the experience as a whole.
ETEAL SLOs
Intention: Students will articulate their
expectations, the purpose, and/or the goals of the
experience in terms of their personal educational
development.
Associated reflection or student work
products
Intention
Reflection
Application of Knowledge: Students will
synthesize knowledge drawn from their previous
and present coursework to address the
issues/challenges/questions involved in the
experience.
Critical Reflection: Student will communicate the
impact or significance on their personal
educational development at the conclusion of the
experience.
Evaluation of Impact: Students will communicate
the impact or significance on others in the
profession or in the field at the conclusion of the
experience.
Final
Reflection