Thank you for your interest in the ALISA project. This is the application process:
 Contact Dr. Sue Mattson, ALISA project manager, by March 25 to communicate interest: smattson@southalabama.edu
 Schedule an informational meeting with ALISA staff to include your department chair and interested course faculty by April 1.
 Schedule a typical class session for videotaping by ILC staff by April 6.
 Submit this application form no later than April 8.
This form can be filled out electronically. Please obtain required signatures, attach a course syllabus, and
submit via campus mail or e-mail. Awards will be announced after the ALISA Steering Committee review and selection at the end of April.
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Course Title
Which department offers this course?
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In which semesters is this course offered? Fall ☐ Spring ☐ Summer
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Name(s) of person(s) submitting application
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Please explain the rationale for this course’s participation in ALISA.
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Is this currently a “master” course with a syllabus that is adopted in all sections? Please explain.
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What components of the course currently vary among sections? Please explain.
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Which course components, if any, cannot be modified?
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How is this course currently being delivered? For multiple sections, check all options that apply.
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If blended, approximately what proportion is delivered online? Click here to enter text.
Check all of the following that apply to the course:
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Elective for major
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Please list any prerequisites for this course.
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If this course is a prerequisite to other courses, please list the courses.
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If this course is part of a sequence of courses (1st, 2nd, etc.), please list the sequence.
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If part of a sequence, what are the implications for scheduling (e.g., semester offered, time of day)?
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Please list any co-requisites for this course.
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Is this course now or potentially considered high-impact for the department? If so, please explain.
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Are USAonline resources or tools employed in this course? If so, how?
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What external technology or media are used in this course?
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If external technology or media are used, how are they used?
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What aspects of the course, if any, have been changed in the past two academic years? Why?
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What methods for increasing student engagement in lecture sessions might be of interest?
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What methods for increasing student engagement through homework might be of interest?
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What methods for increasing student engagement through group work might be of interest?
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What are the biggest concerns about changing this course to increase student engagement?
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What are the biggest concerns about whole-course adoption of a redesigned course?
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Participation in ALISA from Summer 2016 through Spring 2017 may require up to 4 hours of faculty development and redesign work per week (60+ hours per semester). Each semester will involve producing redesign “deliverables” as a basis for continuing. What are your concerns about this commitment?
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Each course selected for this initiative will require active participation by a lead faculty developer. For courses with multiple instructors, the faculty developer will be responsible for collaborating with other course instructors regularly for input. The faculty developer will also be expected to work toward wholecourse course adoption with the department chair. The department chair will be responsible for proactively developing a dissemination plan and providing leadership in scaling and sustaining course redesign.
Who will be the faculty developer responsible for ALISA participation and for delivering this course?
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For courses with multiple instructors, with whom will the faculty developer collaborate for input?
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Faculty developers will be asked to sign a “Service Level Agreement” (SLA) that includes the following commitments:
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Participate in ALISA Faculty Development activities online during summer semester, biweekly during fall semester and at regular individual sessions during spring semester.
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Work closely with ALISA staff and partners to successfully do the following: a.
Develop a master course syllabus b.
Identify course and unit learning outcomes that focus on content mastery c.
Design and develop course content to emphasize active learning strategies d.
Develop assessment to support best practices in active learning e.
Align all course components to course and unit learning outcomes f.
Adopt the use of technology and/or media for course delivery where appropriate g.
Participate in all ALISA assessment activities h.
Contribute to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at USA at ILC events
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Deliver the course as redesigned in all of the faculty developer’s sections no later than Spring 2018
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Work under the leadership of the department chair toward whole-course adoption no later than
Spring 2019
The SLA will be forwarded to the applicant(s) and department chair upon acceptance into ALISA.
I approve this course’s participation in the Active Learning Initiative of South Alabama.
Department Chair Date
Dean Date
Submit application and syllabus to:
Dr. Sue Mattson
Manager, Course Development Services
Innovation in Learning Center
310 Alumni Circle
251-461-1888 smattson@aouthalabama.edu