University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
NWQ Active Learning Classrooms
Instructor Application and Agreement Forms
Instructions
Thank you for your interest in teaching in the Northwest Quadrant Active Learning Classroom (NWQ ALC).
Instructor applications are reviewed by the Northwest Quadrant Active Learning Classroom Committee. The
NWQ Active Learning Classrooms (ALCs) have flexible furniture and projectors, instructor consoles, and layouts with small group access to shared table space, computer-monitors, whiteboards, and the ability to display and exchange information across individual or multiple monitors and screens. Extensive media infrastructure is built into the rooms in order increase student engagement through interactive, collaborative learning with peers, and frequent use of small group pedagogy versus lecture approaches. More details on the
NWQ project are available through Campus Planning: http://www4.uwm.edu/uap/projects/
Please fill out and sign the following Instructor Application and Instructor Agreement Forms and return them to the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: jones446@uwm.edu
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Workshops on pedagogy, course design, and technology for the NWQ ALCs by the Center for Excellence in
Teaching and Learning (CETL) and Classroom Support will be offered fall, spring and summer.
If teaching a spring NWQ ALC: You must complete workshops and training in spring/summer prior.
If teaching a fall NWQ ALC: You must complete workshops and training in summer/fall prior.
Generally speaking, courses will not be accepted without an instructor assigned. Exceptions may be made if the course is specifically designed for heavy use of collaboration and active learning.
Instructors approved to teach in an ALC in a given semester will have priority to teach in these rooms again the following semester only. Interactive and active learning spaces foster increased engagement, peer relationships, retention, processing of information, and achievement. Typically, instructors find that class periods greater than 50 minutes work better for interactive and small-group learning.
Because there is a limited number of ALCs available, instructors and departments should expect to be flexible with the course offering time. The attached form provides space to include alternate meeting time preferences.
The committee looks to the following factors when determining eligibility for ALC use:
Eligibility and Room Assignment Criteria
 Instructors are approved to teach with active learning pedagogy by the department chair/program director of the subject area being taught
 Clear plans for implementing collaborative active learning approaches as a major component of the class; detailed plans and activity examples are recommended
 Return of the signed Instructor Application and Agreement Form each semester requesting a NWQ ALC
 Completion of workshops on active learning pedagogy and course design and NWQ ALC technology/consultations before the start of the first semester in which the class is being taught
 Participate in NWQ assessment processes each semester
 Classes that meet at least 75% of room capacity (current ALC max capacities are: 24, 36, and 54) and use standard meeting times http://www4.uwm.edu/registrar/faculty/soc/upload/time_scheduling_guideslines.pdf
Notification regarding placement in the Northwest Quadrant ALCs will be made according to the schedule at top of the Application Form and you will be notified by the ALC Committee following due dates below.
Note: UWM Time Scheduling Guidelines: https://techwiki.uwm.edu/display/RO/Time+Scheduling+Guidelines
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Please complete and return to CETL jones446@uwm.edu
I am applying for a NWQ ALC room for:
______Fall 2015
______Spring 2016
______Fall 2016
Application and Agreement Forms due: January 16, 2015 Notification Feb. 15
Application and Agreement Forms due: August 1, 2015 Notification Sept. 15
Application and Agreement Forms due:
Application and Agreement Forms due: ______Spring 2017
_______________________________________________________Other:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee:
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Name (First & Last)
2.
Title
NWQ Active Learning Classrooms Application
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School/College
4.
Department
5.
Campus Phone Number(s)
6.
UWM E-mail Address
7.
Campus Mailing Address
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This course is for: Undergraduates_________ Graduates: _________ Both ______
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course will be taught semester: _______________________________________________________________
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List below all sections you are proposing for instruction using NWQ ALCs and the times they meet. Please also provide at least one alternate meeting time; with only five rooms available, instructors will need to be flexible with course meeting times.
Subject i.e. MATH
Course
Number
101
Section
Number
001
Anticipated class size
Preferred
Meeting Pattern
TR 9:30-10:45
Alternate Meeting
Time(s)
TR 12:30-1:45
MW 2-3:15
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Please describe how your course will integrate active learning and the type of pedagogical strategies you may use.
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Please describe briefly how you currently use technology in a face to face course.
Describe how you foresee using the ALC technology (listed on floor plan) to enhance learning:
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Additional comments:
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Attach your course syllabus with course learning outcomes clearly identified.
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NWQ Active Learning Classroom
Instructor Agreement Form
Based on the work of ACLs across the country, success in ALCs depend, in part, on the following factors of agreement. As a NWQ ALC instructor, I agree to:
 Complete the NWQ ALC pedagogy and technology workshops or consultations before the course begins in order to maximize the potential of the active learning classrooms and technology.
 Provide my course syllabus prior to course start.
 Agree to participate in assessment and research on the NWQ ALC initiative and distribute student consent forms provided for participation (Instructor Consent Forms will be distributed prior to course start).
 Restore the NWQ ALC furniture to the posted standard seating and technology settings by the end of the class period.
 Provide examples or share experiences at workshops and participate in a User’s Group or ALC
Learning Community as available and time permits.
 Release to UWM, its agents, and employees all rights to exhibit this work in print and electronic form publicly or privately.
 Follow the NWQ ALC building procedures and assist in emergency procedures as directed.
 I, the undersigned, do hereby consent and agree that UWM, its employees, or agents have the right to take photographs, videotape, or digital recordings of me and my classroom at agreed upon dates beginning on [start date] , and ending on [end date] and to use these in any and all media, now or hereafter known, and for the purpose of professional development and recruitment. I further consent that my name and identity may be revealed therein or by descriptive text or commentary.
 I represent that I am at least 18 years of age, have read and understand the foregoing statement, and am competent to execute this agreement.
Please sign the Instructor Agreement Form and return it with your Course Application Form and
Course Syllabus to Cheryl Jones, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning: jones446@uwm.edu
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Instructor Name (please print)
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Department Chair/Program Director Name
(Please print)
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Date
__________________________________________
Instructor Signature
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Department Chair/Program Director
Signature
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