Request for E-Learning Applications
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is accepting proposals to fund a curricular redesign, which
incorporates substantial active learning components in health science education using a combination of elearning, flipped classrooms, blended learning, and other modalities.
We define active learning as anything that engages students in the process of learning through a combination of
information gathering, problem solving, group discussions, and other participation techniques. Active learning
does not include merely watching a video, listening to a lecture, or taking notes.
Up to $25,000 will be awarded to faculty from different colleges for curricular redesign. The college will also
agree to commit matching funds in support of the curricular redesign.
The curricular redesign is to be completed and implemented in the intended courses by the fall 2016 term. Access
to the funds from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs will expire upon completion of the 2016
fiscal year. Data collection and reporting regarding results, scholarship, and presentations will be required two
times a year through the 2020 spring term.
E-learning components created shall be made available to all UNMC faculty for use in other courses through the
institutional repository or other means. Award winners have the option to make the components available for
public access as open source content or work with UNeMed to distribute nationally under a subscription basis.
Any assets, such as software or hardware, purchased with funding from the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
will be returned to Academic Affairs when the project director is no longer part of the awarded academic unit.
Each proposal should include the:

Application — thoroughly complete and sign the document (attached).

Estimated timeline — show the timetable for completing and implementing the project, indicate
milestones, and show schedule for data collection and reporting.

Detailed budget projection — indicate how funding will be used and explain why expenditures are
essential to the success of the project.
Proposals must be submitted electronically to Academic Affairs via email (elearnlab@unmc.edu) for review by the
E-Learning Steering Committee. The submission period starts June 15, 2015. Awards will be granted on a firstcome basis. The period remains open until Sept. 18, 2015 or until all awards are granted, whichever comes first.
The 2015 rolling application deadlines are as follows:
Page 1 of 4

Deadline 1: July 17 with review by the E-Learning Steering Committee by July 31.

Deadline 2: Aug. 14 with review by the E-Learning Steering Committee by Aug. 31.

Deadline 3: Sept. 18 with review by the E-Learning Steering Committee by Sept. 30.
Curricular Innovation Application
Development Director (Primary Applicant) Information
Name:
Rank:
College:
Department:
Campus address:
Phone:
Email:
Development Team Information
Team members (name, department, and campus):
Peer and curriculum committee reviewers (name, department, and campus):
Project Information
List the project name:
Describe the project (include rational, courses impacted, and benefit to college/UNMC):
Identify the primary target audience (select all that apply):
High school students
College of Dentistry
Undergraduate students
College of Medicine
Graduate students
College of Nursing
Residents
College of Pharmacy
Clinical fellows
College of Public Health
Postdoctoral research fellows
School of Allied Health Professions
Professional student
Patients
Practitioners
Other:
List the redesigned curriculum goals and objectives:
Page 2 of 4
Describe the strategies and methods for the student pre-work components prior to class time:
Describe the strategies and methods for the active student learning components during class time:
Describe the classroom activity (select all that apply):
Team building
Practical application/practicum
Team problem solving
Case-based learning
Individual problem solving
Problem-based learning
Interprofessional education
Team-based learning
Critical thinking
Other:
Simulation
List how many traditional lecture hours are anticipated to be redesigned and/or transformed:
If these materials are planned for the added use outside UNMC regular curriculum (e.g., Fast Start,
remediation, open access, etc.), describe the use:
List amount of money your college has committed for this curricular redesign:
Page 3 of 4
Acknowledgement
By submitting this application, you acknowledge UNMC owns the right to use the content and any features (e.g.,
software, interfaces, assessment features, etc.) created for the redesign. You also agree to abide by the
guidelines set forth in the award letter and by the E-Learning Steering Committee.
I agree to the above terms.
Yes
No
Primary Applicant’s Signature
Date
Curriculum Committee Chair Signature
Date
Please electronically submit your application and supporting documents to Academic Affairs via email
(elearnlab@unmc.edu) for review by the E-Learning Steering Committee.
If you have any questions, please contact Peggy Moore, MSEd, E-Learning Instructional Designer, at
peggy.moore@unmc.edu or 402-559-8082.
Page 4 of 4