ELF Mobility Modules

*New this year is the online ELF application form. Please review the information before beginning your online application.*

1. Before submitting, please contact experiential.utsc@utoronto.ca and a member of U of T Scarborough Team Xperience will set up a conversation to support the development of your application.
2. Prepare your EOI application responses on a separate document.  For any fields that may not be applicable to your project, please indicate N/A in your online application. Responses exceeding the character limit (if applicable) will not be included in your online form submission. 

EOI Application Requirements:

Section A: General Information

• Applicant(s) first and last name
• Utoronto e-mail address
• Department(s)
• Project title
• Course name(s)
• Course code(s)
• Anticipated number of students
• Do you have an existing partner? If yes, please provide your contact and/or organization name
• Term (Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Summer 2025)
• Anticipated travel date

Section B: Project Description

This brief description may be used for the EL website and/or added to the UTSC Experiential and Global Learning SharePoint for faculty, staff and librarians to review past successful projects (500 character limit, including spaces). 

Section C: Rationale

UTSC’s Strategic Plan outlines a values-based approach to Inspiring Inclusive Excellence (p.14). Provide a rationale for your proposed project using this four-pronged framework and an EDIA lens. Explain how the intended experiential learning activity will: (1) address course and/or program learning outcomes; (2) enhance student learning; (3) incorporate key EL evaluation components (i.e. reflective inquiry); (4) identify and/or inform impact on our community and industry partners; (5) ensure inclusive and accessible opportunities to encourage the participation and inclusion of students with disabilities. Finally, please explain how your project will shift to remote learning should public health measures require such a return (5000 character limit, including spaces). 

Reflection is the key to creating connections between students’ EL experiences, their course work, previous knowledge, and how they will use this knowledge in the future. Most students do not find it easy to create deep reflections, but with practice reflection will become very rewarding. There are many ways to assign and assess reflection in your course. For ideas on how to get started - list of possible assignments. Supporting Meaningful Reflection may also be useful in teaching reflective practices to your students. 

3.  Using the information prepared, complete your online EOI -

 Expression of Interest.

4. The ELF adjudication committee will review your Expression of Interest. 
5. Upon invitation from the ELF adjudication committee, prepare your Long Form Proposal  application responses on a separate document.  For any fields that may not be applicable to your  project, please indicate N/A in your online application. Responses exceeding the character limit (if  applicable) will not be included in your online form submission. 

Long Form Proposal Application Requirements:

Section A: General Information

• Primary faculty leader
• Title/position
• Utoronto e-mail address
• Sponsoring department
• Department chair
• Additional leader 1 name, title/position, Utoronto e-mail address and department
• Additional leader 2 name, title/position, Utoronto e-mail address and department
• Proposed course (code and title)

Section B: Project Description

This brief description may be used for the EL website and/or added to the UTSC Experiential and Global Learning SharePoint for faculty, staff and librarians to review past successful projects (500 character limit, including spaces). 

Section C: Learning Outcomes

Please share your course learning outcomes as they appear in your course syllabus.

Section D: Rationale

Please copy and paste your original rationale from Step 1 (Expression of Interest) OR if recommendations for edits were shared by the EL Fund Adjudication Committee, please provide an updated version of your rationale. Add your learning outcomes to Section C. 

Section E: Program Logistics

• Program site (s) (cities and countries)
• Course term (Summer 2024, Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Summer 2025)
• On-site duration (in days)
• Departure date
• Return date (All travel should fall within the course dates)
• Language requirements (If no language requirement, how will participants navigate language barriers?)

Section F: Proposed Itinerary

Provide your proposed itinerary for the trip: include date(s) of travel, time/duration of events and activities, and location/activity information. Itinerary document. 

Section G: Student Enrollment

• What is the target group size (include minimum and maximum numbers)? (We recommend a ratio of leaders to participants of approximately 1:10)
• Participant eligibility requirements (I.e. specialist/major, academic standing, minimum GPA, other prerequisites, etc.)

Section H: Program Staffing

• Leader experience in host country
• Partners/collaborators in host country (I.e. name, title, organization, contact information)

Section I: Budget

Provide a list of the requested project expenses. For each expense, include a description and the amount requested. Also include the total amount requested for all expenses combined. If you intend to apply for additional Transformative Teaching & Learning Funds (TTLF) for this project (e.g. Teaching Enhancement Grants (TEG) or Pedagogies of Inclusive Excellence (PIE)), please indicate the amount requested for each fund - Budget Document. 

Section J: Letter of Support

Applicants must include with their proposal package, a signed statement of support from the Department Chair(s) of the project lead(s). Letter of Support <TEMPLATE>. Chairs are welcome to use this template or may write their own, if preferred. 

6. Using the information prepared above, complete your online long form proposal -

 Long Form Proposal.

• Proposals will be adjudicated by a committee chaired by the Associate Dean Experiential & Global Learning, with representatives from the Office of Vice-Principal Academic & Dean, Arts and Science Co-op & WIL, International Student Centre, Community Partnerships & Engagement and Centre for Teaching and Learning. 
• Proposals will be reviewed and assessed based on their intrinsic pedagogical and experiential merit, and their alignment with the criteria of UTSC’s Strategic Plan Inspiring Inclusive Excellence and the Campus Curriculum Review. Adjudication Rubric. 
• EL fund recipients will be expected to submit a final report of their project’s outcomes to the Office of Vice-Principal Academic & Dean upon completion of the funding cycle.
• Projects undertaken through EL funding will be added to the EGL website and/or SharePoint to showcase past successful projects and facilitate cross-campus shared learning on experiential learning.