ATLA Regional Grants Program Application
Administered by the Professional Development Committee
Name of Regional group or Institutional Member Sponsoring the Program:
Name of any additional institutions participating:
Name of Contact person for application:
Address: Phone: Fax: E-Mail Address:
Name and Address of Payee (should the grant be awarded):
Title of Proposed Program:
Program Description (include a description of program format, such as workshop, panel, or lecture, as well as basic context of the program):
Goals/Objectives:
Learning Outcomes for the Program (please refer to page 4 for learning outcomes guidelines):
Name and Address of Reporter (ATLA requires a documented report on the program after completion)**: Name: Address: Phone: E-Mail Address:
Suggested Presenter(s):
Qualifications of the Presenter(s):
Intended Audience:
Estimated Size of Audience: Proposed Date and Location for Program:
Estimated Program Expenses***
Amount Speaker expense Travel ______Housing/Meals ______Honorarium ______
Other (examples: room fees, Materials, equipment rental, etc.) Item______Item______Item______
TOTAL ______
Amount of Funding Requested ______
Questions/Comments:
**PLEASE NOTE: ATLA requires a minimum 400 word write up of the program to be turned in to the Director of Member Programs within one month of the program’s completion. This should include a description of the program, its learning outcomes, how these outcomes were achieved, and an acknowledgement of funding. This description will be published in the ATLA Newsletter. We also encourage program organizers to send photos of your event to be used in furthering the promotion of ATLA’s efforts to provide grants for continuing education. Reporting Form can be downloaded here.
***PLEASE NOTE: Grant funds may be requested for all types of expenses related to speakers. If the speaker is a member of the ATLA staff the organization will normally cover related costs. Suggested honoraria are full day, $650; half-day, $400; one to two-hour workshops, $150-$200. Please explain any deviations from the suggested honoraria in the Comments section above. ATLA members who are providing content at events funded by Regional Program Grants are not eligible to receive honoraria; however, funding can be requested for their travel expenses. Grants are not available for individuals. Grant funds should not be requested for attendees’ lunch/break food expenses or parking fees. It is anticipated that grant funds may not be available to cover the total cost of a program and that the regional group may need to provide additional funding.
Return this completed form to: Director of Member Programs American Theological Library Association 300 South Wacker Dr, Suite 2100 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: (888) 665-2852 Fax: (312) 454-5505 [email protected] Learning Outcomes for Professional Development
Your professional development activity should include a listing of 3-5 learning outcomes, which will be used to evaluate the proposed activity’s professional development effectiveness and value.
What are Learning Outcomes?
Learning outcomes, for the purpose of this discussion, are “statements that describe significant and essential learning that learners have achieved, and can reliably demonstrate at the end of a course or program. In other words, learning outcomes identify what the learner will know and be able to do by the end of a course or program” (Lesch, n.d.).
Learning outcomes thus represent the end result of your professional development program, and should be an answer to the question “what do you seek to accomplish through this program?”
Guidelines
Keep the following guidelines in mind when writing your professional development activity’s learning outcomes.
Outcomes focus on specific knowledge areas, competencies, or skill-sets that learners acquire as a result of the learning experience.
Outcomes should be learner-oriented: what will the professional development activity’s participants be able to take away from this event, or what will they be able to do? (Do not discuss what “this workshop will…” or what “the instructor will…”)
Outcomes use active verbs. (Avoid vague language like “know” or “understand.”) If there is no hands-on application during the professional development event, indicate that participants “will be able to
Examples
Sample learning outcomes for professional development activities include:
After this program, learners will be able to characterize the major differences between Shiite and Sunni Islam. At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to name key figures in Unitarian Universalist history and list important library and web resources for UU seminarians.
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will characterize the key components of a library disaster management plan and prioritize needs relevant to their institution.
After this session, attendees will be able to choose and evaluate emerging electronic resources for the study of the New Testament and articulate their use in biblical interpretation.
After this presentation, learners will be able to identify key events in the history of Christian religious orders and intentional communities.
(Prepared by James Estes, Library Director and Associate professor of Theological Bibliography, Wesley Theological Seminary)
Resources
S. Lesch, “Learning Outcomes: Learning Achieved by the End of a Course or Program.” Retrieved from http://liad.gbrownc.on.ca/programs/InsAdult/currlo.htm on April 15, 2015
University of Toronto Center Centre for Teaching Support & Innovation. (n.d.) Developing Learning Outcomes: A Guide for University of Toronto Faculty. Retrieved from http://www.teaching.utoronto.ca/topics/coursedesign/learning-outcomes/characteristics.htm on April 15, 2015