The National Forum hosted a webinar on 13 June to provide an overview of the different types of T&L Initiatives outlined in the call and answer any queries potential applicants may have. To view this recording, please see https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lMyUWtTlTEeCZgFXAgpYKg

2. Our vision
A valued and
informed teaching
and learning culture
in Irish higher
education

3. €5.57m:
Review of the Allocation Model (RFAM) for Funding HEIs
+
Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund 2019
• Non-competitive
• Once-off
• Directed funding

4. — Lead enhancements in disciplinary learning, teaching and
assessment
— Promote the value of interdisciplinarity to enable sharing
of innovation and good practice across disciplinary boundaries.

5. Disciplinary Excellent in Learning, Teaching and Assessment
• Supporting and highlighting the value of T&L enhancement within HEIs
• T&L enhancement within disciplines
• T&L enhancement across disciplines
• T&L enhancement in collaboration with professional bodies and/or
industry partners

6. Supporting and highlighting the value of T&L enhancement
within HEIs
• For use by T&L units to seed-fund local enhancement projects
• Providing opportunities for those who have not engaged in T&L
enhancement
• Making connections, building community, showcasing
• Budget guide: A minimum €25K. Institutions can allocate additional
funding for this type of T&L Initiative if they wish.

7. Focus on T&L enhancement within disciplines
• To enable discipline groups/programme teams to engage with the
Disciplinary Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA)
Framework
• Budget guide: 100-150K (Discipline Group) 20-50K (Programme Team)

8. — Design of learning
— Teaching and learning practice
— Assessment OF/FOR/AS learning
— Strategy and capacity building
— Evidence-based approach

9. Focus on T&L enhancement across disciplines
• Identifying and maximising the value of opportunities for
discipline/programme teams to share good practice
• Budget guide: 100-150K (Discipline Group) 20-50K (Programme Team)

10. Focus on T&L enhancement in collaboration with professional
bodies and/or industry partners
• To enhance collaborative links with professional bodies and/or industry
partners
• Ensuring alignment between programme content and the needs of
students beyond graduation
• Budget guide: 100-150K (Discipline Group) 20-50K (Programme Team)

11. • Intra-institutional collaboration required (inter-institutional collaboration
encouraged)
• Meaningful engagement with senior managers
• Meaningful engagement with students
• Sharing approaches to achieving and communicating impact
• All resources – creative commons license
• Take note of lessons from previous teams when planning and budgeting
(Appendix 2 of call)

12. • Non-competitive
• Each institution submits proposals equal to allocation for HEI (Appendix 1 of
call)
• Min. €25K must go to Initiative Type 001/19 (except STAC, MDEI)
• No duplication of other funded initiatives
• Funding released Nov 2019, if, following review, call criteria and funding
conditions met
• Spend managed by T&L Initiative lead and reported to National Forum
• Recurrent purposes only (equipment/infrastructure ≤ €15K)
• All funding must be spent by December 2020

13. Important Considerations
• Teaching and learning initiatives not projects
Having real impact on practice, systems, structures and
mindsets in the long term
• Focus is not on competing for funding but on using
allocated money

14. Choosing the right initiatives
Is there a clear need/opportunity?
Has any groundwork being done?
Is there an identified response that can be supported
through this initiative?
Is it aligned with strategy?
Is the timing right?
Will the impact be sustained?

15. What is realistically achievable by
December 2020?
Think creatively about how to use the money.
What initiatives are worth funding?
What kind of change are you aiming for?
• Is it a scoping initiative?
• Is it a developmental initiative?
• Is it an upscaling initiative?

16. • Identify institutional lead by 8 July 2019
• Collaborative space allows for linking with potential partners
• Application via online interface (link will be sent to institutional leads)
• Application form and 12-minute video
• All proposals will be reviewed remotely by an international panel who
will provide constructive feedback

17. • All T&L Initiatives will be reviewed face-to-face at least once
during 2020
• This review will incorporate a review of interim budget spend
• In December 2020, on completion of the T&L Initiative, the
team will be required to provide a video/recorded
presentation/case study (TBD) and report on actual budget
spend

18. Institutional leads identified 08 July 2019
Proposal submission deadline 08 October 2019
Feedback on proposals Recommendations from international review panel
31 October 2019
Funding allocation November 2019 (or once all proposals from the
institution meet the criteria outlined in this call)
Completion of T&L Initiatives 31 December 2020

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