LEAF Final Report – Office of the Vice-Provost, Innovations in Undergraduate Education

Overview

LEAF Project Title:*

Name(s) of Primary Investigator(s):*

Name(s) of Co-investigator(s):*

Provide a summary of the project:*

Provide the course code(s) and corresponding student enrolment number(s) engaged with your LEAF project. Please be specific about the academic term(s) during which these course codes apply (e.g. Fall 2023, Winter 2024):*

Outcomes

Describe the main outcomes of the project:*

Describe the main successes and challenges of the project, particularly any unforeseen obstacles to the project’s completion and resulting modifications to the original project plan:*

Assessment and Evaluation

What were you aiming to accomplish with this project? Specifically, describe the assessment or evaluation methods undertaken to determine the effectiveness of the project, the factors considered in determining the success of the initiative, and a summary of the project results in relation to both:*

Approximately how many undergraduate students were impacted by your initiative in the past three (3) years?*

Please indicate any additional metrics that pertain to your LEAF project. For example, your LEAF project may have involved the creation of new experiential learning opportunities with external partners. As such, an additional metric could be the number of new external partnerships created over "x" academic terms (If you do not have any additional metrics to report, please write "none").*

One of the ways we assess LEAF projects is their sustainability beyond LEAF funding. What are the next steps to continue your LEAF project? Will the project be integrated into your program’s curriculum, if applicable? If not, please outline the reason(s).*

Budget

Please use the LEAF budget template (https://uoft.me/LEAFbudget) to upload a breakdown of your project’s final expenditures by year. In the space below, you may comment on whether the funds were sufficient and/or note any significant changes from the original budget submission.*

Final Budget Upload*

Max. file size: 100 MB.

If any of the funds from your project expenditures remain unallocated or unspent, please provide details below. Note that any unallocated / unspent funds will be recovered by Planning and Budget.*

Sharing Learnings

Our office has created the Library of Innovative Teaching, a collection of profiles showcasing grant-funded projects on our website (https://uoft.me/teachinglibrary). These profiles highlight the impact of funded initiatives across the University. We invite you to share a short, non-technical summary of your project for possible inclusion. Please structure your summary using the following two sections: 1) Project Description: What was your project about? What gap or issue did it address? 2) Project Outcomes: What did the project achieve or produce? What changes or benefits resulted?*

Maximum 300 words; please include the following sub-headings: Project Description, Project Outcomes

Project Resources (optional): If your project involved creating teaching materials for use within the University community, please include a brief description and provide links or attach any relevant documents.

If you have resources resulting from your project you would like to share, please upload them here or email them to vp.iue@utoronto.ca

Max. file size: 100 MB.

Please indicate the main goals of your project (select as many as appropriate). These will be used to filter your project for those engaging with the Library of Innovative Teaching.

If your initiative was included in any U of T media, please share the URL here:

If you have photos of your initiative "in action", please feel free to share them here.

Max. file size: 100 MB.

What advice might you share with a colleague who has recently received a LEAF grant?