Active Learning Umbrella IRB Application

Umbrella IRB Application

Has active learning improved students' academic success?

An Umbrella IRB Protocol allows for multiple, similar research projects to be conducted under one IRB application. In our case, the CTL maintains and manages this Active Learning Umbrella IRB in service to UGA, hopefully making it relatively straightforward for you to conduct your research while adhering to important policies and procedures governing research involving human beings.

If you are not certain whether your study qualifies as active learning research, please reach out to jennifer.eimers@uga.edu before submitting an application.

Project Eligibility

Projects under this Umbrella IRB must:

Fit under the umbrella research question: Has active learning improved students' academic success?
Include only project personnel who have completed their human subjects training as required by UGA’s IRB. This will typically include completing CITI training modules for Social & Behavioral Research and Social & Behavioral Research — Internet.
Include use of a student consent form that follows our Umbrella IRB template (if the study includes collection of sensitive and/or FERPA-protected data).
Investigate pedagogical techniques (e.g., textbook comparison studies would not be eligible).

Projects under this Umbrella IRB may not:

Investigate teaching in k-12 schools.
Incorporate interaction with non-university students or with students younger than 18.
Make use of student data from the past, without informed consent.

Getting Started

To get started select the "START" button below to complete and submit this form. The CTL's PI for this Umbrella IRB will get back to you soon with more information and/or follow-up questions.

To complete this form you will need the following information:

Names & UGA email addresses of study team members.
Articulation of your project's research question(s).
Intended study timeframe.
Description of your target study population/participants and how you will recruit them.
Data: description of what data you will collect, how you plan to collect it, and how you will store sensitive or FERPA-protected data.
Consent form: explanation of how you plan to distribute and store your consent form.
Study procedures: describe your study procedures from the perspective of a participant.

After You're Done

Once you have submitted this form, a member of the CTL will be in touch with you within about two business days. They may ask some clarification questions, or they may be ready for next steps. In the meantime, you should plan to gather the following materials for inclusion with the IRB:

CITI training certificates for all members of the research team.
Copies of each tool to be used in your study (e.g., test questions, surveys, focus group protocols, etc.).
An edited version of our AL study consent form template.

Questions? Please contact Jennifer Eimers via jennifer.eimers@uga.edu.

Please start with the application now by clicking on the START button below.

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