Principal Investigator: Keith Schillo, SUNY Oneonta The major goal of this project is to use instructional technology to create and disseminate a new pedagogy for enhancing physiology education in a wide array of learning environments. The project will support implementation and evaluation of “Revolution in Physiology Education: RIPE for Change,” an NSF-funded project consisting of problem-based learning modules made available via an open-access website. NSF funds supported development of the RIPE concept, whereas the IITG funds will be used to adapt RIPE for dissemination and evaluation using instructional technology. The learning modules provide instructional tools for guiding students through active-learning exercises designed to develop higher-order thinking skills, improve mastery of difficult concepts and engage students in scientific methods. The highlights of the modules are state-of-the-art animations that illustrate important physiological concepts and high-quality videos of live experiments involving modern physiology instrumentation. The project relies heavily on student interns from graphic arts and biology and provides a platform for a unique type of experiential learning that blends art and science. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Susan MacLeod, Instructor, Fulton-Montgomery Community College Katherine Spitzhoff, Lecturer, Art Department, SUNY Oneonta John Bugyi, Adjunct Instructor, Art Department, and Web Developer, Office of Communications, SUNY Oneonta Reports and Resources:

Principal Investigator: Lucas Craig, SUNY Canton The Bureau for Labor Statistics predicts that the U.S. will face a projected shortfall of qualified advanced- degree STEM workers by 2018. Part of the projected shortfall is for engineering technologists. In this proposal, a project-based engineering course will be developed and will use two primary teaching technologies to deliver engineering content to improve attraction and retention rates in Engineering Technology at SUNY Canton: a 3-D projector system and a gesture controlled armband, called the Myo. The 3- D projector system allows students to view items in 3 dimensional space and the Myo analyzes muscle movement provided by an individual’s arm to control technology. These teaching technologies will provide students with the opportunity to view applications and showcase engineering technology in a new, novel way. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Christina Smith, Instructional Technologist of Online Learning, SUNY Canton Feng Hong, Associate Professor of Engineering Technology- Physics, SUNY Canton Rashid Aidun, Associate Professor of Engineering Technology- Electrical Engineering Tech, SUNY Canton Reports and Resources:

Principal Investigator: Colleen Garrity, Genesee Community College This project aims to develop and sustain participation in a common online mapping platform for interdisciplinary projects focused on content-rich, place-based undergraduate research in the Genesee River basin. The project establishes pathways for faculty and student participation and collaboration in GIS across disciplines, creating and supporting a community of practice that integrates mapping with place-based learning opportunities. The project also seeks to identify a fundamental technical means of integrating GIS software capabilities with web authoring software in order to easily create and share maps online. The development of this proof-of-concept collaboration and simultaneous IT multimedia integration can serve as a model for undergraduate research and technology integration for other oft-overlooked rural areas or ecoregions. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Ken Cooper, Associate Professor of English, SUNY Geneseo Kristina Hannam, Associate Professor of Biology, SUNY Geneseo Elizabeth Argentieri, Special Collections Librarian, SUNY Geneseo Reports and Resources:

Principal Investigator: Krista Vince Garland, Buffalo State This application seeks to continue work from an IITG project funded in 2013. The current proposal extends upon the last project by expanding collaboration and open sharing among SUNY colleagues to improve quality of learning experiences for students through the use of the TeachLivE (TLE) virtual classroom simulator. The TLE simulator is an immersive mixed reality environment. This setting provides pre-service and in-service teachers the opportunity to learn new skills and to craft their practice without placing “real” students at risk during the learning process. Renewal would allow for continuance in the development of a competency-based curriculum delivery model based upon research for improved mechanisms within teacher education programs. Continued funding would provide for state wide scale-up with the establishment of a SUNY TLE Consortium, faculty regional trainings, creation of a SUNY TLE Resource Manual, a Delphi Study to determine practice priorities, and assessment of TLE impact on learning outcomes. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Karen Bell, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Administration, SUNY New Paltz Sharon Raimondi, Director of the Joint Doctoral Program, University at Buffalo Reports and Resources: