Developing online lessons to improve student success in general chemistry and organic chemistry labs

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Awarded Grant: $10,000 Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Middleton, SUNY Purchase This project will improve student learning outcomes in General and Organic Chemistry laboratory courses by incorporating online, video-based lessons into the laboratory curriculum. The project will target subjects that will have the largest impact for student success both in chemistry and in other laboratory disciplines. The lessons will help develop students’ hands-on laboratory skills, conceptual understanding of individual chemistry topics, and ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis of results. Overall, we expect that this course development will improve student success in the laboratory and associated lecture courses and increase retention of students as they advance towards their degrees. This course model can be applied to other laboratory disciplines to further support student achievement in STEM programs. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Stephen Cooke, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor, Purchase College Chemistry Joe Skrivanek, Professor of Chemistry, Purchase College Chemistry Monika Eckenberg, Lecturer in Chemistry, Purchase College Chemistry Reports and Resources: Mid-project report

Open Media Lab

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Awarded Grant: $10,000 Principal Investigator: Laura Chipley, SUNY College at Old Westbury Open Media Lab will expand multimedia production teaching and learning through the creation of an online multimedia production lab. The Lab will be a public website on SUNY Commons and will consist of a series of open educational resources in the form of video and text tutorials. To support replication, these flexible modules will be easy to embed in any LMS. Tutorials will cover the basics of audio recording, moving and still image capture, editing and distribution. This project will expand access to the tools of creative, multimedia production, making it possible for any student, in any location with a smart phone, PC and Internet access to create videos, podcasts and interactive multimedia projects. This access will allow educators, across the disciplines, to expand the number of students exposed to the skills and norms of production thereby closing the digital divide and the participation gap while expanding digital literacy. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Professor Smith, Director of the Collaborative Media Center and an Assistant Professor of video and new media, SUNY College at Old Westbury Reports and Resources: Mid-project report

NCCC Electronic Learning Compliance Initiative

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Principal Investigator: Lisa Dubuc, Niagara County Community College The Niagara County Community College (NCCC) eLearning department is seeking funding to launch a new initiative designed to assess and assist faculty in ensuring that all online courses meet the compliance requirements set forth by the Higher Education Act (HEQA), Middle States, and the American Disabilities Act (ADA). NCCC will expand upon the efforts already set in place by the SUNY FACT2 Advisory Council and the Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) Competency Development Team. Specifically, funds will be used to initiate the Electronic Learning Compliance Initiative in an effort to better gauge existing compliance problems and to create an action plan that will allow NCCC eLearning faculty to better learn about accessibility and their legal obligations when creating content for distribution online. Ultimately,the College will be able to offer customized professional development opportunities, workshops, online “tips of the week”, blog posts, and/or online webinars and videos designed to address main areas of concern. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Donna Simiele, eLearning Technologies Integration Specialist, Niagara County Community College Reports and Resources:

Collaborative Initiative on Problem Based Learning in Music

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Awarded Grant: $10,000 Principal Investigator: Natalie Sarrazin, The College at Brockport Problem-based learning is an effective, student-centered approach in which students learn higher-order thinking skills and integrative strategies by solving real-world challenges. As one of the critical pillars in a liberal-arts educational system, music is uniquely situated to advance this new, innovative pedagogical approach. This pilot project seeks to develop models and materials for survey and topic-based music courses that integrates general education content while encouraging students to think creatively and develop flexible solutions to large-scale issues and problems – skills essential for success in the 21st century. Support materials emerging from this collaboration such as, outcomes, models, and case studies, will be made available through Open SUNY. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Tony Dumas, Assistant Professor of Music, Theatre and Music Studies/Delta College, The College at Brockport Reports and Resources: Mid-project report