Awarded Grant: $10,000 Principal Investigator: Dan MacIsaac, Buffalo State We propose to create videos and written lab instructions as useable learning objects for teachers of physics both at the HS and College level. These materials will be shared across and outside of SUNY via the SUNY Digital Learning Commons. We will obtain and integrate 11 IPads running Vernier Software’s _Vernier Physics App for iOS_ (cited in MERLOT II) into Introductory Mechanics and Teaching Introductory Mechanics courses (PHY107, 111, 510 and 620) using technology for video data collection and analysis of motion data in instructional laboratories. We will use video capture of mechanical phenomena (Eg dropped, tossed, rotating, and colliding objects) to study projectile motion, directly measure object linear and angular displacement, velocity and acceleration, fitting and selecting appropriate mathematical models to mechanics in laboratory exercises. We will develop three appropriate laboratory experiments making use of the system for kinematics – gravitation/projectile motion, momentum conservation, and rotational dynamics. We also have longer-term plans to use the iPads for additional open-ended media physics projects and investigations. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: David S Abbott, Instructional Support Specialist, Department of Physics, Buffalo State Kathleen Falconer, Part-Time Lecturer for Department of Mathematics, Buffalo State David Ettestad, Associate Professor of Physics, Buffalo State David Henry, Associate Professor of Elementary Education and Reading and Adjunct Professor of Physics, Buffalo State Brad Gearhart, physics teacher at Math Science and Technology Preparatory Academy PS#197, Buffalo Public Schools; and Summer Adjunct Instructor for Department of Physics, Buffalo State Reports and Resources: Mid-project report  

Awarded Grant: $10,000 Principal Investigator: Michael Case, Alfred State This project would center on providing a day long Accessibility conference on our campus open to participants inside and outside of our institution. The morning session will consist of a presentation by an accessibility expert focusing on challenges unique to online learning. The break out sessions will occur in the afternoon and will focus on how faculty can make a variety of material types accessible. In addition, all sessions will be recorded and, if the presenters are willing, combined with their materials to be compiled and converted into a Accessibility Guide that will be available on our website. Ongoing training and support for faculty on accessibility software and procedures is the lasting byproduct of this conference with the goal of all online courses being accessible thereby aiding faculty development, retention, and student success. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Melanie Ryan, Student Disability Services Coordinator, Alfred State Ellen Sidey, Instructional Designer, Alfred State Reports and Resources: Mid-project report

Awarded Grant: $19,850 Principal Investigator: Anne Reed, University at Buffalo Quality by Design: Strategies for Effective Teaching and Quality Course Design (QbD) is a faculty development course and OER that will serve the vision of Open SUNY, including open content, cross- collaboration, asset-sharing, and the development of high quality courses. Participants of QbD will learn about quality course design, strategies to increase student engagement, improved assessment techniques, and how to provide students with the support they need to be successful learners.This asynchronous online course will be offered through Creative Commons and will be widely available for on-demand learning or re- purposing at individual campuses. QbD will serve the goals of Open SUNY by incorporating the Open SUNY COTE Quality Review (OSCQR) rubric, as well as content and participation by COTE Fellows, and additional SUNY-branded elements. The assessments of this project will contribute research and scholarship to the SUNY community and to the larger fields of faculty development and instructional design. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Jeremiah Grabowski, Online Programs Coordinator, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo Roberta (Robin) Sullivan, Online Learning & Innovative Instruction Specialist for the Center for Educational Innovation, University at Buffalo Cherie van Putten, Instructional Designer for the Center for Learning and Teaching, Binghamton University Nathan Whitley-Grassi, Faculty Instructional Technologist, Empire State College Martha Greatrix, Instructional Support Specialist for the Center for Educational Innovation, University at Buffalo Caryn Sobieski-VanDelinder, Senior Education Specialist, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo Steven Sturman, Instructional Designer for the School of Social Work, University at Buffalo Christopher Price, Academic Programs Manager, SUNY Center for Professional Development Lisa Dubuc, Coordinator of Electronic Learning and Instructional Designer, Niagara County Community College Dan Feinberg, Senior Instructional Designer, Open SUNY, Center for Online Teaching Excellence Reports and Resources: Mid-project report  

Awarded Grant: $20,000 Principal Investigator: Cheryle Levitt, SUNY Delhi Nursing education in the United States is experiencing a significant faculty shortage. Causative factors include aging faculty who are approaching retirement, significant faculty vacancies in nursing schools, and limited capacity to admit thousands of qualified students, due to insufficient faculty. With 38 campuses offering nursing, SUNY can actively prepare more nursing educators to teach in online or blended environments. This would cross geographic boundaries and diminish barriers to recruiting qualified faculty. However, many nursing faculty lack sufficient skills in digital pedagogy and are not ready to prepare students for roles in technology-rich healthcare environments. The purpose of this project is to increase technology- based pedagogical skills in graduate nursing education students through development and implementation of an online training program, framed by the TPACK model. This program will improve preparation of digitally fluent nursing educators, support Open SUNY goals, and ultimately be shared across SUNY nursing programs in a MOOC format. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Kirsty Digger, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, SUNY Delhi Michelle Rogers-Estable, Manager of Online Education, SUNY Delhi Mary Pat Lewis, Dean of the School of Nursing, SUNY Delhi Reports and Resources: Mid-project report