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

Development of a Mastery-Learning Open Online Course in Motor Development Analysis

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Principal Investigator: Helena Baert, SUNY Cortland Physical education teachers are in the business of teaching children to become physically literate. Physically literate individuals move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person. In order for teachers to encourage physical literacy, they must have the ability to accurately observe, analyze and assess movement skills. The aim of this project is to develop a mastery-based online course in movement analysis. Master- based learning is focused on the premise that student teachers must show competency in order to progress through the coursework. The goal for this course is to help student teachers gain the knowledge and skills needed to apply motor development theory when analyzing and correcting movement skills and consequently provide students with congruent feedback that enhances their learning. This course will be developed and shared through the OPEN SUNY Learning Commons. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Matthew Madden, Assistant Professor of Physical Education Department, SUNY Cortland Reports and Resources:

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:

Use software simulation to foster student learning in microcontroller related LABs and projects

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Principal Investigator: Lijian Xu, Farmingdale State College Microcontrollers are widely used in homes, offices, cars, factories, etc., and they have been an essential component of electrical and computer engineering education. Microcontrollers and their applications normally involve both software and hardware. It means that in microcontroller related LABs and projects, students often need to test and troubleshoot the software they develop on hardware platforms they build. This is often a challenging task for students because of the nature of software/hardware co-design. In this project, we aim at using software simulation to improve students’ learning experience in microcontroller LABs and projects. Specifically, we have the following objectives: i) to help the students complete their microcontroller related LABs and projects in a more manageable way; ii) to design simulation demos that can be used in lectures to help the students understand the course materials; and iii) to reach out to high school students with microcontroller simulations in order to promote their interests in studying STEM in college. Various assessment methods will be used to evaluate the project outcomes, based on which we will further improve and sustain the activities proposed in this project. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Marjaneh Issapour, Professor, School of Engineering Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Farmingdale State College Carlos Jativa, Instructional Support Associate, School of Engineering Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, Farmingdale State College Reports and Resources: