Awarded Grant: $10,000 Principal Investigator: Christine Faraday, Nassau Community College The goal of this project is to encourage collaborative student work that is enhanced by web 2.0 tools. Currently group projects can be a frustrating process for faculty and students due to space and monetary limitations. This project would create a space within the library to house a media:scape mini collaborative station to allow students to easily connect mobile devices and share information. During this pilot phase, students will be asked to use the media:scape mini to participate in a specific campus-wide project. This project will be part of this year’s Campus-Wide theme “Speak, Memory” and will require students to create a video or Pinterest board based on one of the books connected to this project. Selected videos and boards will be showcased on the “Speak, Memory” LibGuide which is used by faculty across campus to stimulate ideas for infusing the theme into classes and activities. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Marsha Spiegelman, Professor, Library Department, Nassau Community College Reports and Resources: Project outcomes report Survey given to ART 103 students at the end of the semester to gauge their satisfaction using the Collaborative Student Space in the library, and the survey results Statistics for student use of the Collaborative Student Space in 2014 Project website Presentation at SUNYLA 2015 Mid-project report Project outcomes report V2.0 Creative Commons License:

Awarded Grant: $6,000 Principal Investigator: Mohammed Abdallah, SUNYIT Online learning is the optimal solution for many students. However, current online learning approaches in engineering curriculum may lack some of the components necessary for experiential “hands-on” lab-based learning.  This project will prove the concept of the possibility of separating the hardware from the software side by removing the software access burden to various tool components through campus-based hosting while maintaining the access to local hardware. Students will be able to interact with local hardware and learn from the device engagement and interacting in the same manner their on-campus peers do. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Nick Merante, Instructional Support Assistant, Systems Administrator, Adjunct Lecturer, SUNYIT Reports and Resources: Mid-project report Project outcomes report Project outcomes report 2.0 PPT presentation Creative Commons License:

Awarded Grant: $19,500 Principal Investigator: Rachel Rigolino, SUNY New Paltz This project supports designing and piloting an online site where instructors from across the disciplines can access resources for teaching and writing. A survey of existing repositories such as OER Commons and MERLOT reveals a need for an online site containing instructional material of consistent quality that is dedicated to WAC assignments/goals. If successful, this pilot program would be the first step in developing a robust site housed on the SUNY Learning Commons. This online repository would contain open educational resources focused on writing across the curriculum that would be available both to SUNY and non-SUNY faculty. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Matt Newcomb, Assistant Professor, English, SUNY New Paltz Mary Fakler, Lecturer, English, SUNY New Paltz Joan Perisse, Adjunct Instructor, English, SUNY New Paltz Lynne Crockett, Professor, English, SUNY Sullivan Linda Smith, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Academic Computing, SUNY New Paltz Kathryn Hurd, Instructional Support Staff, Academic Computing, SUNY New Paltz Reports and Resources: CIT 2014 brochure SUNY New Paltz Campus Article Project website Mid-project report Project outcomes report Project outcomes report 2.0 Creative Commons License:   

Awarded Grant: $20,000 Principal Investigator: Christopher Rigby, SUNY Orange The Applied Technologies Department will improve study of virtualization for Networking and Cyber Security majors by exposing students to a more extensive range of technologies and giving them relevant, applicable experience in a wider set of technology platforms. This will broaden student portfolios by exposing them to cutting-edge technology, prepare them for real-world employment, and help to propel them to success in industry. To achieve this goal, we will implement a small Openstack “cloud” system. Student learning outcomes include: • Provisioning virtual servers using industry standard tools and frameworks • Demonstrating knowledge of configuration and administration of variety of operating systems • Demonstrating an understanding of configuration and maintenance of several database platforms • Using virtual servers as a platform for network security testing and analysis Since the laboratory assignments developed would be modular, and the technology easily replicated, the program could be shared across SUNY. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Cartmell Warrington, Interim Chair of Applied Technologies, SUNY Orange Reports and Resources: Project outcomes report 2014 CIT presentation Outline of project scope and materials Mid-project report Project outcomes report V2.0 Creative Commons License: