Principal Investigator: Tom Blake, Binghamton University We will investigate the feasibility of using a consumer-oriented product (an “Apple TV”) with a data projector to give our faculty full freedom of movement within the classroom, as they wirelessly present material from commonly used hand-held devices (e.g. iPads, iPhones.) Assuming we can successfully integrate the Apple TV with our campus network, we will investigate using other computing devices as well (e.g. laptops, Android devices.) Reports and Resources: Presenting with the iPad. Mac World Apple working with enterprise partners to enhance Bonjour, Apple TV. Apple Insider Creative Commons License:

Awarded Grant: $20,000 Principal Investigator: Lorette Pellettiere Calix, Empire State College Only a very small percentage of students are able to take advantage of study abroad programs and many groups are underrepresented. The goal of this pilot project is to eventually provide the opportunity for all SUNY students to participate in a virtual term abroad. Researchers will analyze and try to resolve technical issues related to international collaboration and will compare a variety of tools for learner engagement and promoting cross cultural and/or international interaction. The “lessons learned” from the easily replicable pilot could help improve the quality of international collaborations and broaden student opportunities for an international experience. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Patrice Prusko Torcivia, Empire State College Oscar Leon, Quality Leadership University (QLU) – Panama Reports and Resources: 2013 Sloan Blended Conference Presentation This report discusses the technology used to support a virtual term abroad. We hope to edit it and publish at a future date. VTA-tech-assessment-report-final.pdf This is a bibliography of resources related to our topic. It includes an author abstract or clip from each article, as well as some of our working notes. Bibliography-Virtual-Term-Abroad.pdf Pre- and post- collaboration surveys for both students and participating faculty. Bibliography-Virtual-Term-Abroad1.pdf DISCUSSION-ANALYSIS-SHEET-1.xlsx A form used to help analyze the blog discussions using formulas developed by: Bliss, C and Lawrence, B.(2009). From posts to patterns: A metric to characterize discussion board activity in online courses. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, v13 n2 p15-32 http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~cabliss/Discussion_Paper_Bliss-Lawrence-2009.pdf. A form we used for virtual sessions to record technology used and related issues and resolutions. TECH-LOG.docx Project outcomes report Publications: This article discusses the value of a Virtual Term Abroad. It will be published in All About Mentoring at the end of this year. The-Value-of-a-Virtual-Term-Abroad-AAM-final.pdf Creative Commons License:

Awarded Grant: $20,000 Principal Investigator: James German, Potsdam This project is designed to develop, implement, and assess technologies that enhance student success by increasing interactivity, accessibility, and options in SUNY Potsdam’s large enrollment history hybrid courses. We will enhance student access to teaching staff and course content by integrating SMS communications, social media, and lecture capture technologies. Additionally, we will develop a menu driven version of one of the courses that will provide students with a variety of options about what they learn and how they demonstrate their learning. We hypothesize that these changes will improve student satisfaction, student success, and student learning. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Ms. Natalia Veinott, History Course Coordinator, SUNY Potsdam (Co-PI) Reports and Resources: Social Media, Student Satisfaction and Student Success: History for General Education at SUNY Potsdam, presentation by Jim German and Natalia Veinott at SUNY CIT, 2013, at SUNYIT. SUNY-Potsdam-History-CIT-13-Utica.pptx SUNY Potsdam History Course Redesign, 2008-2014, a Webinar presented by Jim German for the National Center for Academic Transformation, October 7, 2013. Potsdam-History-Redesign-NCAT-Webinar.pptx Project outcomes report Creative Commons License:

Awarded Grant: $52,500 Principal Investigator: Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University This project broadens the scope of our previously successful IITG pilot program by expanding the offered research and educational activities, by improving the cyber-infrastructure that makes them possible everywhere, at any time and to everyone, and by implementing a research component to assess the effectiveness and impact of the proposed initiatives. Our ultimate goal is to engage students in the passion, challenge and opportunity of exploring the science of detection of cosmic rays and analysis of data related to them, through innovative technology involving building and operation of cyber-tools in the form of hardware devices and software applications. The nature of the project is multidisciplinary and embraces participants from different SUNY Stony Brook departments including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Science Education. We focus on underrepresented students through our collaboration with the Women In Science and Engineering program and the Center of Science and Mathematics Education, and we seek for expansion of the activities by involving collaborators from SUNY Geneseo and SUNY Albany. Reports and Resources: Project website Mid-project report Project outcomes report Project outcomes report 2.0 Creative Commons License: