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: $20,000 Principal Investigator: Christine Kroll, University at Buffalo In 2012, 2.6% of institutions across the United States were offering Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) with an increase to 8% in 2014 (Babson, 2014). Open SUNY is within the 8%, entering the MOOC arena in 2013. Open SUNY MOOCs are currently being offered by faculty from Stony Brook University, University at Albany, Empire State College, Broome Community College, and Buffalo State College (OpenSUNY MOOC, 2015). In this short time, Open SUNY MOOCs have attracted and enrolled a total of 92,413 students with plans to continue growing both student enrollments and the variety of course offerings. One of the key goals of the Open Door project is to establish a process for converting unmanageable data sets to useable learning analytics. Current data sets offer some insights for MOOC faculty but lack the ease with which many learning systems allow for usable data aggregation and analysis leading to an impact on practice (Straumsheim, 2014). With nearly 100,000 enrollments and growing, establishing a process for converting this data to a useable format is paramount to our existing and future MOOC faculty developing and customizing courses leading to student access, completion, and success as well as for establishing Open SUNY MOOCs as exemplars-at-large throughout the professional and academic communities. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Thomas Mackey, Interim Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Empire State College Trudi Jacobson, Head of Information Literacy Department, University at Albany Cyndi Burnett, Assistant Professor of International Center for Studies in Creativity, Buffalo State Val Chukhlomin, Associate Professor & Academic Coordinator Marketing & Management, Empire State College Margaret Schedel, Assistant Professor of Composition and Computer Music, Stony Brook University Yvonne Harrison, Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany 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  

Principal Investigator: Mark McBride, Monroe Community College Monroe Community College (MCC) proposes a IITG project to design and deploy a library service model to increase faculty participation in SUNY Open Educational Resources (OER) and improve OER adoption system- wide. The purpose of the project is to build on the traditional strengths of SUNY campus libraries by supporting faculty in OER discovery and adoption. The new service model will give faculty access to discovery tools through SUNY Affordable Learning Solutions and Lumen Learning; modularize and improve interoperability and multimedia in the collection of existing Open SUNY textbooks; and embed assessments in OER courses. Project outcomes will increase OER adoption, improve OER alignment with course learning outcomes; and increase student completion and success in OER courses. The project will address priorities identified by SUNY partners: University of Buffalo, Colleges at Geneseo, Brockport, Buffalo, Suffolk, Environmental Science and Forestry, Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Tompkins Cortland Community College, and industry partner Lumen Learning. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Alison Brown, Editor and Production Manager, SUNY Geneseo Sam Abramovich, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, University at Buffalo Reports and Resources: