The IITG project, “The E-Textbook Opportunity: The Time is Now for SUNY,” will use IITG funds for the licensing of electronic versions of textbooks, or e-textbooks, that are used in common courses across three SUNY schools: SUNY Brockport, SUNY Buffalo and SUNY Delhi. Leveraging the extensive licensing and resource delivery expertise of the participating libraries, this pilot project seizes the opportunity that the recent emergence of e-textbooks represents to serve SUNY students more efficiently both academically and financially. The pilot will investigate the opportunities and challenges of implementing e-textbooks across diverse SUNY campuses.

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:

This project aims to develop an advanced teaching and learning technology by utilizing the existing computer vision technology and further develop our unique human behavior and facial expression analysis approaches to improve the experience of class teaching and learning. Specifically, two software systems will be developed: (1) An Idea Illustration and Demonstration (iDEMO) software tool will be created that provides instant visualization of instructor’s idea, theory, illustration, demonstration, and experiments that can be used by teachers in the classroom.

Awarded Grant: $10,000 (2012) $60,000 (2013) Principal Investigator: Roberta (Robin) Sullivan, University at Buffalo The SUNY Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP) is an on-demand discovery learning professional development model. The goal of TOEP is to encourage faculty and staff across SUNY to explore and reflect upon the use of emerging technology tools to expand tech-infused pedagogy. Self-directed activities encourage faculty to be lifelong learners, as they become familiar with blogging, wikis, podcasting, online collaborative, and the latest web-based instructional technology tools. In Phase 2 TOEP merged with Empire State College’s 2012-13 IITG project. The six-partner collaborative expanded to 11 campuses in phase 3. Phase 4 has 19 collaborative partners and is a SUNY-wide available resource. The multi-campus project has served more than 700 faculty/staff. Each participating campus recruits faculty and staff to “learn by exploring and doing” via the project’s on-demand web-based venue. The project is extended via TOEP Fellows (campus-based mentoring teams). A badging system tracks participant’s progress and mastery. Co-PI’s and Key Partners: Cherie van Putten, Training Associate for University Center for Training and Development, Binghamton University Beth Burns, Instructional Designer, Instructional Resources, Buffalo State College Susan Jaworski, Interlibrary Loan Clerk 2, Buffalo State College Dr. Shufang Shi, Associate Professor of Instructional Technology, Early Childhood/Childhood Education Department, SUNY Cortland Nathan Whitley-Grassi, Faculty Instructional Technologist, Empire State College Dr. Kathleen Gradel, Professor, Department of Language, Learning, & Leadership in the College of Education, SUNY Fredonia Dr. Michael Jabot, Professor, Department of Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Education, SUNY Fredonia Cindi Tysick, Associate Librarian, Arts & Sciences Libraries, University at Buffalo Lisa Miles Raposo, Assistant Director of the State University of New York Center for Professional Development (SUNY CPD) Reports and Resources: Project website Video introducing TOEP Project outcomes report Mid-project report Project outcomes report 2.0 Creative Commons License: