Projects Underway

Creation of a mobile GPS app to connect social and cultural issues/artifacts with the history of New York State.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Coupled with NSF funds, open access materials to support physiology case studies are being developed to simulate and support research and clinical practices.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Creation of online OER content for general and organic chemistry courses to assist with content retention.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Creation of faculty development OER modules to assist with development of Open SUNY content.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Digitization of dance data in support of multi-disciplinary analysis of data science through labs that support undergraduate science for non-majors.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Will use Open SUNY MOOC analytics to investigate patterns within SUNY offerings as related to access, completion and success.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Development of self-guided career modules to expand career decision making.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016)

Development of assessment tools to ensure accessibility and ADA compliance are being met in online courses.

Outcomes TBD (August 2016). Also partnering with Empire State and Alfred State to deliver a portion of Accessibility in their MOOC project.

Creation of a MOOC to guide creation of all educational content to be fully accessible and ADA compliant.

The course provided training on creating and facilitating fully accessible educational experiences to students. Educators who completed the training should be able to create and revise courses, websites, and other educational materials with all students in mind, regardless of their ability or disability levels. As a result, the hope is to decrease risks of possible student drop-out for the reasons of inability to comprehend the material or complete required assessments.

Project Outcome Report

Faculty development conference to support online accessible content.

We are working on making our course content accessible to the widest possible student population, which will increase enrollment by reaching those students that need additional support. We are also training and educating faculty about accessibility, which will also ensure that our courses have no barriers to students with special needs and make us a compassionate campus.

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To adapt a MOOC for on-demand, credit bearing access including a capstone learning experience in support of non-profit sector leadership development.

MOOC posted on Coursera.org. Transitioning to on-demand specialization. Also linked to Open SUNY Textbooks

Adapting an exiting MOOC to an on-demand format to bolster workforce development in Home Health Care Aides, including incorporation of open textbook (OER) material.

MOOC posted on Coursera.org. Transitioning to Coursera on-demand portal.

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Examines how Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) can be documented by students and assessed through use of an e-Portfolio, and provides professional development to faculty advisors and evaluators to assess college/university-level learning acquired outside traditional academic environments in support of student success and degree completion.

This IITG project worked to scale-up with five proof-of-concept sub-projects across SUNY Empire State College and SUNY Potsdam.

Final Project Report
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Creation of flipped classroom modules to support math curriculum.

The screencast modules are available for use and viewing at the project website

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Mobile device management specifically to support new teacher training standards (e.g. recorded evaluations of student teacher training).

Video recordings of the student showcase for the final course that implemented the MDM solutions.

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Development of a MOOC course/tutorial to enable international students to navigate U.S. style virtual learning environments when considering U.S. higher education programs.

Over 4,800 students registered for iMOOC on Coursera, which was promoted internationally through the Department of State.

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Final Project Report

Use of e-Portfolio to increase student retention and completion in remedial courses.

Have applied for and received additional IITG funds in order to extend this project.

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Assists students in designing and developing intuitive, multi-touch universal apps for iOS and Android platforms - for application both in-class and online environments.

In addition to a new website, Dr. Purwar has created 1) a universal mechanism design application (app) for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platform, and 2) a new Freshman Design Innovation class, which is being offered for the first time at Stony Brook in the Fall 2015.

The motiongen app is now available for download from the Google Play store. It has been submitted for approval to the Apple itunes store. We also created a support site for the app.
The support site has video tutorials on how to use the app.

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Pilots use and application of “wearable technology” such as Google Glass to support experiential learning opportunities through internships and field experiences, specifically in First Responder and Animal Hoof Health courses.

Learn about the Google Glass experience on the website and the featured updates in Campus Technology Magazine that captured progress about wearable technology.

Final Report
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Expands on previous development and assessment of a multiplayer, cloud module for teaching population genetics with badge incentives to K-12 and undergraduate students.

A multiplayer game app available on iOS, Google Play, and the cloud to introduce students to population genetics and evolution in real time.

A research partnership between Buffalo and Albany to examine research based best practices for online SUNY teaching.

Curriculum design, teacher education pedagogy and cognitive science reviewed for modules development, along with instructor guides and course materials. Beta release of 2 week, 1 credit courses targeted for spring 2016.

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Creation of a MOOC to support Home Health Care Aides in support of workforce development.

MOOC was launched to first cohort of nearly 1,200 students, a mini-documentary is available describing the team's experience of creating the MOOC.

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Use of Geographic Information System technology across SUNY to leverage shareable resources, foster intellectual collaborations, integrate emerging technologies, and provide research support and training to students, faculty and local professionals.

Outcomes TBD

Supports ongoing testing of open digital tools, the creation of online resources, and individualized online and face-to-face support of faculty and students to promote life-long digital literacy.

Outcomes TBD

Creates open education materials that will be made freely available to support virtual science field experiences.

Outcomes TBD

Investigated the impact of team based learning (TBL) in an online learning environment to improve health care delivery and promote patient safety.

Implementation of Team-Based Learning (TBL) in the NNP program introduced the concepts and skills necessary to build effective teams while promoting student learning. Team-based learning complements the use of evidence based practice. Effectiveness of TBL as a teaching pedagogy in this course will lead to expansion of TBL in other distance education courses.

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Develop a tool to support transfer of skills and knowledge from required first-year writing classes to courses across the curriculum and beyond graduation, which research shows neither typically nor sufficiently occurs.

Outcomes TBD

Creation of open content modules to teach and research language acquisition.

Outcomes TBD

A low cost mobile solution to pilot a "Makerspace" in support of experiential learning where space is at a premium. Includes opportunity for exploration, tinkering and creating with technology such as laser cutters, welding equipment, 3D printers and robotics.

A complete guide for creating a mobile makerspace is available here

Final project report

Development of a process using an augmented reality sandbox to assist with ensuring three dimensional models can be reasonably translated back into two dimensional characteristics for content curation.

Outcomes TBD

Development of a semi-standardized and accessible introduction to Computer Science Course that can potentially be adopted by multiple SUNY campuses.

Full report to CCSCNE recommending standardized CS gateway courses is available here.

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Students worked across multiple departments to create, and sustain a start-up e-magazine. The project centers on creative partnerships formed across departments for the purpose of simulating professional collaborations in the production creative work.

Outcomes TBD

Creation of Remote Laboratory Experiments that will help to determine efficacy of student access to online physics lab environments to help fulfill General Education requirements for students who do not have direct and immediate access to the required laboratory equipment.

Have applied for additional IITG funds to extend this project. Have received campus funds to support this project.

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Creation and facilitation of a system for identification and curation of shareable content produced by SUNY faculty.

The Open SUNY Information Literacy Portal provides faculty and librarians a central location for the sharing of best practices in information literacy-related content development as well as a database containing raw files of creative commons-licensed curated instructional materials including videos, online tutorials, lesson plans, assignments, and syllabi. By leveraging our collective talent, we hope to reduce duplication of effort and encourage an atmosphere of collaboration.

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Creation of a MOOC to develop leadership to non-profit organizations. Includes use of an Open SUNY textbook and board development diagnostic tool.

Original Coursera course has been modularized to a specialization with capstone experience.

Integration of MOOC content on Coursera and Canvas platforms with Open SUNY Badging. Expands on an earlier project to promote student metaliteracy through a MOOCs and badge-based competencies.

Two very successful MOOCs were launched on 1) Canvas and 2) Coursera. Robust outcomes are available detailing the faculty and learner experience integrating badges into MOOC platforms.

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A partnership to study information resources for evidence-based interprofessional health care decisions (IPE) - developing, testing and evaluating library based innovative technology enhanced team instruction methods.

On September 18, 2015, student subjects met their inter-professional for a 2 hour session. Overall reaction of participants to the inter-professional education student event was very positive, and many students indicated that it was an enlightening experience that enabled them to better understand other health sciences professions and provided them with a greater awareness for where there are overlapping interests in care.

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Coupled with NSF funding, a virtual avatars will recognize and react to student's expressions, gazes, hand gestures, etc. to both interpret (iTutor) and respond (iDEMO) within computer science courses.

Website describing facial recognition features and a YouTube video explains the research.

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Mobile technology initiative will provide a platform for enhanced student learning and evaluation through a three-tier training experience related to depression, dementia & delirium in geriatric patients.

Outcomes TBD

LOOP (Learn, Operate, Outreach, Perform) supports creation of a digital/electronic music lab that will support an online masters program.

The project final report describes key learning outcomes.

Creation of online modules to support student not yet exposed to advanced analytical instruments for use in advanced chemical analysis, forensic investigation, and materials characterization.

The project outcomes share demonstration modules on a range of analytical instruments.

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Partnering of supercomputing infrastructure and data scientists to support undergraduate education through use OER visualization tools.

A SUNY Research Foundation "Learning Tuesdays" talk describes the VIDIA project in detail (Scroll to VIDIA specific talk at 22 minutes). Can be viewed here.

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Expansion of a joint, online, academic program that promotes understanding of games for learning and results in a network of interdisciplinary participants by partnering with industry (First Playable, Agora Games, and the atmospheric simulation and forecasting company MESO).

Website describes plans for game development across SUNY.

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Support for a colloquium to grow adoption of established courses using OER, specifically Math and Psychology. TC3 has already demonstrated improved student success outcomes, retention, teaching methods, and significant savings for students as part of the Kaleidoscope project

In addition to other resources, the colloquium report illustrates initial success with OER adoption.

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Partnership between rural K-12 schools and teacher colleges to expand course offerings and provide collaborate online support.

Virtual School experiences are detailed in a JETS article available here

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Creation of a virtual environment to support access to microprocessor boards, data acquisition device or even a medical device that students need to connect to understand certain software. Students connect their hardware to computers that do not have the required software environment and still be able to remotely access the developing tools.

Resources included foundational PPT report on the feasibility of separating hardware and software to facilitate online lab experiences

Porject Outcome Report

Development of a portable, reusable solar/wind power plant as a learning tool to address sustainability issues. Creation of related virtual - real activities/exercises that would be appropriate to support undergraduate sustainability and alternative energy related courses, and support K-12 outreach and at-risk youth programs.

MESO's game for "Green Energy Builder" is available here and the final report details the resulting course curriculum here

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Development of an online repository containing open educational resources focused on writing across the curriculum available both to SUNY and non-SUNY faculty.

Project website contains writing resources to assist both students and faculty with improving writing skills.

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Expansion of a pilot to create Open SUNY Textbooks to reduce the cost of attending colleges and universities by leveraging the creative talents of SUNY faculty, librarians, and staff to sustain and scale OER for Open SUNY.

Open SUNY Textbook project site can be accessed here.

Demonstration project to create an international online learning community focused on a shared text through utilization of course management software, wikis, blogs, embedded video, and file sharing to support discussion-based humanities courses

Final report describes the goal of investigating how to break linear reading habits to foster enhanced material reflection through use of technology.

Using the ShadowHealth tool, students will interact with a virtual patient in a hospital setting conducting health history and system-based assessments. Student learning outcomes were evaluated through the use of grading rubrics, module summaries, and written transcripts of student activities within the program.

The project demonstrated that positive learning outcomes can be achieved through virtual simulation. Skills and knowledge learned in a virtual environment can be transferred into actual practice and meet the needs of the healthcare community.

Final Project Report
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Development of a collaborative, train-the-trainer model to empower students and faculty with digital literacy skills as life-long media learners and to share media skills with one another, our community partners, and the public.

In addition to project outcomes presentations, the website provides several modules for "how to" edit audio, photos, create a portfolio, and use other multimedia tools for lesson preparation.

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Faculty development to support use of cloud based learning software and processes.

TOEP is now available SUNY-wide, a Scale-Up success story - see project site or contact the SUNY Center for Professional Development.

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Experimentation with mobile apps to bridge classroom/planetarium instruction and outdoor viewing of the celestial sphere by augmenting astronomy instruction with tablet computers. Pilot includes lab assignments, reference object coordinates, and enhanced telescopic eyepiece viewing.

JETS article describing pre-service teacher prep experience available here.

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A multidisciplinary approach including Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Science Education that focuses on underrepresented students through our collaboration with the Women In Science and Engineering program and the Center of Science and Mathematics Education.

Short-term outcomes include new materials in the form of hardware and software, and presentations related to the projects for delivery of the courses. Long-term outcomes include better motivation of our students to be in the STEM and high technology workplace or part of academic life as faculty.

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Development of several new prototype technologies which further the goals of blended-online education, including a system that allows the question generation and grading features of online questioning systems to be used in an offline lecture environment

Outcomes TBD

Calculus hybrid and flipped module development to support best practices, employ a pre-calculus screening exam for early identification and focused remediation for students with weak skills, and creation of targeted tutorials to keep students "on-track"

The classroom model we developed is now being used in all sections of Calculus 1 at Binghamton, and we are developing a process to train instructors in this method. With a little more development, we should be ready to publicize it more broadly and help other institutions adopt it.

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Creation of modules to support personalized instruction in mathematics by allowing students to work at a guided self-pace, with a focus on content mastery.

Cayuga College's vision is to create efficient educational pathways for students as they pursue their long term goals.

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Pilots and strengthens cross institutional adoption of e-Portfolio initiatives on participating campuses through creating a Cross-Cultural Experiential Learning Evaluation Toolkit to improve the development and assessment of international experiential learning activities

The Toolkit provides guidance to faculty to create and deliver appropriate international experiential learning activities that strengthen students’ cross-cultural skills while they are engaged in international experiences. The Toolkit also provides guidance to faculty to coach their students to document their learning artifacts and to produce effective reflection pieces to appear in their e-Portfolios. The Toolkit is expected to be piloted in COIL courses, study abroad experiences, faculty-led trips, in-class curricular efforts, and international service learning experiences.

Complete toolkit doc available here.

Project website
Project Outcome Report
Final report

Music education majors learn use of mobile devices to encourage creativity and expression of learners regardless of age or ability (local schools, childcare programs, retirement and rehabilitation centers, and multiple student associations on campus). This supports standards for teacher preparation set forth by ISTE and NCATE.

The website provides multiple examples of student use of iPads in service of K-12 education and community based spaces.

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Active learning pilot with a media:scape mini to create a video or Pinterest board based on one of the books connected to a campus-wide 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.

The project website describes functions and uses of the collaborative space and survey research is available as part of the project outcomes.

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Use of e-Portfolios to support interdisciplinary composition courses.

Use of ePortfolio documented grade improvement during pilot phase across the curriculums. See SUNY Council Report on Writing.

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Creation of modules and open stack virtual servers to provide students with experiential learning of security configurations and administration of database systems.

Virtualization lab environments described in a PPT report.

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E-portfolio training to veterans returning as students that integrates writing, video editing and information literacy. The project will strengthen student academic engagement and result in individualized electronic presentations fort job interviews or college transfer.

Our student veterans are quite similar in learning styles to our other students in that it is hard to get students to complete assignments that are not for a specific class. However, student veterans are very attentive and appreciative of programs designed for them, and the laptops obtained for this grant have been invaluable.

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Development of a workflow tool to enable coordinated collection development, last copy detection, and resource sharing. By linking gift processing, conspectus analysis, and deselection among all the SUNY libraries, GDM Online will allow for enhanced acquisitions through usage data from ILLiad systems, book lists, and circulation statistics.

IDS Project will be making GDM Online available for free to all SUNY and IDS libraries during the Fall semester. GDM Online will be advertized on the IDS website and offered for a subscription fee to non-IDS/SUNY libraries.

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Interdisciplinary project with professors in Educational Administration, Nursing and Teacher Education to investigate, design and implement curriculum for asynchronous courses that combine rigorous assignments and assessments that lead to critical thinking and are aligned with the K-12 Common Core Learning Standards.

Development of an interactive web-application that will be tested in three computer science classes to help teaching and learning difficult notions, often written in complicated mathematical notations, with visualized information.

The result of this project is shown by the project website, found here.

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Continued exploration of e-textbook adoption with new assessment methodologies related to student learning outcomes, developing longitudinal data sets for pinpointing trends among specific student populations, analyzing the impact of price on e-textbook adoption and investigating the feasibility of a student-centered e-textbook model.

Outcomes TBD

Support of three full day workshops within a virtual classroom to explore a mixed methods research study, and disseminate information from findings to stakeholders. Artifacts from this project will include the development of template curricula to guide other SUNY departments considering the establishment of a TeachLivE simulation lab to support teacher training.

In addition to project outcomes, the website describes the functions and application of the "TeachLivE" simulations in service of teacher preparation.

Final report

A citizen science project tracking Japanese Beetles throughout NYS to study the relationship between environment and impact on species.

The "Citizen Science" website and outcomes specific to the Beetle project are documented here.

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Pilot to facilitate algorithm teaching by Computer Science (CS) instructors at primarily undergraduate institutions by increasing the availability and accessibility of easily adoptable, standardized PowerPoint (PPT) algorithm visualization materials.

API was developed to auto-generate algorithms and data structures to undergraduate students. Was very positively received by students and a second project is underway to help scale up results.

Final report summary

Creation of pre-laboratory learning modules for A&P students to assess the effects of using these modules to reduce face-to-face lab duration while maintaining learning outcomes, and to identify features to facilitate faculty adoption of this technology.

73% of over Anatomy & Physiology students from two courses (n=569) accessed pilot video lab prep content. There was no significant difference in test performance from those who accessed vs. those who did not. See outcomes poster for more details.

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Rubric development for a Digital Critique Platform (Dcrit) to facilitate program level review and assessment with content at the project level. Captures/archives both student work and critical assessments in a database for individual or aggregate level objectives.

A complete set of tools including the rubric and processes is available on the project website.

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Creation of a Laboratory Instruction Management System (LIMS) by implementation of electronic notebooks and computerizing data acquisition. Students will plan and document all aspects of an experiment; laboratory instructions will be incorporated into a notebook template and reports can be generated.

A poster presentation representing the project is available here.

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A workshop to design, develop, and implement pedagogically rich reusable learning objects (RLO), which can be shared via SUNY Learning Commons. The workshop will consider instructional delivery models, case studies, and using technical tools to design, develop, and create a RLO in any content/curricular area.

Workshop files and a publication from JETDE is posted on the outcomes website describing an example of deep learning in an MBA curriculum through use of reusable learning objects.

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Use of Qube software to facilitate active learning in a creativity course. Includes research of effectiveness and recommendations.

Journal article and three YouTube videos demonstrate use of Qube for collaboration on outcomes webpage.

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Pilot investigation of "anytime-anywhere" use of mobile devices in the classroom by students and faculty.

During the funding timeframe, significant challenges were encountered to enable objectives on an enterprise network. The PI offers other solutions through publications as this technology matures.

Project Outcome report

The Learner eXperience Designers (LXD), will spearhead the exploration of integrating badging on campus and in higher education. Specifically, the LXD are committed to evaluating the logistics and effectiveness of badging in three specific areas: within a course, within a student training program, and within professional development.

Through our exploration of badging in three areas: in an open course, in a help desk training program, and in faculty development, we came up with a badging application that could be used by the SUNY community in order to easily incorporate the course badging process onto campuses.

Project Outcome Report (with important links and files)

Development and validation of an instrument designed to predict student success based on individual learner characteristics and the learner’s level of engagement with information and communication technology (ICT). The outcome of Phase One is a validated instrument and scoring rubric to assess learner readiness (SUNY Prep, Learner Preparedness Survey) in online environments.

Project outcomes provide a foundation for a new instrument to assess learner characteristics and success in online learning.

Pilot use of Prezi in student presentations partnered with community based organizations to provide experiential learning around promotion and engagement of target audiences.

Students responded well to the service learning assignments and guidance. Exercises, timeline and prezi debrief is available here.

A pilot course to study effectiveness of collaborative international online learning later combined with a ten-day business study tour in Turkey. Before and after the trip, students engaged in learning activities via an online learning platform.

Our 2013 Synergy & Systemness Project was more successful than we had anticipated. Although the construction of the online course presented challenges, we were ultimately able to develop a highly interactive course. As planned, students were able to work online, synchronously and asynchronously, across campuses and across the world. In addition, workgroups used wiki technology to develop final projects that drew upon learning that took place in Turkey during our field study.

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A pilot project to 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.

Project outcomes provide robust resources for the ROI of virtual study abroad, as well as feedback on technology requirements and support processes.

Project Outcome Report

Creation of four module-based blended training units which will be designed to introduce ESC faculty and staff to several types of Web 2.0 technology tools (social media, document sharing, etc.).

Interactive modules on how to use Google, blogging tools, and creation of multimedia files are available on the Empire State "Tools of Engagement" site.

A three session workshop: the political climate around language teaching, current theories on language acquisition and pedagogy and an entire afternoon session devoted to technological innovations and applications for language instruction.

A resource page from the symposium and workshop details are on the outcomes page.

Support of technology to create and study podcasting and multimedia material incorporated into learning materials.

Lab was created to support the cross platform content. Photographs of the lab, along with links to podcasts created and tutorials are available.

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Development of a web-based orientation, training materials, and internal procedures to assist online degree-seeking students across a consortium of campuses. This maximizes course alignment with goals, shortens time-to-completion, and promotes regional workforce and economic development.

A group of distance learning administrators piloted a consortium that has boosted retention and assisted with transfer among the consortium. Visit project website for details.

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Creation of video presentation series about how the college uses Accuplacer placement assessment. These video modules will focus on 1) the purpose, format and ramifications of the exam; 2) subjects covered in the math and reading components of the exam and the rubric used to evaluate the essay component; and 3) available online resources to help students prepare for the exam.

Use of e-Portfolio to ensure a meaningful, academically rigorous outcome from internships, including a template based upon standards and goals of experiential learning and a website which connects students with a Long Island Alternative Energy Consortium of seven academic institutions dedicated to strengthening energy education.

A 16 minutes video describes project outcomes, and the value of using ePortfolio in engineering education is described with data and outcomes in this presentation.

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Development of an innovative web-based game situated within an online science learning community. Enviropedia, will emphasize the connections between science and society by focusing on beverage container choice.

The game is available for play here to demonstrate that by concentrating on containers with the larger carbon footprint points are accumulated more rapidly. Additional teaching materials are available.

Pilot program to engage undergraduate students in authentic science and engineering by developing and using modern cybertools. Supports and engages high school and at-risk students in STEM based learning.

Exercises to promote STEM understanding are in the report, along with links to web resources.

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Creation of a gamification prototype for use in Western Civilization and European history courses in which students will guide the development of France from the time of Clovis to the present day with students making decisions reflective of the government’s expanding purpose and power over time.

All resources available to download the game and incorporate in classes.

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Pilot of a collaborative model for using relevant digital learning tools within teacher education coursework. This work will be done through mutual mentoring (in instructional design, technical knowledge, and navigating the complexity of multi-layered P-16 institutions), as we use, demonstrate, and then compile exemplary teaching strategies.

The project website details the resources available to assist with teacher preparation and professional development.

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Demonstration project using the iPod touch, students will take photos of the spaces and resources in the library and use digital storytelling tools to tell a story about their orientation experience to the library.

All resourcesshared for how the "wayfinding" experience was set up and measured.

Project Outcome

Pilot to develop a SUNY partnership to explore and create an Open SUNY Textbook initiative to reduce cost of higher education to students by incentivizing faculty publications.

Project website provides free access to over 15 textbook titles and is soliciting new material.

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Computer mediated technology to support undergraduate research mentoring and exploration of technology use in faculty development.

Recommendations for use of virtual tools for mentorship is available here (Final Report).

Creation of a platform for collaborative textual annotation, enabling individuals across multiple courses, campuses, levels of expertise, and intellectual approaches to engage in rich, vibrant, multi-layered conversation around a single text.

The project website describes the process, and the Chronicle of Higher Education provides a very good overview.

Project Outcome Report

Template creation to support transforming beginning-level courses from traditional, face-to-face teaching/learning formats to a hybrid, Quia-powered online model. Includes adopting ACTFL-based proficiency measurements to the design of learning outcomes, curricula, and paradigms for assessing the effectiveness of hybrid learning in four foreign language skills: speaking, writing, listening and reading.

Evaluation report and presentation of three semester pilot measuring hybrid effectiveness indicated that STAMP measures could not predictably indicate proficiency, but a significant majority (73%) of students valued that the hybrid format provided them the ability to tailor some of their own learning according to their professional interests and learning needs.

Project final report

Assessment of ERIN (Educational Resources in Neuroscience) to Investigate the utility as an ancillary to primary classroom instruction in a variety of related courses (e.g. Biopsychology, Behavioral Pharmacology, Behavior Genetics).

The Cyber Technology Laboratory Manual is well under development with the authors considering a SUNY Open Textbook. ERIN provides fuller access to learning resources, see project website.

Provides access to tools and methods necessary to discern and critically dissect patterns and trends within “Big Data” as it emerges through social media.

Has enabled students access to "big data" at the Center for Computational Research at UB.

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Pilot use of the first digital field-mapping evaluation, comparing available tablet computers and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in side-by-side field tests, to train students to produce new 1:24000-scale geologic maps of New York State (NYS) to investigate potential horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing.

Compared Google Nexus and iPad for geological field use, as well as a number of Apps. Outcomes indicate common challenges and student preference depending upon tool used.

Design, implement, evaluate, and disseminate an innovative and replicable training model of integrating visual communication tools for teacher candidates at SUNY Oswego, including a training approach to better prepare technology integration across curriculum.

A large output of student portfolio examples, data, publications and press articles are available.

Development of a template to support interdisciplinary 'alternate reality' simulations that are collectively played by students using the Web. These simulations ask participants to analyze a fictional problem based on real-life situations, articulate a variety of possible responses to it, and examine the question of what form action should be taken.

Developed games to investigate issues such as Islamaphobia and hydrofracking.

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Development of case study modules that simulate real-world situations and place the student in a decision-making role that requires the use of scientific data and knowledge. The prototype will facilitate learning theories and concepts related to energy and engineering related to a regional power grid.

Developed a Community "Smart Grid" exercise to simulate various environmental conditions impacting the power grid.

Project Outcome Report

Evaluation of open source Class-X lecture capture software with inexpensive consumer grade equipment. Enables the viewer pan and zoom control over the image that is displayed.

Several courses were captured and distributed using Class-X process. Outcomes, examples, publication and report are available.

Project Final Report

Development, implementation and assessment of technologies (SMS, social media, lecture capture) that enhance student success by increasing interactivity, accessibility, and options in SUNY Potsdam's large enrollment history hybrid courses.

Course redesign effort demonstrated a total .69 gain in grade outcomes when coupled to social media use as detailed in presentations, as well as student perceptions of use and convenience of social media course integration.

Project Outcome Report

Use of iPads to sketch out melodies without constraints of formal composition notation tools, and develop an app.

A full download of the source code for app development is available.

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Use of Second Life for collaborative case studies in a virtual hospital, learning critical thinking skills with intent to design and implement additional case studies and assessment to address progress, successes and challenges.

Journal articles, project details and a detailed presentation of the student experience with a Second Life healthcare island is available .

Project Outcome Report

Use of iPads to observe real time patient encounters and feedback to participating students in multiple health professions. Written feedback documented outcomes in a web-based database.

Faculty cohort (n=16) in health professions (Nursing, PT, Pediatrics) report FaceTime can be effective for use in Grand Rounds. Report includes issues regarding secure network connectivity within hospital environments to ensure HIPPA compliance.

Project final report

Support of a day long workshop to investigate issues of scholarly publication and instructional materials.

Workshop speakers focused on shared resources, copyright, open scholarship and copyright clearance. The workshop outcomes are available.

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Development of an online information literacy (IL) toolbook to promote information and digital fluency. This tool will fill a void for students as well as faculty by incorporating key information concepts at multiple levels (e.g., proximity searches).

In addition to conference outcomes, a digital online dictionary/encyclopedia promoting information literacy and digital fluency was developed.

Project final report

Development of an innovative academic program through which students and faculty across a range of disciplines and SUNY colleges collaborate to create engaging and pedagogically sound video games that enhance k-12 student interest and learning of STEM content.

Recorded sessions include Anne Derryberry, Sean Duncan and a panel discussion on Games within SUNY. A course plan is available.

Project Outcome Report 1

Project Outcome Report 2

Creation of a Transliteracy Learning Collaborative as a SUNY-wide think tank and incubator for promoting transliteracy and emerging frameworks for information literacy including learning analytics, badges, and the semantic web. Other areas of exploration include the transition from high school to college, and developing learning communities.

Robust resources are provided on the website to guide student in understanding of metaliteracy. There is also an Open SUNY Textbook available to assist with Metaliteracy.

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Pilot exploration of e-textbook adoption to assess the impact of price on e-textbook adoption and investigating the feasibility of a student-centered e-textbook model.

443 student pilot over 6 courses and 3 LMS indicated that e-Textbooks from publishers held promise but lacked flexibility and accessibility. 63% of students accessed via laptops, 16% on desktops, 11% during test phase on mobile devices. Complete data available.

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The Advanced Illness Decision Support Environment (AIDSE) and utilize simulation technology to create an environment to engage students in active, real-time learning about how to initiate and facilitate decision-making conversations with patients about their goals for care and desired outcomes.

Website provides freely available modules for learning more about end-of-life decision making.

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Leverages NSF Cyber-Infrastructure funds to develop a cloud-deployed, scalable, virtual tool for the instruction of theory and practice of population genetics in K-21 settings.

Student data indicates broad adoption of the initial app release for use in learning. Additional data indicates that mobile device adoption does not necessarily translate into "mobile education".

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Pilot use of VIVO open-source, semantic web based software to provide an e-portfolio service for SUNY students including tracking of scholarly works, publications, research, awards, projects and detailed specialties of interest it serves as a springboard for open access scholarly communication.

A pilot website and final report describe the potential for VIVO as an e-Portfolio solution, which was ultimately not adopted.

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Pilot the Tools of Engagement Project’s (TOEP) on-demand professional development model among faculty across SUNY campuses, investigating its effectiveness in expanding their pedagogy as they integrate free online Web 2.0 tools into their courses and research.

TOEP has transitioned from a $10,000 IITG award to a fully scaled SUNY Center for Professional Development offering in addition their website. Several publications have resulted, including the 2015 NMC Horizon Report Higher Education Edition.

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Creation of a woody plant database with intent to expand to GPS referencing that can be accessed on smart phones and tablets for field application.

Project website provides the research output.

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