Tier One Awards

Tier One Awards (Projects up to $10,000)

2022-23

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Cassandra Jacobs	University at Buffalo	Facilitating Theoretical and Practical Mastery of Natural Language Processing with Annotation

2019-20

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Paulo Castillo	Farmingdale State College	Developing Active Learning Module: Enhancing Student Learning using Portable Computer-Based Alternative Laboratory Platform
Allison Moreland	Empire State College	Changing Attitudes for Online Learning: A Gamified Approach to Preparing Students to Learn Online
Daniel MacIsaac	Buffalo State College	Student STEM Content Video Projects for Preservice Teachers: A Drop-in Course Module
Edward Bever	SUNY Old Westbury	Simulated Reality; Real Experience: Scaling the Use of Interactive Computer Simulations in College Courses
Jacob Hall	SUNY Cortland	Universal Design for Learning: Developing Tools to Facilitate Faculty Implementation and Broaden Application to Support Diverse Learners
Michael Faux	SUNY Oneonta	From Concept to Final Product: The Design and Fabrication of Innovative Musical Electronic Devices to Enhance Student Learning

2018-19

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Nathan Whitley-Grassi	Empire State College	STEM Job Skills Development in a Competency Based Education (CBE) Model
Peter Brody Jr.	University at Buffalo	Development and Assessment of a Tool to Track and Evaluate Experiential Education Activities
Joseph Zawiki	Buffalo St. College	Taking Laboratory Science Home
Sharma Ghanashyam	Stony Brook	Modular And Student-Driven Learning Of Writing (MASLOW): An Online Platform for Facilitating International Graduate Students’ Academic Transition and Success
Yue (Jeff) Hung	Farmingdale	Enhanced Student Learning Experience in Technical Drawing and 3D Modeling through Augmented and Virtual Realities
Christopher Badurek	Cortland	Integrating UAS Data and GIS into STEM and Social Science Education
Karleen West	Geneseo	Development of Open Sustainability Curriculum Resources

2017-18

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Alla Myzelev	Geneseo	TimeStitch:Digital Prototype of a Virtual Museum as a Leaning Tool
Marjaneh Issapour	Farmingdale	Use of the Renewable Energy Lab (Lucas-Nuelle) simulations of Renewable Energy Generation to foster Student learning in “Energy , Sustainability and Environment ” class (ENV101) .
Keith Jones	Oneonta	Development and Assessment of Openly Available WeBWorK Problem Sets for Underserved Mathematics Courses
Janis Bowman	Jamestown Community College	Applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Technology Across the Disciplines and with Diverse Partners
Junryo Wantanabe	Oneonta	Flipping the Classroom: A Multipronged Approach to Retention of Academically Underprepared STEM Majors
Jonathan Hilsher	Alfred State Tech	Alfred State Micro Credentialing Project
Elizabeth Bastiaans	Oneonta	Lighting the SPARC of Scientific Collaboration: A Proposal to Add Two SUNY Campuses to a Regional Conservation Biology Network
Bina Ramamurthy	University at Buffalo	Minecraft MOOC for Educators (MIME)
Nan Travers	Empire State College	Interactive Program Design Website: Supporting Innovations, Technologies and Professional Development

2016-17

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Kim Myers	The College at Brockport	Investigating and developing online tools for scholarly communication
Alex Kumi-Yeboah	University at Albany	Designing Cross-Cultural Collaborative Online Learning Tool-Kit for SUNY Faculty
Bina Ramamurthy	University at Buffalo	UBuild: Fostering Creativity and Community Building through a Computer Games Initiative
Mary Perrelli	Buffalo State College	Developing GIS Course Modules for Introductory Science and Social Science Courses
Nathan Whitley-Grassi	Empire State College	STEM Open Educational Resources (OERs): Development and Integration of STEM OERs across SUNY
Lijian Xu	Farmingdale	Developing Accessible Simulation and Co-simulation Learning Models of Microprocessor to Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Courses for SUNY System
Maya Bentz	Farmingdale	The Online Student Hub: Development of an Interactive Virtual Learning Community to Improve Student Success and Engagement in Online Courses
Ildiko Monahan	SUNY Polytechnic Institute (formerly SUNY IT)	Employing Technology in the Instruction of Pharmacology with Graduate Nursing Education Students
Kyunghee Pyun	Fashion Institute of Technology	Diverse Techniques of Asian Art and Craft
Seana Logsdon	Empire State College	Using Targeted OERs to Develop Core Academic Skills in the Disciplines
Nancy Mahlen	SUNY Geneseo	Community outreach project: Improving secondary students’ three-dimensional visualization skills using an augmented reality sandbox
Michael Masci	SUNY Geneseo	Crowdsourcing Creativity
Meghan McCune	Jamestown CC	Seneca Culture, History, and Government: Developing an Online Course and Open Access Textbook in Collaboration with the Seneca Nation of Indians
Casey Raymond	SUNY Oswego	Workshop materials for the creation of algorithmic and mathematical problems in Blackboard.
Natalie Sarrazin	The College at Brockport	Collaborative Initiative on Problem Based Learning in Music Renewal

2015-16

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Michael Case	Alfred State College	The Necessity of Accessibility Online
Lisa Dubuc	Niagara County Community College	NCCC Electronic Learning Compliance Initiative
Elizabeth Middleton	Purchase, State University College at	Developing online lessons to improve student success in general chemistry and organic chemistry labs
James Kimball	Geneseo, State University College at	On the Road with SUNY
Helena Baert	Cortland, State University College at	Development of a Mastery-Learning Open Online Course in Motor Development Analysis
Laura Chipley	Old Westbury, State University College at	Open Media Lab
Lei Miao	Fredonia, State University College at	Use Software Simulation to Foster Student Learning in Microcontroller Related LABs and Projects
Natalie Sarrazin	Brockport, State University College at	Collaborative Initiative on Problem Based Learning in Music
Dan MacIsaac	Buffalo State College	iPad Mechanics Physics Instruction

2014-15

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Yvonne Harrison	Albany, University at	Increasing Access to Nonprofit Management and Leadership Education
Kelly Roe	Oswego, State University College at	Graphic Flash: Collaboration between Students in Creative Writing, Illustration, Graphic Design, and Multimedia Design
Sen Zhang	Oneonta, State University College at	Developing a Semi-standardized and Accessible Introduction to Computer Science Course for the SUNY System
Scott Giorgis	Geneseo, State University College at	Improving Student’s Three Dimensional Visualization Skills Using an Augmented Reality Sandbox
Dana Antonucci-Durgan	Suffolk County Community College	Creating Mobile “Makerspaces” to Support Experiential Learning
Peter Khost	Stony Brook University	Online Initiative to Foster and Research Writing-Skills Transfer Across the Curriculum and Beyond
Nathan Whitley-Grassi	Empire State College	Ecology and Earth Science Virtual Field Experiences OERs: Expanding Access to Field-Based Research Techniques for Students at a Distance
Samara Smith	Old Westbury, State University College at	Collaborative Media Center
Mary Perrelli	Buffalo State College	Developing a Tech Hub to Promote the Use of Geographic Information System Technology across SUNY
Ken Fujiuchi	Buffalo State College	Creating Situated Learning Environments through Mobile Device Management (MDM)
Aaron Heap	Geneseo, State University College at	A Digital “ProofSpace”, Facilitating a Flipped Classroom for Mathematical Proofs
Nan Travers	Empire State College	Prior Learning Assessment: A Competency-Based, E-Portfolio Framework

2013-14

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
Mohammed Abdallah	SUNYIT	Towards OPEN SUNY: A Novel On-line Learning Approach for ECE and ET Students
Celia Easton	Geneseo	Online Global Learning Communities in the Humanities: A Course Model
Christine Faraday	Nassau CC	Multimedia Innovation Instruction Technology (MIIT)
Jinseok Heo	Buffalo State	A Virtual Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (VIAL) for Buffalo State and Open SUNY
Susan P. Lieberthal	Suffolk CC	E-portfolios to Engage Student Veterans at Suffolk County Community College
Jill Reese	Fredonia	iPads for Music Making and Music Teaching
Samara Smith	Old Westbury	Collaborative Media Lab Pilot
Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs	Oneonta	Enriching Teaching Field Experience Through Technology
Krista Vince Garland	Buffalo State	TeachLivE from New York: Developing Innovative Practices in Immersive Teaching Technology

2012-13

Principal Investigator	Campus	Project Name
R Hope Adams	Empire State College	Design Digital Concierge for SUNY Learning Common: Pedagogical Rich Reusable Learning Object
Terence Bazzett	Geneseo	SUNY Geneseo Neuroscience Cyber Technology Laboratory (CTL) Course
Edward Bever	Old Westbury	Eternal France: An Interactive Historical Simulation for College History Classes
Tom Blake	Binghamton University	Presentations Unplugged: Mobile Devices in the Classroom
Monica Bugallo	Stony Brook	Science and Engineering Everywhere, at Anytime, and for Everyone
John Cabra	Buffalo State College	Developing an Informed Community of People Who Are Interested in Advancing 3D Virtual World Instruction
Francesca Cichello	Empire State College	Synergy & Systemness: Making the Most of Innovative Technology & Collaboration
Jessica Clemons	SUNY ESF	Engaging Students in Information Literacy and Digital Literacy through Emerging Technologies
Juan De Urda Anguita	Fredonia	Dreaming in Languages: Politics, Pedagogy and Technology for Language Instruction
Katharina Dittmar	University at Buffalo	Development and Assessment of Mobile Device Instruction in STEM Education at K-21 Level
Amy Dohm	Clinton CC	Non-Profit Community Partner Service Project
Carol Anne Germain	University at Albany	IL Fox – The Virtual Toolbook for Information Literacy Initial Research
Martha Growdon	Oneonta	Evaluating Geologic Mapping Tools for the Undergraduate Curriculum
Linda Jones	Empire State College	An Undergraduate Research Experience: Using technology to Monitor Japanese Beetles Related to Changing Climate Conditions, Across New York State
Robert Knipe	Genesee CC	Integrated Early Career & Transfer Engagement-OWL for Online Adult Learners
Keith Landa	Purchase	Gestural Melody: New Learning Tools for Musical Composition
Rose McEwen	Geneseo	Hybridization: Transforming to a Hybrid Foreign Language Instructional Model
Lisa Melohusky	Fredonia	Multimedia Recording Suite
Alexander Nazarenko	Buffalo State College	Design and Testing of Laboratory Instruction Management System (LIMS)
Mary Jo Orzech	Brockport	Giving/Getting Access to Scholarly and Instructional Material
Ronald Sarner	SUNYIT	Student Mediated Video Lecture Capture
Steven Schneider	SUNYIT	DCrit: Digital Critiquing Platform
Roberta (Robin) Sullivan	University at Buffalo	Tools of Engagement Project (TOEP): On-demand Discovery Learning Professional Development
Nathan Whitley-Grassi	Empire State College	Supporting the needs of 21st Century Learners: Faculty Development with Tools of Engagement
Harrison Yang	Oswego	Using Visual Communication Tools to Enhance Teaching and Learning
Sen Zhang	Oneonta	Automating Production of PowerPoint-Based Algorithm Visualization Teaching Materials