Project Outcomes
Student Success and Affordability through the use of Open Educational Courses
Marty Christofferson
Tompkins Cortland Community College
2013
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$19,200.00
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.
Rural Schools Virtual Project [RSVP]: Expanding Access to Advanced & Elective Online Coursework
Thomas Giblin
Brockport
2013
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$19,000.00
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
Towards OPEN SUNY: A Novel On-line Learning Approach for ECE and ET Students
Mohammed Abdallah
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
2013
Tier One
Amount of Award:$6,000.00
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
Integration of Virtual and Real Equipment Learning Tools Related to Sustainability Education
Mark Bremer
SUNY Polytechnic Institute
2013
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$15,000.00
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.
SUNY Writing Across the Curriculum Online Resource Center
Rachel Rigolino
New Paltz
2013
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$19,500.00
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.