Project Outcomes
Rockland Community College’s Developmental Model Reform Initiative through the Implementation of a Digital Companion Course: Creating Reflective Practioners and Engaged Students
Martha Rottman
Rockland Community College
2014
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$44,620.00
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.
Freshman Design Innovation
Anurag Purwar
Stony Brook University
2014
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$59,700.00
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.
WAVE-ExSEL
Daniel Murdock
Cobleskill, College of Agriculture & Technology
2014
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$59,000.00
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.
Development and Assessment of a Multiplayer, Cloud Module for Teaching Population Genetics with Badge Incentives
Katharina Dittmar
University at Buffalo
2014
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$35,400.00
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.
SUNY Impact: Designing and Validating a Research-Based Model for Online SUNY Teaching (MOST)
Randy Yerrick
University at Buffalo
2014
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$29,000.00
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.