Project Outcomes

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.

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.
Reports and Resources:

CIT Presentation on project outcomes: http://www.slideshare.net/kelmo/designing-innovative-online-learning
COIL Presentation on development and global reach of Coursera MOOC: http://www.slideshare.net/tmackey/empowering-yourself-in-a-connected-world
NERCOMP Presentation on Designing Digital Badges as OER: http://www.slideshare.net/kelmo/using-badging-as-an-open-educational-resource
LILAC Presentation on Development of Digital Badges: http://www.slideshare.net/kelmo/developing-a-digital-badging-system-for-metaliteracy-2
Collection of instructional videos used in both MOOCs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHY3RpKWkwvQOeBS6jiRHmw/playlists
Coursera project website: https://www.coursera.org/course/metaliteracy
Canvas project website: https://learn.canvas.net/courses/591

Articles and publications:

UAlbany Experts in Information Literacy and Nonprofit Management and Leadership Win SUNY Innovative Instruction Awards: http://www.albany.edu/news/55661.php
Are MOOCs Mainstream? Q&A with Peter Shea: Are MOOCs Mainstream? Q&A with Peter Shea.
What is more exciting than a MOOC? A MOOC in which you can earn digital badges!: http://library.albany.edu/news/2014/10/what-more-exciting-mooc-mooc-which-you-can-earn-digital-badges
Empire State College offers Coursera MOOCs: registration Now Open: http://commons.esc.edu/cdl-course-highlights/empire-state-college-offers-coursera-moocs-registration-now-open/

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.
Project website

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.