Project Outcomes

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.

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.

Project Outcome 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.

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

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