Project Outcomes
Materials Matter: Integrating Science and Aesthetics for STEM Education
Dr. Hilary Becker
Binghamton University
2017
Type of GrantIITG Tier Two
Amount of Award:$20,000.00
"Materials Matter is an interdisciplinary course that brings together lessons in chemistry, art history, classical archaeology, and design using active learning and an innovative visual language presented in an interactive app to teach students the basic concepts of these subjects as well as how they influence each other."
Metaliteracy Learning Pathways: Fostering Innovative Teaching Across SUNY
Ms. Kelsey O'Brien Senior Assistant Librarian
University at Albany
2017
Type of GrantIITG Tier Two
Amount of Award:$20,000.00
- Open Educational Resources (OER)
Integrate learning pathway functionality into the Metaliteracy Badging System that will facilitate custom applications of metaliteracy concepts and serve as a model for “scaling up” the system across disciplines and SUNY institutions.
Postsecondary Information Literacy Readiness Assessment using ILAAP
Prof. Cynthia Tysick, Associate Librarian, Head of Educational Services
University at Buffalo
2017
Type of GrantIITG Tier Two
Amount of Award:$15,500.00
An online, information literacy competencies diagnostic tool for postsecondary institutions that provides customized, self-remediation suggestions for students and academic advisors.
Scaling Up the SUNY Virtual Herbarium Network
Dr. Sean Robinson
Oneonta
2017
Type of GrantIITG Tier Two
Amount of Award:$20,000.00
- Learning Organization/Community (Integration Fac/Staff)
This project will increase access to and use of biological collections through further development of the SUNY Herbarium Network, the goals of which are to database and image all specimens housed within SUNY herbaria; upload specimen data and images to a web-based open-access platform; and develop, implement, and assess web-based learning modules.
Seamless Integration of Political Science and International Relations Curricula across SUNY
Dr. Peter Yacobucci, Associate Professor
Buffalo State College
2017
Type of GrantIITG Tier Two
Amount of Award:$20,000.00
- Innovative Organizational Partnerships
This proposal, as a first of three phases, provides for the full development of six essential courses in Political Science and International Relations not currently available on most SUNY campuses to be fully able to be implemented simultaneously across SUNY utilizing online and distance learning technology.