Project Outcomes
Multimedia Recording Suite
Lisa Melohusky
Fredonia
2012
Tier One
Amount of Award:$8,649.00
Support of technology to create and study podcasting and multimedia material incorporated into learning materials.
Lab was created to support the cross platform content. Photographs of the lab, along with links to podcasts created and tutorials are available.
Integrated Early Career & Transfer Engagement-OWL for Online Adult Learners
Robert Knipe
Genesee Community College
2012
Tier One
Amount of Award:$6,624.00
Development of a web-based orientation, training materials, and internal procedures to assist online degree-seeking students across a consortium of campuses. This maximizes course alignment with goals, shortens time-to-completion, and promotes regional workforce and economic development.
A group of distance learning administrators piloted a consortium that has boosted retention and assisted with transfer among the consortium. Visit project website for details.
Improving Student Performance in SUNY Orange Placement Assessment and Developmental Courses Through the Use of Video Presentations
Mary Ford
Orange County Community College
2012
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$12,749.00
Creation of video presentation series about how the college uses Accuplacer placement assessment. These video modules will focus on 1) the purpose, format and ramifications of the exam; 2) subjects covered in the math and reading components of the exam and the rubric used to evaluate the essay component; and 3) available online resources to help students prepare for the exam.
Electronic Portfolios to Enhance Experiential Learning and Assessment in Internship Courses
Gary Halada
Stony Brook University
2012
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$15,000.00
Use of e-Portfolio to ensure a meaningful, academically rigorous outcome from internships, including a template based upon standards and goals of experiential learning and a website which connects students with a Long Island Alternative Energy Consortium of seven academic institutions dedicated to strengthening energy education.
A 16 minutes video describes project outcomes, and the value of using ePortfolio in engineering education is described with data and outcomes in this presentation.
Enviropedia: A Serious Game about Beverage Container Choices
Lori Scarlatos
Stony Brook University
2012
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$60,000.00
Development of an innovative web-based game situated within an online science learning community. Enviropedia, will emphasize the connections between science and society by focusing on beverage container choice.
The game is available for play here to demonstrate that by concentrating on containers with the larger carbon footprint points are accumulated more rapidly. Additional teaching materials are available.