Project Outcomes
Enhancing Multi-Disciplinary Education with an AI-Powered Conversational Teaching Assistant
Alireza Dalili
Farmingdale
2025
Type of GrantIITG
Amount of Award:$15,000.00
The project seeks to modify, test and deploy an AI-driven educational chatbot (eduBot) developed by Empire State University Faculty members into engineering and business management courses at SUNY Farmingdale and SUNY Empire State.
Project currently ongoing
Enhancing Student Engagement in Open Educational Resources (OER) Through AI-Powered Learning Support: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Helen Lee
Oswego
2025
Type of GrantIITG
Amount of Award:$15,000.00
This study aims to develop an effective AI-powered companion tool for OER to enhance engagement, reduce stress, and improve learning performance. Grounded in motivational learning theories and behavioral data analysis, the tool will be designed to support adaptive learning experiences. Findings will contribute to student retention and optimized learning and inform broader OER innovations and instructional practices.
Project currently ongoing
Lecture and Instructional Faculty Tool (LIFT): An Innovative AI-Powered Solution for Higher Education.
Renata Kochut
Empire State College
2025
Type of GrantIITG
Amount of Award:$15,000.00
LIFT (Lecture and Instructional Faculty Tool) is an AI-powered platform that helps faculty efficiently develop accessible, multimodal instructional materials and assessments to enhance teaching, learning, and student engagement across SUNY institutions.
Project currently ongoing
AI-Driven Learning for Construction Challenges in Civil Engineering Design
Asif Ahmed
SUNY Polytechnic Institute (formerly SUNY IT)
2025
Type of GrantIITG
Amount of Award:$21,320.00
This project aims to develop an interactive AI-powered tool that helps civil engineering students understand real-world construction challenges, such as sequencing and site constraints, to better prepare them for industry demands.
Project currently ongoing
Using Artificial Intelligence as a Pedagogical Tool in Economics Education
Mariela Cavo
ESF Syracuse U.
2025
Type of GrantIITG
Amount of Award:$29,563.00
This project uses AI tools like ChatGPT and Copilot to make economics more engaging and accessible through interactive simulations, podcasts, and critical thinking activities—equipping students with real-world skills while helping faculty deliver complex content in more engaging and accessible ways.
Project currently ongoing