Project Outcomes
Enhancing Student Success in Potsdam’s Hybrid History Courses
James German
Potsdam
2012
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$20,000.00
Development, implementation and assessment of technologies (SMS, social media, lecture capture) that enhance student success by increasing interactivity, accessibility, and options in SUNY Potsdam's large enrollment history hybrid courses.
Course redesign effort demonstrated a total .69 gain in grade outcomes when coupled to social media use as detailed in presentations, as well as student perceptions of use and convenience of social media course integration.
Gestural Melody: New Learning Tools for Musical Composition
Keith Landa
Purchase
2012
Tier One
Amount of Award:$9,979.00
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.
SUNY Healthcare Island: Exploring a Virtual SUNY Community of Healthcare Learners
Hope Windle
Ulster County Community College
2012
Tier Two
Amount of Award:$19,925.00
Use of Second Life for collaborative case studies in a virtual hospital, learning critical thinking skills with intent to design and implement additional case studies and assessment to address progress, successes and challenges.
Journal articles, project details and a detailed presentation of the student experience with a Second Life healthcare island is available .
Observations of Students in Clinical Settings via iPads
Pam Youngs-Maher
Upstate Medical University
2012
Tier Three
Amount of Award:$25,640.00
Use of iPads to observe real time patient encounters and feedback to participating students in multiple health professions. Written feedback documented outcomes in a web-based database.
Faculty cohort (n=16) in health professions (Nursing, PT, Pediatrics) report FaceTime can be effective for use in Grand Rounds. Report includes issues regarding secure network connectivity within hospital environments to ensure HIPPA compliance.
Giving/Getting Access to Scholarly and Instructional Material
Mary Jo Orzech
Brockport
2012
Tier One
Amount of Award:$5,000.00
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.