Project Outcomes

Use of e-Portfolios to support interdisciplinary composition courses.

Use of ePortfolio documented grade improvement during pilot phase across the curriculums. See SUNY Council Report on Writing.

Active learning pilot with a media:scape mini to create a video or Pinterest board based on one of the books connected to a campus-wide project. Selected videos and boards will be showcased on the "Speak, Memory" LibGuide which is used by faculty across campus to stimulate ideas for infusing the theme into classes and activities.

The project website describes functions and uses of the collaborative space and survey research is available as part of the project outcomes.

Development of an online repository containing open educational resources focused on writing across the curriculum available both to SUNY and non-SUNY faculty.

Project website contains writing resources to assist both students and faculty with improving writing skills.

Development of a collaborative, train-the-trainer model to empower students and faculty with digital literacy skills as life-long media learners and to share media skills with one another, our community partners, and the public.

In addition to project outcomes presentations, the website provides several modules for "how to" edit audio, photos, create a portfolio, and use other multimedia tools for lesson preparation.

Project Outcome Report

Experimentation with mobile apps to bridge classroom/planetarium instruction and outdoor viewing of the celestial sphere by augmenting astronomy instruction with tablet computers. Pilot includes lab assignments, reference object coordinates, and enhanced telescopic eyepiece viewing.

JETS article describing pre-service teacher prep experience available here.