A shared-syllabus teaching approach

Instructor: Pamela Beach, Course/Department: Motor BehaviorInstitution: SUNY BrockportSubject: Motor Behavior Description With a co-instructor participated in a large COIL collaborative project last fall. Here is some information on that experience: Many universities use study abroad to help their students obtain these competencies. However, only 20% of students registered at Dutch …

Research Paper Evaluation Forms

Instructor: Theresa Zahor, MLS, MA, LibrarianCourse/Department: Greenley LibraryInstitution: SUNY Farmingdale State CollegeSubject: IL Assessment Description A blank evaluation form is used for evaluating research papers by each participating librarian. This evaluation occurs outside of the regular class, and is done objectively. Students remain anonymous and are coded by an assigned …

Real World Assessments in Personal Training and Healthful Living

Instructor: John D. StrongCourse/Department: Science, Health, & MathematicsInstitution: Niagara County Community CollegeSubject: Personal Training and Healthful Living Description In my Personal Training setting I use a final assessment where students are given a flawed exercise prescription for a client, and asked to “correct” the prescription based on theory learned in …

Outcomes-based Course Grading

Instructor: Lisa FlickCourse/Department: BiologyInstitution: Monroe Community CollegeSubject: Immunology Description My CLT 201 Immunology course is a critical component for the clinical laboratory technician program which culminates in a certification exam where students must achieve a score of 75% to pass. The course has 12 course learning outcomes and a student’s …

Cortland STEM Professors Engage Students in Drone Startup Pitch Contest

Instructor: Janet Ochs & Christopher BadurekCourse/Department: Computer Applications Program & GeographyInstitution: SUNY CortlandSubject: Computer Science & Geography Description Chris Badurek, Associate Professor Geography, and Janet Ochs, Coordinator of the Computer Applications Program (CAP), worked together to implement a drone startup pitch contest for students. Students from Geographic Information Systems and …

The QQTP Approach

Instructor: Sonja Thomson Course/Department: Office of Academic Affairs Institution: Empire State College Subject: Any Description Instructions for the QQTP Approach- The QQTP approach is how you will be asked to respond to the graded Discussions in this course and will probably involve steps that are different from how you have …

Flipped Classroom

Instructor: Dr. Chuo-Hsuan (Jason) Lee Course/Department: Accounting Institution: SUNY Plattsburgh Subject: Accounting Description Since Fall 2017 I have converted all of my courses so that they can be accessed online, even though I still teach them face-to-face. Each of my students can watch my pre-recorded class videos, use class materials, …

Integrating Contemporary Topics into Teaching and Learning: A Case of Teaching a Technology Course and COVID-19

Instructor: Alireza Ebrahimi & Lorenz Neuwirth Course/Department: Business Institution: SUNY Old Westbury Subject: Business Description Integrating the curriculum with a contemporary topic connects the learning to real-life and makes the course relevant, novel, and innovative. The integration creates an engagement among the learners and results in competitive advantage and satisfaction. …