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Technology
Learning Circles
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Bluffton
College
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The Bluffton College sponsored Learning Community will
work collaboratively to create online learning modules to enrich existing
curricula with more diverse ethnic, cross-cultural and geographic perspectives
on common topics. Specifically, the team will develop learning modules
or "meta-courses" that can be incorporated into existing curricula
at participating institutions and that will engage diverse student populations
(one predominately white, one predominately black, and one Vietnamese)
in the guided exploration of common resources and discovery projects
through threaded discussions and other online activities. The team will
develop modules that will "fit" with and enrich existing curricula
at participating institutions and therefore benefit more students in
more courses. This project will have immediate benefits for participating
institutions, their students and faculty, and for all teaching faculty
interested in web-based strategies for enhancing campus-based instruction,
online inter-institutional collaboration and using information technology
to build cross-cultural competency.
The Learning Community's primary goals for this project
include: 1) enrich and improve undergraduate learning through web-based
interactive applications that build cross-cultural competence; 2) experiment
with the development of structured learning modules or "meta courses"
that can be used effectively and simultaneously at several institutions;
3) extend the learning of the Bluffton College Learning Community by
working collaboratively with faculty and students from diverse institutions;
4) contribute to the creative integration of information technology
in higher education.
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Jeff Gingerich
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Assistant, Professor
of Sociology
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Dan Fultz
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Technology Center
Director
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Hans Houshower
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Director of Learning
Technology
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George Metz
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Assistant, Professor
of Education
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Carrie Phillips
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Library Information
Resource Specialist
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Cortland Schoenherr
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Technology Learning
Circles, Student
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Dan Wessner
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Assistant Professor,
History and International Studies
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Technological
Literacy for Graduate Scholar-Teachers
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Bowling
Green State University
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The purpose of this project will be to explore a new
approach to the development and delivery of online learning materials
through the creation and presentation of a series of online teaching
modules that focus on the integration of technology into teaching and
research. Each module will be an independent piece of a "whole";
that is, an entire online seminar will be developed based on a modular
design perspective, with individual pieces or modules of the seminar
developed as independent entities. This completed project will serve
as a model or prototype of an online course that is developed in a modular
design format. This type of design is applicable to any topic; however,
for the purposes of this grant, a model will be created with the intent
to develop a technology proficiency or competency for graduate students.
In addition to designing the seminar, participants in the Learning Community
will implement and deliver the course modules and will document the
modular design process from conception to delivery.
Learning community members, which consist of a diverse group of faculty
and staff will work with the Graduate College at BGSU to develop a series
of free learning modules that graduate students can take over a period
of time so that they can gain a "Proficiency" in technology
applications and skills that will allow them to become technology literate
faculty of the future. In addition to the goal of developing and delivering
the modules, this project will be used as a model for future development
of online materials at BGSU.
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Connie Molnar
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Assistant Director, Center for Teaching, Learning &
Technology
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Savilla Banister
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Assistant Professor, Division Teaching & Learning
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Kristine Blair
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Associate Professor, English
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Cathi Cardwell
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Coordinator of Library Ed/Prof
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Gwen Evans
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Library Associate
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Terry L. Herman
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Director, Distance Learning
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Dan Madigan
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Director, Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
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Barb Peck
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Michael Thompson
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Instructional Course Designer
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F-Cubed (Faculty & Future Faculty)
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Kent State University
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The goals and objectives for F-cubed are grounded in the scholarship
of teaching and learning, specifically the increasing emphasis on active
learning, collaborative learning strategies, and community building.
Learning and applying these principles will require that they be experienced,
not just discussed. Therefore, the overarching goal is to have people
improve their teaching through practice, reflection, and discussion.
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Chip Ingram
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Associate Professor, Instructional Technology
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Mandy Brooks
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Doctoral Student, Instructional Technology
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Jerry Feezel
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Professor, Communication Studies
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Betsy Justice
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Doctoral Student, Instructional Technology
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Kristie Petti-Frontczak
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Assistant Professor, Special Education
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Raynette Smith
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Associate Professor, Theatre
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John
Stalvey
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Professor, Biological Sciences
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First Year Experience
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Kent
State University
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Goals of the First Year Learning Community
· Positively affect students' academic performance in the 1st semester
and first year.
· Promote a strong student attachment to the University.
· Increase the level of personal development in areas such as tolerance
of different opinions, ethnocentrism, and emotional maturity.
· Facilitate positive student-student and student-professor interaction.
Program Opportunities
The faculty learning community will provide new pathways for faculty
to interact with each other, students, and to examine Kent State University's
first year experience. The focus and mission of this community is to
enrich both the education and life of first year undergraduates. With
active participation, faculty will become more knowledgeable about their
colleagues' work from other disciplines, nonacademic campus resources
that support student learning, the broad mission of Enrollment Management
and Student Affairs, and powerful collaborations that enable us to experiment
with new teaching and learning models.
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Denzel Bensen
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Professor of Sociology
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Terri Capellman
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Assistant Director for First Year Experience
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Donald Hassler
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Professor of English
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Ben Newberry
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Professor of Psychology
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Olaf Stackelberg
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Professor of Mathematics
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Carol Steiner
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Lecturer of Mathematics
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E-Portfolios
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Lorain
County Community College
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This learning community will be to create electronic
portfolios for classroom, institutional, and student use. Preliminary investigations show that
an electronic portfolio is an organized collection of works in various
digital media formats that demonstrates progress over time. The LCCC development of portfolios will
be used for formative classroom assessment, summative to assess general
education outcomes, and marketing for students to demonstrate competencies.
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Christine Sheetz
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Instructor
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Robert Kaiden
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Professor
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Sue Leiken
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Assistant Professor
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Dennis Ryan
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Instructor
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Pat Schrull
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Assistant Professor
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Dorinda Smith
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Instructor
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Mike Substelny
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Technical Applications Specialist
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Jen Xu
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Instructor
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Mike Zellers
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Instructor
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Scope
Ohio
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Ohio
University
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The focus of our project - which we are calling SCOPE-OHIO
(Scholarly Communities of Practice in Education) - is capacity-building
. Nine conveners worked over the summer and fall to conceptualize a
model for building Learning Community momentum that we hope will be
sustainable. In late October we distributed a Request for Proposals
to identify faculty and administrators who were interested in being
Community-Leaders-in-Residence from Jan 03 - June 03. We plan to select
8 individuals to work with over that period. During that time, we will
examine the literature on Learning Communities, assist them in developing
strategies, outcomes, projects, and events. We will also work with this
group to produce an online case study on Learning Communities. We will
then ask them to initiate and implement their learning communities over
the 03-04 academic year.
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Ann Kovalchick
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Director, Center for Innovations in Technology for
Learning
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David Descutner
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Dean, University College
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Sherrie
Gradin
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Director, Center for Writing Excellence
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Merle Graybill
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Director, Center for Community Service
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Rymie
McKerrow
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Interim Associate Provost for Graduate Studies
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Paul O'Donnell
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Web/Interactive Multimedia Designer,
CITL
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Karin Sandell
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Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
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Susan Sarnoff
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Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, College
of Arts & Sciences
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Lonnie Welch
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Professor, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer
Science, College of Engineering
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Bill Willan
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Coordinator of Academic Program Development, Regional
Higher Education
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Best
Practices for Development
of Web Courses
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Owens
Community College
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Best practices of web-based instruction across
the curriculum are the focus of this learning community. Best practices Web Course Module may
include development issues related to the various disciplines involved,
institutional restraints, and technology requirements. The team will use Blackboard and will
reflect on their actual experiences of using this tool.
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Mark Karamol
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Manager of Alternative Learning and Audiovisual Services
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Dorothy Bonser
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Professor, Arts and Sciences
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Lorry Cology
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Professor, Arts and Sciences
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Amanda Dominique
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Instructional Designer
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Bruce A. Gamble
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Professor, Arts and Sciences
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Mary Kaczinski
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Instructor, Industrial and Engineering Technologies
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John Klocinski
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Rose Kuceyeski
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Professor, Business and Public Services Technology
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Deb Richey
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Professor, Arts and Sciences
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