ENRICHING TEACHING FIELD EXPERIENCE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY

Source: SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology Grant Program

Award Amount: $9,725

Kjersti VanSlyke-Briggs (Education)

Building upon an established relationship between SUNY Oneonta and a local school district, this pilot project formally designates a Partnership School, at which a team of two Education students will conduct field experience over the course of one year. In addition to providing these participating pre-service teachers (students) with a clinically rich experience through closer supervision by and interaction with their faculty supervisor, the project will enrich the experience of high school English students by providing appropriate technology in the classroom and integrating it with instruction. The project gives student teachers and educators the ability to collaborate upon and refine lesson planning and delivery, efficiently and effectively
meeting the requirements for pre-service teacher assessment established by the edTPA teacher performance initiative (see http://edtpa.aacte.org/). It is, thus, broadly applicable to teacher education programs across the State.

VIRTUAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DATA INTENSIVE ANALYSIS (VIDIA)

Source: SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology Grant Program

Award Amount: $58,218

Steve Gallo (University at Buffalo); Brian Lowe (Sociology); Jim Greenberg (TLTC)

The storage and analysis of large datasets culled from social media such as Facebook and Twitter can easily grow to a size that is beyond the capability of commonly used software tools to analyze within an acceptable amount of time. Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUI) typically do not have the computing and networking infrastructure or support personnel needed to allow students to create, manipulate, and analyze large multi-terabyte datasets. The SUNY Research Centers, therefore, have an active role to play in supporting data-intensive computing education and analysis at SUNY’s PUIs. In order to provide the tools necessary to expose students to state-of-the-art data-intensive computing and analysis techniques, the Center for Computational Research (CCR) at the University at Buffalo (UB) and SUNY Oneonta will partner to pilot
the establishment of a collaborative virtual community, focusing initially on data-intensive computing
education in the social sciences.

SAN ANDRÉS ISLAND TEACHING ABROAD EXPERIENCE

SUNY Chancellor's Award for Internationalization

Award Amount: $4,000

Maria Cristina Montoya (Foreign Languages & Literatures)

Expansion of successful faculty-led study abroad course, to include new teaching experience in the context of bilingual education. The course will provide a teaching field experience abroad for SUNY students on San Andrés Island, Colombia, a multidialectal and multicultural community (Creole, Caribbean Spanish, and standard English and Spanish).

REVOLUTION IN PHYSIOLOGY EDUCATION: RIPE FOR CHANGE

Source: National Science Foundation (TUES)

Award Amount: $194,129

Keith Schillo (Biology)

Period: 5/2013 - 4/2016

RIPE will incorporate student use of physiologic instrumentation into experiments that test hypotheses derived from highly focused case studies, each of which emphasizes a fundamental physiologic concept. The case studies, videos of the experiments, and data resulting from the experiments will be made available to other institutions through a website, information about which will be widely disseminated. RIPE combines state-of-the-art knowledge and technology to create a compelling new vision of what undergraduate physiology courses should be offering.

CRITICAL MaSS: MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOLARS

Source: National Science Foundation (S-STEM)

Award Amount: $612,515

John Schaumloffel (Chemistry & Biochemistry), Jennifer Withington (Biology),
Jason Smolinski (Physics & Astronomy)

Period: 7/2013 - 6/2018

The SUNY Oneonta S-STEM Scholars Program will reduce the financial burden on qualified students studying in STEM fields by providing scholarships; improve educational outcomes by supporting participants with new academic and student support services and programs; maximize student opportunities for undergraduate research and professional travel by providing resources to participats; and evaluate student progress, satisfaction, and program achievement.

BIG DATA ON A SMALL(ER) CAMPUS: USE OF LARGE-SCALE TEXT ANALYSIS BY A COMPREHENSIVE PUI

Source: SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology Grant Program

Award Amount: $20,000

Brian Lowe, Greg Fulkerson, Brett Heindl (Sociology), Bill Wilkerson (Political Science), Jim Greenberg (TLTC)

Period: 7/2012 - 6/2013

This project will offer instructors across a wide variety of disciplines at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) the tools and methods necessary to discern patterns and trends within "big data" as it emerges through social media.

evaluating geologic mapping tools for the undergraduate curriculum

Source: SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology Grant Program

Award Amount: $10,000

Martha Growdon, Les Hasbargen (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)

Period: 7/2012 - 6/2013

Funding will allow this project to determine the most student-accessible, cost-effective, yet reliable digital field mapping system, by conduting the first digital field-mapping evaluation, comparing available tablet computers and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in side-by-side field tests, with the broad goal of training students to produce new 1:24,000-scale geologic maps of New York State.

automating production of powerpoint-based algorithm visualization teaching materials

Source: SUNY Innovative Instructional Technology Grant Program

Award Amount: $10,000

Sen Zhang, James Ryder (Mathematics, Computer Science & Statistics)

Period: 7/2012 - 6/2013

This project will facilitate the teaching of algorithms by computer science instructors at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs) by increasing the availability and accessibility of easily adoptable, standardized PowerPoint presentation materials.

Acquisition of Tools for Top-Down Management of Aquatic Systems:
Evaluating Sucess at the Bottom of the Food Chain

Source: National Science Foundation (FSML)

Award Amount: $94,315

Willard N. Harman (Biological Field Station), John R. Foster (SUNY Cobleskill)

Period: 8/2012-7/2014

Funding will allow the Biological Field Station to acquire a FlowCam VS-IV integrated camera, computer, and software package to enhance progress on a number of ongoing research projects.

Through Each of Our Voices: Narratives on Diversity, Inclusion and Community

Source: SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Award Amount: $10,000

Karen Joest (Human Ecology), Monica Ulewicz (ESCORT), and Leanne Avery (Education)

Period: 7/2012-6/2013

An interdisciplinary team from SUNY Oneonta, partnering with community agencies, proposes a year-long series of activities to foster and enhance the cultural competence of the SUNY Oneonta campus and broader Oneonta communities.

translation (show catalogue)

Source: Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation

Award Amount: $10,300

Rhea Nowak (Art)

Period: 7/2012-6/2013

Publication of an exhibit catalogue in association with Rhea Nowak's exhibition Translation, to be mounted in the Martin Mullen Gallery during the month of September, 2012. Awarded funds cover photography and printing of the catalogue.

CONTINUATION OF BEDROCK GEOLOGIC MAPPING OF MATINICUS QUADRANGLE

Source: USGS EDMAP Program

Award Amount: $8,221

Martha Growdon (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)

Period:5/2012-4/2013

Continuation of EDMAP-funded work conducted in summer of 2011. Student and faculty mentor will conduct field work in 2012, along with laboratory analysis to follow, to conduct complete bedrock geological mapping of the Matinicus Quadrangle, Maine.

Healthy as a Horse

Source: The Stanley H. and Theodora L. Feldberg Foundation

Award Amount: $10,000

Helen Battisti (Human Ecology)

Period: 7/2012-6/2013

Pilot research study to help at-risk families prevent obesity in their children through Equine Assisted Learning. Program will instruct participants in aspects of horse care and riding basics, exercise and healthful eating, meal planning, self esteem, and other interventions.

Function of Mouse Heat Shock Factor 1 Alpha and Beta Isoforms

Source: National Institutes of Health

Award Amount: $277,580

Nancy Bachman (Biology)

Period:
9/2011-8/2014

Heat shock factor 1, a major target of the longevity factor sirtuin 1, provides body cells with protection from stressors such as heat and peroxide. This project will identify the contribution of isoforms of mouse heat shock factor 1, a regulatory protein, in activating stress response genes. Understanding these basic mechanisms will provide a critical framework for new treatments for age-associated diseases targeted to the heat shock pathway.

College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)

Source: U.S. Department of Education    

Award Amount: $2,124,335

Patricia Hanley (Student Development)     

Period: 7/2011–6/2016

CAMP assists migrant and seasonal farm workers and members of their immediate family to complete their first academic year of college at SUNY Oneonta and to continue in postsecondary education; it provides a comprehensive array of educational and support services, along with intensive follow-up assistance so that participants are successful in completing their postsecondary education.

Teaching Inquiry Using NASA Earth System Science (TINES)

Source: National Aeronautics and Space Administration    

Award Amount: $231,467

Todd Ellis (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)

Period: 7/2011–6/2013

A comprehensive project which trains and supports pre-service and in-service K-12 teachers, and provides them with an opportunity to use NASA Earth Science mission data and Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) observations to incorporate scientific inquiry-based learning in the classroom.

RUI: Implementing the Otsego Lake Watershed Plan -
Enhancement of Lake Access, Laboratory and Field Instrumentation and Associated Research

Source: National Science Foundation (FSML)

Award Amount: $103,633

Willard Harman (Biological Field Station), Florian Reyda (Biology/Biological Field Station)  

Period: 4/2011–3/2013

Construction of a series of weirs in tributaries to Otsego Lake for long-term stream hydrologic, sediment and nutrient mass balance monitoring/analysis; purchase of four boats; and acquisition of instrumentation to refine acoustic evaluation of fish populations, to collect fish characterizing tributary water quality, and for analysis of the aquatic biota in both the Lake and its tributaries.

Sustainable Infrastructure for the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station Upper Research Site

Source: National Science Foundation Academic Research Infrastructure Program (ARI-R2)

Award Amount: $417,500

Willard Harman (Biological Field Station), Nigel Mann (Biology), Florian Reyda (Biology/Biological Field Station), Scott Barton, Tom Rathbone (Facilities Planning)

Period: 10/2010–3/2013

Renovation of currently underutilized field laboratory; expansion of the laboratory’s capacity will allow faculty researchers to establish long-planned projects in ornithology, parasitology, geomorphology, botany and population ecology, and to collaborate with colleagues at other institutions to devise novel investigations capitalizing on the site’s unique characteristics.

New "Drilling Prospects" to Feed the Geoscience Workforce Pipeline

Source: National Science Foundation Geoscience Education (GeoEd)

Award Amount: $148,406

James Ebert & Todd Ellis (Earth & AtmosphericSciences)

Period: 9/2010–8/2013

Focused expansion of the Earth Science Outreach Program (ESOP) which provides college credit for advanced geoscience courses taught in high schools in response to the absence of Advanced Placement opportunities in the geosciences; and evaluation of the efficacy of dual-credit programs to demonstrate the effectiveness of recruiting talented students into geosciences majors.

PREDICT: Predicting Results & Evaluating Data using Insights from Computational Techniques

Source: National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Instruction (CCLI)

Award Amount: $164,753

Jacqueline Bennett, Kelly Gallagher, Trudy Thomas-Smith (Chemistry & Biochemistry)

Period: 1/2010–12/2012

Introduces computational chemistry through a graduated approach; activities combine hands-on experiential components with in-depth complementary computational exercises to demonstrate how microscopic phenomena lead to macroscopic properties.

Improving the Use of Computer Data Analysis Skills in Undergraduate Meteorology

Source: National Science Foundation Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Instruction (CCLI) 

Award Amount: $199,592

Todd Ellis & Jerome Blechman (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences)

Period: 9/2009–8/2013

Development of new Meteorology curriculum elements, along with substantial improvement and upgrading of the Meteorology program’s computing facilities.

SUNY Oneonta Noyce Scholars Program

Source: National Science Foundation

Award Amount: $899,964

Paul Bischoff (Secondary Science Education), James Ebert, Todd Ellis (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences), Paul French (Physics & Astroomy), Les Hasbargen (Earth & Atmospheric Sciences), John Schaumloffel (Chemistry & Biochemistry)

Period: 7/2009–6/2014

Preparation and graduation of an additional 24 secondary science teachers, via a combination of academic, experiential, informal science education and practical experiences. Noyce Scholars, recruited from entering STEM majors, commit to teaching for four years in high-need school districts (either urban or rural) upon graduation.

Developing Cultural Entrepreneurship

Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services

Award Amount: $238,584

Gretchen Sorin (Cooperstown Graduate Program)

Period: 11/2008–10/2012

Creation of an Institute to train and develop the next generation of cultural entrepreneurs that challenges the traditional models of nonprofit leadership, providing firsthand interactive learning about innovation and how to take cultural institutions into creative new directions.

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