The SBC Fellows Program - Indiana University

Mostafa Analoui

"Interactive Oral and Maxillofacial Radiographic Imaging"

There are significant developments in radiographic imaging techniques and technologies for oral and maxillofacial radiology (OMFR). With the current time constraints in teaching conventional radiographic techniques and increased demand in the OMFR area, there is a need for development of novel teaching modalities. In this project, we propose development of an interactive module for teaching fundamentals of radiography along with two specific clinical applications. The module will employ 3-D interactive, surface and volume rendering to create a realistic environment for simulating clinical imaging. The system will also employ an Internet-based approach for remote and distributed utilization of its content. The efficacy of the module will be assessed using dental students at Indiana University School of Dentistry.

Brenda Burk

"Interactive Virtual Reference Desk"

I propose the creation of an interactive Virtual Reference Desk at IUPUI University Library (UL) to promote information literacy and support the teaching objectives of Indiana University. Using Web collaboration software we will emulate the experience of seeking and receiving research assistance at the library Reference Desk for library users outside the library. A Virtual Reference Desk will allow UL to offer live, interactive reference services over the Web. With it librarians can 'push' Web pages to the patron's browser, escort patrons around the Web and search databases together, all while communicating with them by chat or by phone. See IUPUI's Instant Librarian. (If this link doesn't work, wait a few seconds and try again.)

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"Assessable Electronics Manufacturing Curriculum"

This project will use a combination of Oncourse, videos, projects and on-site mentors to deliver courses in electronics manufacturing. Potential students are current employees in electronics manufacturing companies, an industry anxious for focused training but without the time or proximity to send students to the IUPUI campus. The variety of methods to deliver information and mentoring will improve student retention and depth of learning. Student knowledge will be assessed using projects, written and oral reports, and tests. The pilot offering of the course will coincide with an on-campus offering of the course so the two formats can be compared.

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"Plants-in-Motion: An information and learning resource for teaching plant growth and development"

A unique and robust resource of digital information and time-lapse movies will be created to teach the dynamic processes of plant development. The resource will be used in the author's classes and serve as Web-based resource for students to use for preparing in-class discussions and for researching out-of-class assignments. A companion site will be created for a wider audience and as an interactive activity at WonderLab, the Bloomington Museum of Science. The project will effectively engage student in depth analysis of plant growth processes and provide individuals of all ages a working knowledge and appreciation of plants.

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Marchusa A. Huff

"Teaching Surgical Nursing In On-Line Learning Communities"

This proposal requests continued support for development of a Web based surgical nursing program. Content provides essential concepts about nursing practice in the operating room. Subdivided into three courses, course one targets undergraduate students and nurses without experience in O.R. Course two includes specific procedures focusing on minimally invasive surgery (laproscopes, endoscopes). Course three aims at providing a professional certificate through IU School of Nursing continuing education. Presentation and organization makes full use of the technology and resources at CTL and IMRD at IUPUI. Funding will be used to develop materials that enhance presentation of concepts to enhance adult learning.

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"The Internet and Face-to-Face Go Head-To-Head"

The project focuses on an empirical assessment of effectiveness of Internet-based teaching versus traditional university instruction. This project will be a contribution due to its design that permits a systematic, scientific-based evaluation of Internet instruction including the value of courseware. The effectiveness of instruction is evaluated using advanced statistical analysis and control group comparisons.

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"The Implementation of Dynamic Geometry Software in a Problem-based Learning and Academic Service Learning Environment"

In a collaborative project with Dr. Gian Mario Besana, Mathematics Department, Indiana University Northwest, the dynamic software program, The Geometer's Sketchpad, with its intrinsic invitation to active, discovery-based learning, will be utilized to provide a Problem-Based Learning experience for future teachers. This approach will maximize both student learning and the positive impact of the software. The Academic Service Learning component of this project, as well as on-site workshops for teachers, will also positively influence current teaching practices in the Northwest Indiana schools and universities.

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"U.S. History Scholarship via Online Lesson Plans"

This project aims to bridge the gap between scholarly research in history and active classroom teaching. We will select new articles from the Journal of American History, the foremost scholarly journal of U.S. history, and create online lesson plans to be used in U.S. history survey courses. Each plan will include comments from the article's author, annotated primary documents intended for classroom use, and links to other Web sites with relevant materials. Lesson plans will be housed on the JAH Web site. We will complete four plans and lay the groundwork for an ongoing series to continue after the grant has ended. See "Teaching the Journal of American History."

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"Development of an Interactive Multidisciplinary, Problem-Based Learning (DIMPL) CD ROM to Increase Pre-Service Teachers' Knowledge Acquisition of Behavior Disorders and Improve Instruction of Students with Disruptive Behavior"

The DIMPL project proposes to develop a CD ROM for use in Behavior Disorder special education courses to enhance learning activities provided by teacher educators to increase pre-service teachers' acquisition of content knowledge and improve positive instruction of students who display classroom disruptive behavior. Interactive audio and video components will enhance text information and sustain student interest and motivation to engage in learning. A factual knowledge inventory will evaluate the CD's effectiveness to increase knowledge acquisition and interviews will determine the value of the CD from pre-service students' perspective. Once evaluated, DIMPL can be used on long distance courses.

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Randall E. Osborne

"Unique Opportunities: Using Distance Technology to Facilitate Access to Special Topics Courses"

A Biology of Mental Illness course has been developed and team-taught using the Virtual Indiana Classroom synchronous video system. We now have seven sites throughout the state and over 105 students enrolled. As we continue to attempt to expand the offering of this course, however, we find that we have reached the limit on how many sites can be added. New distributed education technologies, in particular the Internet, will allow us to redesign the course, and offer it without the need for "distance education" classrooms or sites. This proposal reflects a request for equipment and funding to redesign the course and place undergraduate and graduate versions of it on the Internet.

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"Modeling Skills on the Web in 'A History of the Future'"

I will be creating a Web site for a COAS Topics course on "The History of the Future" that will systematically model the basic operations needed in introductory history courses and present students with texts and images molded into vignettes that present visions of the future in various historical periods. This site and its pedagogical underpinnings will be shared through presentations through the TRC, the Lilly Freshman Learning project, and at national conferences, as well as through a Web-based course portfolio, the I.U. Knowledge Base, and the national network of scholars linked through the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. See also the Research & Creative Activity article "Inventing the University."

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Glenda R. Westmoreland

"Web-based Geriatrics Modules for Resident Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial"

This proposal will use funding from the Ameritech Fellows Program to enhance textual Web-based geriatrics education modules created by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded to the Fellow Applicant. These modules will be designed for residents' geriatric education in four content areas. Using Ameritech funding, the modules will be enhanced by adding video and audio components to increase stimulation and interactivity. A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to determine if the enhanced Web-based modules when compared with modules having largely textual, but similar content will improve resident satisfaction and improve knowledge, skills, and attitudes in geriatrics.

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Benjamin C. Withers

"Web-Based Teaching Platform for Art Appreciation Classes at IUSB"

This project seeks to create a Web-based teaching platform, e-textbook and e-workbook for Art Appreciation classes taught at Indiana University South Bend. In order to apply advances in multimedia in the Art Appreciation classroom, IUSB art history faculty will work with the faculty and students in Computer Graphics in the Purdue University School of Technology at South Bend. Funding for this grant will result in the design of a Web-site created especially for Art Appreciation and the purchase of equipment needed for classroom instruction. The ultimate goal of this project is to facilitate student interaction with images and ideas in the classroom. See Art History 100. See also the article" Art Appreciation Going High Tech."

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