• Holy Cross College: Support to Launch a Digital Media Program
• Franklin College: Preparing Journalism Students for Multi-Media Reporting
• DePauw University: Using Robots to Bridge the Academic Divide between DePauw University and Putnam County
• Bethel College: Streamlining Video Duplication utilizing MF Digital Scribe Series Duplicator
• Huntington University: Recording studio for online course delivery

• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College:  Using the iPod as a Learning and Communication Tool

• Ancilla College: Bringing I-Stan to Life!

• University of Saint Francis: Electronic Medical Record Documentation

• Holy Cross College: Integrating SMART Board Technology in Teacher Education curriculum

• Bethel College: Creating a Partnership between Faculty and IT

• Holy Cross College: Enhancing and Expanding Science Instruction and Laboratories at Holy Cross

Support to Launch a Digital Media Program

Project Total: $4400

Holy Cross College
Mark Welch, MFA

This proposal is for an ICI Instructional Technologies course improvement grant to provide students with access to state of the art software for digital media and imageproduction in existing courses such as ARTS 103 and ARTS 104 Graphi c Design I & II; ARTS 204 Digital Photography; ARTS 205 Web Design; ARTS 402 and ARTS 405 Directed Study in Graphic Design I & II.

Recently, Holy Cross College was accredited to grant bachelor degrees in the visual arts. Several initiatives designed to develop this nascent program feature technology as a core component. Of the department's several needs, none is more urgent or important to the program's development than acquiring the latest, industry standard software package.
 

 Preparing Journalism Students for Multi-Media Reporting

Project Total: $3500

Franklin College
Joel Cramer and Dennis Cripe, Professors of Journalism

Franklin College seeks to use digital cameras capable of high quality still and video images similar to those students will operate when employed with professional news organizations.  Through a required course for all journalism majors, students will be introduced to the practical skills needed to work in multi-media publishing settings.  They will develop an interactive platform that includes news gathering, writing and editing; digital photography, audio and video as well as social and mobile media elements.

Using Robots to Bridge the Academic Divide between DePauw University and Putnam County

Project total: $4419

DePauw University
Gloria Townsend, Professor of Computer Science and Women in Science Coordinator

The project creates an upper-level Robotics course for the DePauw University Computer Science Department, aiding in the expansion of hardware and digital logic concepts throughout the computing curriculum. Also, because the literature of gender issues in computing points to the benefits of robotics for attracting young women to computer science (where women are alarmingly underrepresented), the course aids in developing strategies for recruiting and retaining young women. Planning and implementation of a service learning component accompanies the project, involving local-area middle school and high school students -- where the DePauw University Robotics students showcase the results of their robotics projects for middle school and high school students -- creating a recruitment (to computer science) dimension for the project.

Streamlining Video Duplication
utilizing MF Digital Scribe Series Duplicator

Project total: $5,151

Bethel College
Tonya Denton, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Tim Matteson, Director of Media Services

The Media Services Department at Bethel College seeks to enhance internal communications and strengthen alumni and donor relations through media. Media Services accomplishes this by producing copies of Theatre and Music events, weekly student chapel services, and recruiting videos for the admissions department. Media Services would like to create more videos for alumni and donors to promote the college and strengthen connections in the community, but the current process for creating videos is labor intensive and time consuming. Duplication requests greater then 150 copies must be outsourced, because Media Services does not have the time or resources to complete a project of that size. To better meet the needs of the college the Media Services Department will purchase a MF Digital Scribe Series Duplicator/Printer which will increase production while decreasing time, equipment, and manpower required by 50%. Acquisition of the duplicator/printer unit, will increase department efficiency, improve workflow and allow more time to be utilized in promoting the college through media.

Establish a recording studio for faculty and staff to develop
in-house video and podcasts to be used for onsite and
online course delivery

Project total: $3879

Huntington University
Dr. Rick Upchurch, Director of EXCEL

In an effort to better serve our students and respond to the variety of learning styles they possess, EXCEL would like to integrate the use of video and audio presentations. By making these resources available, students will be able to review instruction as often as they feel is necessary at a time that is convenient for them, as well have material available which augments the course.. This project will provide a place for faculty to have access to the materials, hardware and software needed to develop teaching resources which will take their courses to a higher level. The studio will allow for easy recording of video components such as demonstrations, support clips, lecture additions, etc. Faculty may also record podcasts which can then easily be attached to the course management system for student access, further enhancing the course’s ability to achieve student learning. The availability of the hardware and software in an established location, ready for use will increase the likelihood of faculty use. Additionally training will be provided to those interested to maximize their abilities.

Using the iPod as a Learning and Communication Tool

Project total: $5685

Saint Mary of the Woods College
Dr. Jennie Mitchell, Ph.D., CPA, CMA
Professor of Business, Director – Woods Interactive Online Degree Program

Project abstract: Most students at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College are underprepared for using mobile technology for learning and in the workplace.  In a unique learning opportunity, students will use portable technology provided by the ICI Tech Fund grant to record guest lectures and interviews associated with the newly created Honors curriculum.  Students will be required to edit the podcasts, add an introduction, and follow up with related interviews that expand the discussion.  They will post the finished podcasts on iTunes U, providing global access to thought-provoking material.  To complete this assignment, students will use i-Pods with a Belkin recorder and editing software to design release forms, create sound loops, and incorporate digital pictures.  In addition, students will be asked to use the i-Pod touch to participate in discussions held in the online content management system (Desire2Learn) used college-wide and by many institutions.  Students will be engaged in understanding and using the power of mobile technologies effectively, in ways that are replicable in the workplace.  Not only will their active engagement with the content will improve learning; they will increase understanding of the ethics behind recording and editing.  This project supports involvement in iTunes University and the deployment of a new Honors Program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.  This introductory course will be offered annually.

Nursing Technology: Bringing I-Stan to Life!

Project total: $4839

Ancilla College
Ann Fitzgerald, RN, MSN, FNP, CNE
Division of Nursing

Project abstract: High fidelity simulation manikins have become paramount in ensuring a well-prepared healthcare team. From long term care to emergency care to home care to bedside care, all team members must be prepared to provide high quality care in a high tech world.  Ancilla College is also dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare providers in the communities it serves.  Utilizing I-Stan, a high-fidelity manikin in the Simulation Center, Ancilla College will be able to provide a safe environment to teach and learn in life-threatening situations with no cost to human life.  This proposal is requesting funds to support the simulation center in providing a live video feed of scenarios, processing and plyaback of recorded scenarios and supporting communication components required for debriefing.  The request includes a desktop computer for the simulation control room, a projector and LCD television for the debriefing classroom with additional mounting, connecting and grounding hardware to support all requested items.  The ability to utilize one scenario to impact a large number of healthcare providers is immeasurable.  Each scenario is costly in set-up, run and tear-down time, consumable sosts, costs related to manikin set-up and care and costs related to staff and student time.  The ICI Tech Fund would allow us to run fewer scenarios while teaching more students.  Thus the Ancilla College simulation center would impact the most providers at a low overall cost.

Implementing Electronic Medical Record Documentation and the Bar Code Scanning Process of Medication Administration into the Nursing Curriculum

Project total: $5,360

Project abstract: The University of Saint Francis, Fort Wayne, Indiana has partnered with Parkview Health System to bring electronic medical record (EMR) documentation and bar code scanning capabilities to nursing students. Using an internet connect account, students and faculty can access the Parkview Health System electronic medical record training system. Students can practice charting and finding data in the electronic medical record before ever stepping foot on a clinical unit thus improving documentation skills such as completeness, efficiency, and accuracy. Faculty throughout the ASN and SBN programs at the university would use this teaching tool to enhance documentation skills, improve psychomotor skills of scanning, encourage point of care documentation, and address student interactions with clients when using technology at the bedside. An estimated 478 undergraduate students would be impacted by this grant. From beginning students in fundamentals to senior level students in leadership, this grant would provide students the ability to practice documenting basic skills to more advanced assessments on an electronic medical record as well as bar code medication administration.

 Integrating SMART Board Technology in Teacher Education curriculum

Project total: $4984

Holy Cross College
Carmen Macharaschwili
Assistant Professor, Education Division

Project abstract: This proposal is for an ICI Tech Fund Grant to purchase SMART Board Technology for the purpose of training pre-service teachers to learn to integrate technology into their future classrooms. Over the past decade, there has been heightened attention paid to multimedia literacy. Some of the major concerns identified are recognizing that students today have new sets of skills from their use of media and technology. Multiliteracy studies argue that the screen has changed the way we learn literacy, and that our teaching must teach overtly and critcally to new skills from new technologies (Rowsell, 2006). The SMART Board interactive whiteboard  makes it possible to use educational software and the internet productively in a classroom setting. Interactive whiteboard technology is an excellent resource for educators to use multimedia in everyday classroom instruction. It is important to train future teachers how to effectively use these instructional tools in their future classrooms.

Creating a Partnership between Faculty and IT

Project total: $3495

Bethel College
Wally Nehls, CTO

Project abstract: This project hopes to achieve 3 goals.
1) Provide quality online and blended education to students.
2) Develop skills for faculty to provide quality online and blended education.
3) Improve the relationship between IT and faculty in the educational process.

These goals will be achieved by the IT Department purchasing and facilitating training for faculty from the Sloan-C consortium. The training would allow for 150 seats in 30 different online workshops. The faculty would learn the value of online training by being an online student-participant, as well as learn how to teach online and blended courses themselves. Faculty
would then return this training into new online and blended courses. Finally, because the IT Department shows interest and investment in the professional developing and training of faculty (beyond fancy, wiz-bang hardware), we can begin to develop partnerships that benefit both individual students and the mission of Bethel College.

Enhancing and Expanding Science Instruction
and Laboratories at Holy Cross

Project total: $4998

Holy Cross College
Dr. Vicki Frohne, Associate Professor of Physics
Br. Lawrence Unfried, CSC, Associate Professor of Biology

Project abstract: This proposal is for an ICI Tech Fund Project grant for the development of course-related instructional modules for use in four existing courses: SCIE 101 (Great Ideas in Science), PHYS 101 (Physics), BIOL 118 (Plant Biology) and BIOL 105 (Human Biology), and to explore the development of outdoor laboratory activities for both BIOL 118 and a possible new Environmental Biology course.