17 faculty proposals receive grants to support information-technology applications in the classroom

Seventeen faculty proposals have won educational technology grants totaling $146,075 for the development of information-technology applications in the classroom for 2000-2001. The awards, which range from $3,000 to $10,000, are for proposals with a significant-but not exclusive-emphasis on introductory-level courses preparatory to the unfolding of the second year of Access99, the student computer-access initiative.

According to William Fischer, vice provost for faculty development, this investment "represents the university's continuing commitment to supporting faculty engagement in the integration of IT into the rapidly evolving academic learning environment." The program was sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Educational Technology.

The winners and their awards are:

- Corky Brunskill, director, and Michelle Chan, educational technology specialist, both in Science and Engineering Node Services, $10,000 for "Operation Mother Hen"

- Adele Henderson, chair and associate professor, and Jeffery Sherven, printmaking technician, both in the Department of Art, $10,000 to increase technology access in the art department's Printmaking Program

- Hye-Won Choi, assistant professor; Ming Feng, visiting assistant professor; David Fertig, assistant professor; Maureen Jameson, associate professor; Jeannette Ludwig, associate professor; Mitsuaki Shimojo, assistant professor, and Margarita Vargas, chair and associate professor, all in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, $10,000 for "Creating an Ed-Tech Infrastructure for Language Instruction"

- Bharat Jayaraman, professor of computer science and engineering, $10,000 for "Visual Programming and a Visual Interactive Execution Environment"

- Carl R.F. Lund, chair and professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, $10,000 for "A Case-Study Web Site that Spans the Chemical Engineering Curriculum"

- Leslie McCain, educational technology specialist in the College of Arts and Sciences, $10,000 for "Increasing Technology Use in CAS Introductory Statistics Courses"

- David Boyle, senior staff assistant; Cort Lippe, visiting assistant professor, and Erik Ona, lecturer, all in the Department of Music, $9,980 for "A Real-Time Computer Music Lab for Undergraduates"

- David A. Eddins, assistant professor in the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, $9,941 for "Interactive Courseware for 'Applied Physics of Sound'"

- Pao-Lo Liu, professor of electrical engineering, $9,880 for "An Educational Technology-Based Electrical Engineering Curriculum"

- Domenic J. Licata, staff assistant, and Paul Vanouse, assistant professor, both in the Department of Art, $9,840 for "The Upgrade of Core Multimedia Curriculum Software in the Computer Art/Communication Design Program"

- Louise Gilchrist, assistant professor of physical therapy, $9,731 for "The Development of Computerized Lab Modules for the Teaching of Human Movement Analysis"

- Shahin Vassigh, assistant professor of architecture, $9,100 for "Teaching Structures through Multimedia: An Interactive Exploration of Structural Concepts Using Digital Technology"

- Y. Lulat, assistant professor of African-American studies, $7,829 for "Women and Society: An Internet Dictionary and Bibliography of Ideas, Concepts, Theories and Praxis"

- Mary Alice Coffroth, assistant professor; Howard R. Lasker, professor, and Michael S. Webster, assistant professor, all in the Department of Biological Sciences, $6,439 for "The Development of a Web-based Course in Ecology and Ecological Methods"

- David A. Kofke, professor of chemical engineering, $5,850 for "Understanding Deployment Problems with Java Applets"

- Tressa Gorman Crehan, assistant professor of dance and co-director of the UB Dance Program, $4,485 for "Dancing by Design: Using Computer-Created Images in the Dance Studio"

- Jonathan Bell, chair and Martin Professor, and Richard Vesley, associate professor, both in the Department of Mathematics, $3,000 for "Online Resources for 'Calculus III'"