'Getting Started with Technology' Grants

The Faculty Center for Learning Development (FCLD) is pleased to announce 19 grant awards for faculty members under the 2005-2006 Getting Started with Technology grant program. Funded projects will bring new applications of technology to courses in many of the university’s schools and colleges, across a broad array of disciplines. This year’s grant recipients are:

Jilda M. Aliotta
Politics and Government, College of Arts and Sciences
“Use of Technology to Enhance Discussion-Based Teaching”

Kevin Ball
Physical Therapy, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
“WebMathematica in Biomechanics Education”

Robert Black
Instrumental Studies Division, The Hartt School
“Computer Applications in Instrumental Studio Teaching – Part II”

Amanda Carlson
Art History, College of Arts and Sciences
“Images and the 21st Century Digital Classroom”

Tom Eppes and Peter Schuyler
Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
“Distance Lab Development”

Clara Fang
Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
“Integrating Traffic Simulation in Teaching Transportation Engineering Courses”

Tom Filburn
Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
“Incorporating Computational Fluid Dynamics into an Undergraduate Fluid Mechanics Course”

Mary Gannotti and Barbara Crane
Physical Therapy, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
“Virtual Clinic in Neurology”

Frederick B. King
Educational Technology, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
“Using Digital Cameras and Microscopes Across the Curriculum”

Barbara Lamberton
Accounting, Barney School of Business
“Technology Enabled Storyboarding as a Collaborative Learning Technique for Undergraduate Classes”

Paul H. Mihalek
Accounting, Barney School of Business
“Using Technology to Enhance Student Learning”

Saeid Moslehpour
Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture
“Multimedia Tutorials for Electronics Fundamentals”

Richard Provost
Instrumental Studies Division, The Hartt School
“Computer Applications in Instrumental Studio Teaching”

Steven Schatz
Educational Technology, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
“Producing Computer-Based Tutorials”

Carol Aloisi and Paul Siegel
Communications, College of Arts and Sciences
“Learning Advanced PowerPoint Skills”

Ken Steen
Theory and Composition, The Hartt School
“Podcasting in the Classroom”

Katie Stevenson-Nollett
Dance Division, The Hartt School
“Digital Dance Portfolio and Press Kit”

Michele Troy
English, Hillyer College
“Reading, Writing and Radio”

Nancy Wynn
Visual Communication Design, Hartford Art School
“Visual Communication Design Library”

The Getting Started with Technology grant program helps faculty members integrate new and emerging technologies into existing curricula. Two types of funding are available:

• The Technology Student Mentors Program pairs faculty members with student mentors who provide personal assistance in “getting started” with using technology.



• The Technology Innovation Program provides faculty members with opportunities to develop applications of instructional technology and become catalysts for change within their departments.

Members of the review committee were impressed with the quality of the faculty proposals and the enthusiasm with which faculty members sought to apply new technologies in the classroom. FCLD Director Lorelle Wilson wishes to thank the members of this year’s Getting Started with Technology review committee: Terri Albert, Management/Marketing, Barney School of Business; Hisham Alnajjar, Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture; Robert Churchill, Humanities, Hillyer College; John Gray, Computer Science/Interactive Information Technology, College of Arts and Sciences; Rick King, Educational Technology, College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions; Kelly Ouellette, FCLD Grants Manager; Peter Schuyler, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture; and Ken Steen, Theory and Composition, The Hartt School.

The Getting Started with Technology grant program is made possible through a grant from the Davis Educational Foundation established by Stanton and Elisabeth Davis after his retirement as chairman of Shaw’s Supermarkets, Inc.