SESSION ONE Google-proofing Assignments: Google Tools to the Rescue! Presenter(s): Kathleen Gradel, Fredonia State Time: 8:45 - 10:00 am Room: Flagg 162 Track: Engaging Students: Tools and Strategies Format: Hands-on Demo We know that “Googling it” is both a blessing and a curse. Access to resources and connections puts the universe into our students’ hands with efficient searching and the ease of flexible, mobile app use. On the flip side, how do we capitalize on Google to push deeper learning through our course assignments? This session focuses on using Google Apps for Education (GAFE) with an emphasis on student deeper thinking and application. Using real course assignment exemplars, this hands-on session navigates strategies for increasing assignment rigor, using a variety of Google apps. This session is relevant to online, face-to-face, blended (hybrid), and “flipped” courses, as well as in professional development/training sessions. Google apps can work on their own, or as tools complementary to campus Learning Management Systems. They offer flexibility to facilitate synchronous and asynchronous collaboration, and are alternatives for collaborative content-sharing. Although not all SUNY campuses have adopted GAFE, the mainstream versions are equally powerful. In addition, apps can be easily accessed through mobile devices, making them a reasonable scaffold for faculty who wish to expand mobile options. This is not a session on using Google search tools. Participants will get hands-on/minds-on solutions with a focus on stretching students’ learning beyond the “search and report” approach to using Google. They will also leave with an online toolbox of supports, to put to use in their own practice. Assignment Calculator: Time + Resources = Better Quality Papers Presenter(s): Allison Moreland, Seana Logsdon, Sara Hull, Empire State College Time: 8:45 - 9:15 am Room: Flagg 206 Track: Engaging Students: Tools and Strategies Format: Presentation Empire State College is a writing-intensive institution. The fact that many students arrive with earned credit in college composition suggests they should be prepared to complete college level writing assignments such as research papers, literature reviews and annotated bibliographies. Yet, frequently, faculty report students are unaware of or have forgotten the multiple aspects of writing an academic paper. In addition, available writing support resources and the time needed to produce high quality writing assignments are unfamiliar to students. Similarly, when students contact academic support offices and librarians, they are often surprised at the multiple steps necessary to complete a writing assignment and frequently seek assistance far too late to be able to engage in the writing process in a meaningful way that results in a high quality product. 1 The frequency of these reports suggest students are still developing crucial information literacy, writing, critical thinking and time management skills as they enter Empire State College. This not only has implications for their success during their undergraduate degree, but if not addressed, may also impact their competitiveness within the job market upon completion of their degree. Therefore, additional tools are needed to support students’ academic skills development in these areas. In response to this issue, a cross-functional team including representatives from Academic Support, Educational Technology, the Library and the Information Technology Services collaborated to develop the ESC Assignment Calculator. The creation of this tool is intended to promote self-regulation in relation to writing assignments and to connect students to relevant resources for such projects. In this presentation, we will explore why we decided to develop an assignment calculator, anticipated benefits to both students and faculty, and explore our collaborative process for development. You will have the ability to test the assignment calculator in the computer lab. SUNY or Later We'll All Be Embedding Our Metadata Presenter(s): Marcia Focht, Binghamton University Time: 8:45 - 9:15 am Room: Flagg 103 Track: Student and Faculty Support: Access and Accessibility Format: Presentation Come learn how to make managing your digital files easier! Never again will you struggle to remember where you stored an image or audio file on your computer, or recall just what URL or source the image you wish to cite came from. Creating an online exhibition, or ensuring that those who might wish to use your images are informed of your copyright and contact information is more manageable than you might think. Embedded metadata enables functionality that streamlines and enhances your research and presentations by making images, video, and audio files searchable and sharable, with easy to identify content, source, and rights. This presentation will briefly cover the basics of embedded metadata, and then introduce three time- saving tools developed by the Visual Resources Association that can be use to create and manage embedded metadata. The first is a custom XMP panel, developed by the Visual Resource Association, allowing you to embed data either singly or in batches into your digital files. The second tool allows for importing data into or exporting data from digital files using spreadsheets (perfect for all those digital humanities projects). The final tool is great for creating a quick Powerpoint presentation on the fly, all possible with the power of embedded metadata. 2 NCCC's ADA Compliance Initiative Presenter(s): Lisa Dubuc, Niagara County Community College; Donna Simiele Time: 8:45 - 9:15 am Room: Flagg 211 Track: Student and Faculty Support: Access and Accessibility Format: Presentation In this session you will learn about the compliance initiative at NCCC, funded through a SUNY IITG grant. Through this project we were able to create a checklist used to check online courses for compliance with Middle States, HEOA, and ADA. From the course checks we were able to determine the necessary training, documentation, and resources needed in order to help faculty reach compliance in their online courses. Faculty were supported in this effort through group training sessions, online resources, webinars, and one-on-one mentoring. We would like to share our resources, an online repository, lessons learned, and discuss future plans to improve upon this initiative. Open, Online, and On Demand: Making Global Connections Between Learners and Workforce Opportunities Presenter(s): Andrea Wade, Monroe Community College; Erin O'Hara-Leslie, Kimberly McClain, Cagatay (Emre) Dogan, Tera Doty-Blance, Broome Community College Time: 8:45 - 9:15 am Room: Flagg 102 Track: Open Educational Resources: Strategies, Advantages, and Savings for Students and Faculty in Practice Format: Presentation SUNY Broome Community College is at the forefront of community colleges by implementing a Home Health Aide Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). As a continuation of that project, SUNY Broome has re-developed the MOOC to be compatible with Coursera’s new on-demand platform. In addition, a companion Open Educational Resource (OER)/Open Textbook and bookend recruitment and referral web resources that connect with regional workforce structures were added. In 2014, SUNY Broome Community College received IITG to develop a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) model for workforce development in the high demand occupations of Personal Care Aides and Home Health Aides. Moving forward, SUNY Broome has leveraged partnerships within SUNY and New York State to redevelop the pilot offering to increase access, completion and success rates. Specifically, the pilot MOOC has been assessed and revised to be compatible with Coursera’s new on- demand platform. A companion Open Educational Resource (OER) has been created in cooperation with SUNY Open Textbooks, thereby opening global access to these educational resources. SUNY Broome partnered with the PCA and HHA programs taught at Mohawk Valley Community College (MVCC) to assess the impact of incorporating MOOC learning into a traditional classroom training model and make adjustments/corrections as identified, thereby improving student retention and completion rates. In addition, SUNY Broome’s Medical Assisting Program integrated MOOC learning into the traditional classroom setting as well. Finally, in collaboration with Central New York Area Health Education Center (CNYAHEC), bookend recruitment and referral web resources were built that connect with regional workforce structures and employment opportunities, thereby leading to MOOC completers’ successful placement in the local/regional workforce. This project exemplifies collaboration at its finest. 3 Digital Badges for Professional Development Presenter(s): Alexandra Pickett, System Administration Time: 8:45 - 9:15 am Room: Flagg 203 Track: Inquiry: Scholarship, Discovery, and Innovation Format: Presentation Digital badges are a way to recognize, honor, and track community engagement, professional development, and achievements. Badges are digital shareable recognitions that are being used by the Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) to acknowledge, commemorate, recognize, endorse, honor, award, validate, certify and authorize various activities, behaviors, events, individuals, and accomplishments. Open SUNY COTE is designing sets of badges that document membership in the online community of practice, level of engagement in the community, and online teaching competency. The badging system is tied to the Open