October 2000-July 2001

Grants Awarded

The Geo-Web Project: Infusing Internet Web Technology into the UW Geography and Geology Classroom

Principal Investigator: Ben Ofori-Amoah, UW Stevens Point

Co-Investigators:
Keith Rice, UW-Stevens Point
Gregory Chu, UW La Crosse
Steven Dutch, UW-Green Bay
Karen Lemke, UW-Stevens Point

Campuses Involved: UW-Stevens Point, UW-Green Bay, UW-La Crosse

A team of UW faculty and student Internet experts will present a developmental workshop to fellow Geographers and Geologists that will result in a specialized Geo-Web Internet site. It will then be tested by workshop participants during the 2001-2002 academic year for its usefulness and efficaciousness in university instruction.

Amount funded: $47,852

Assessing the Influence of Classroom Technology on Face-to-Face Learning.

Principal Investigator: Sally Vogl-Bauer, UW-Whitewater

Co-Investigators:
John Stone, UW-Whitewater
Barbara Monfils, UW-Whitewater

Campus Involved: UW-Whitewater

This study will assess if and how the use of instructional technology in the classroom influences 1) student perceptions of faculty; 2) student satisfaction with the learning process; and 3) student learning outcomes.

Amount funded: $21,036

Virtual Pedagogy: A Conference on Web-Based Teaching and Learning.

Principal Investigators:
Marsha Rossiter, UW-Oshkosh
AnnMarie Johnson, UW-Oshkosh

This project is to support a high quality two day conference. The purpose of this conference is to bring together faculty, staff and administrators from UW System institutions to learn about and engage in dialogue around key pedagogical and philosophical issues raised by web-based education. Specifically the program will be designed for: (a) learning technology staff; (b) faculty; (c) outreach and extension program planners; (d) administrators involved with or interested in any aspect of mediated instruction. With LTDC support, the Division of Continuing Education and Extension, in cooperation with the LTDC campus representative and a statewide steering committee will sponsor this program in June 2001.

Amount funded: $12,626

Glenda Morgan, Office of Learning and Information Technology, University of Wisconsin System