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2010-2011

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Distributed Education Council

Harriet Feldman

Interim Provost

Denisse Pollard-Manigault

College of Health Professions

Martina Blackwood

Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

David Sachs

Seidenberg School of CSIS

Ward Carpenter


Joe Seijo

Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology

John Dory

Lubin School of Business

Christine Shakespeare

Office of Strategic Initiative

Miguel Gonzalez

Office of Student Assistance

Jermain Smith

School of Education

Toby Haghenback

College of Health Professions

James Stenerson


Nancy Hale


Maria Strzelczyk

Office of Student Assistance

Nira Herrmann

Dean of Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Nancy Uhl


Tom Hull

CIO

Lauren Valiente

Information Technology Services

Janet Kirtman

Adult and Continuing Education

Laurie Witham


Beth Klingner


Robert Yarbrough

University Counsel

Constance Knapp

Dean of Seidenberg School of CSIS

Rebecca Martin

Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Tom Miliano

Lubin School of Business

Cathy Pagano

Continuing and Professional Education

Medaline Philbert

Library

Danielle Plass


Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development Advisory Board

James Stenerson Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology/Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development

Abbey Berg Dyson College of Arts and Sciences/Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development

Paul Griffin Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Philip Greiner College of Health Professions

Randi Priluck Lubin School of Business

Christelle Scharff Seidenberg School of CSIS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Index of Figures and Appendices iii

Message from the Director iv

Organizational Chart vi

Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology 1

Instructional Design 7

Online Support Services 13

Evening Support Office at Pleasantville 23

The Verizon Thinkfinity, Teaching and Community Initiative 26

Faculty Resource Network 28

Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development 32

Pforzheimer Events 33

CTLT Events 36

Student Technology Fee 42

Staff Updates 46

Appendices A-I 50

2010-2011 Staff & Student Workers 93

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Index of Figures and Appendices

Item Description Page

Figure 1.1 Student Enrollment in WWW by Term 14

Figure 1.2 Student Enrollment in WAX by Term 15

Figure 1.3 Student Headcount and Enrollment Data 16

Figure 2 Number of WWW and WAX courses offered. 17

Figures 3.1-3.8 Profiles of Online Students 18

Figure 4 Number of Online Graduate and Undergraduate Courses 20

Figure 5 Course Section Data 21

Figure 6 Number of TurnItIn Users by School 22

Figure 7 ESO’s One-on-One Consultation 23

Figure 8 Make-Up Exam Service 24

Figure 9.1 Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development Events 35

Figure 9.2 Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development Events 35

Figure 10 Teaching with Technology Day Attendance 37

Figure 11 Faculty Institute: Participants by School/Administration 40

Figure 12 Best Practices Conference: Participants by School/Administration 41

APPENDIX A Online Services Evaluation 51

APPENDIX B Thnkfinity Grant Recipients 55

APPENDIX C Schedule: New Faculty Orientation 2011 58

APPENDIX D Program: Teaching with Technology Day 2011-January/August 59

APPENDIX E Program: Faculty Institute 2011 63

APPENDIX F Schedule: Faculty Institute 2011 74

APPENDIX G Survey: Faculty Institute 2011 78

APPENDIX H Program: Best Practices Conference 2011 85

APPENDIX I Student Technology Fee Minutes 87

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Message from the Director

The 2010– 2011 academic year was another successful year for the Center for Teaching,

Learning and Technology (CTLT) along with the Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development

(Pforzheimer). We successfully put on a number of established faculty development programs,

enhanced a few and even introduced a new conference to our line-up. The dynamic team that

guides the Centers continued to carry forth the vision and the mission of CTLT which are

aligned with the core values that are expressed in the University Strategic Plan.

As you read through this annual report you will see that the faculty development programs

continue to grow in number and in popularity. One of the most popular workshops was the

Teach with Technology Day(s) that are held right before the Fall and Spring semesters. Offered

on each campus they continue to attract full-time and adjunct faculty. In addition we again

held a successful annual Faculty Institute in May and it was a special one –the 10th! The

keynote speakers/panels included a Provost panel on the first day looking back at the early

days of instructional technology at Pace and on the second day we had W. Gardner Campbell

discussing the future of technology in higher education. Also we were honored to have the

New York Times chief reporter on education Tamar Lewis who shared her views on the future

of higher education.

One of the programs that we enhanced this year was the Academic Portfolio Workshops

(APW) which are held twice a year in January and June. As a result of the decision made in

May by the Provost saying that next year’s (2011- 2012) tenure and promotion process would

be transferred to the University’s e-portfolio platform; we enhanced certain parts of the

workshop. There was the need to offer a new dynamic to the APW-ePortfolio training session!

On the last day of APW the training session was offered for the faculty and we introduced the

template that guides what the faculty submits for Tenure and Promotion. (At the time of this

decision not many Universities were using e-portfolios and integrating them into the existing

academic portfolio.) Results from the first workshop indicated that the e-portfolio was easy to

operate but it would take some handholding and careful planning.

The faculty exchange lunches (once a semester on both campuses) were offered with one

lunch addressing new pedagogical challenges and the other lunch having the Associate

Provost for Student Success be introduced to the faculty. A new addition this year was an

Exchange Breakfast where the CIO was introduced and met the faculty. Attendance was

acceptable but there was some concern of costs since it was not built into our budget. The

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Message from the Director

“Lunch and Learn” sessions were revamped to be conducted online. The new full time Faculty

Orientation was also conducted in early September and was well received especially the

student panel. The Faculty Resource Network continued to provide additional faculty

development opportunities to our full time faculty. During the Summer Seminars we were able

to send 8 faculty to various week-long sessions on various topics. Pace also had three staff

members presenting one of the week-long seminars on Instructional technologies. The session

was co-facilitated by Sarah Burns-Feyl, Beth Klingner and Jim Stenerson.

What was an annual Fall conference was officially ended simply because too many things

happen in the Fall Semester. Because of low attendance we changed the venue and

introduced a new Conference dedicated to Blended/Online Teaching and Learning and ran it in

early spring semester (February). Over 60 faculty attended and it was deemed a success. The

theme was Best Practices by Pace Faculty doing Online/Blended programs.

Lastly, this year the Centers also rolled out their Strategic Implementation Plan 2010-2015 and

created a matrix which outlines the areas where we met our expectations and those where we

were not successful.

This report would not be possible without the support of Dr. Abbey Berg who is the Director of

the Phorzheimer Center. The CTLT team also continues to amaze me and the University

Community by the work they do and by the dedication they show. I thank you for reviewing

the Annual Report and I am confident that it demonstrates the commitment that the

University and CTLT/Pforzheimer has to faculty development and the enhancement to student

learning.

Jim Stenerson, Ph.D. Executive Director Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development

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Organizational Chart 2010—2011

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2011 Faculty Institute

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Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology

Mission

The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) offers support to faculty in a rapidly

changing teaching/learning environment. The University’s Strategic Plan recognizes the

importance of faculty and their essential role in providing for a student-centered educational

experience. In recognition of the faculty’s desire to keep up with the latest instructional

methodologies, the CTLT is committed to faculty driven initiatives that incorporate current

pedagogical strategies and highlight new technologies resulting in teaching excellence. CTLT

will offer and facilitate new faculty development programs that will demonstrate how to

provide a positive learning environment that foster students’ intellectual growth and

competence. To realize the University’s core objective of strengthening Pace’s academic

reputation, the CTLT is dedicated to assisting faculty in exploring dynamic teaching

methodologies appropriate for a diverse student body wanting to learn. CTLT will support both

traditional and non-traditional instruction. In order to enhance the student-centered

environment, CTLT will advocate for effective student support so that students can succeed in

learning.

Vision

The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT), following the direction of Pace

University’s strategic plan, will strive for the highest quality distributed education

environment. CTLT, in partnership with Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development,

recognizes that certain characteristics of teaching excellence include the establishment and

communication of clear learning outcomes, the assessment of learning and the active

involvement of students. Sound pedagogical design and student-center initiatives will drive

the Center’s activities. The specialized areas of operation at CTLT include Instructional Design,

Online Support Services for both students and faculty, and the Evening Support Office on the

Pleasantville campus. The CTLT and Pforzheimer will coordinate and arrange workshops and

services for the faculty that are both discipline specific and for the entire University faculty. In

order to attain the vision, the CTLT will collaborate with key University departments and

divisions.

Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development

The Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) is the umbrella organization of the

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Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development. The Pforzheimer Center for Faculty

Development provides opportunities for Pace University full-time and adjunct faculty to

improve their skills with enhanced student learning. The Pforzheimer Center encourages

faculty to strengthen their current teaching skills and expand their research techniques to

match their teaching with the needs of their students and the demands of their subject

matter. Working in tandem with the Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology, the

Pforzheimer Center supports a wide variety of approaches to teaching and learning. Its

offerings include workshops and demonstrations; mentoring by experienced colleagues; task

groups to explore problems and develop solutions; and other individual or group activities

designed to meet faculty interests. The Center is overseen by an Advisory Board and a

director, Abbey Berg of the Dyson School of Arts and Science, based in New York City. For

further information about the Pforzheimer Center visit page 32.

The CTLT and Pforzheimer Centers’ mission is the recognition of a new distributed educational

paradigm and the importance of faculty development in this new diverse learning

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environment. The Centers and their services exist for all interested faculty. To be proactive

and successful in achieving its goals, the CTLT will incorporate the following objectives to guide

its mission and vision. The Center will strive for academic excellence. In particular, CTLT will

continue to offer support in the area of Information Literacy and Instructional Technology

incorporating these two components into the faculty’s pedagogy. This would entail a close

working relationship with the University Library and the Division of Information Technology.

Assessment will remain an important initiative for the CTLT since it is the major focus of higher

education. Adjuncts are an important part of the University community and there must be a

more active attempt to get the adjuncts involved with the support programs that CTLT is

willing to provide. In addition, the new core while innovative does provide CTLT with new

opportunities to work with the faculty and provide support to the Dyson College of Arts and

Science.

Goals and Objectives

Oversee and support Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development (PCFD)

Support faculty with diverse needs for professional development in research, scholarship,

and creativity

Oversee and support Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)

Collaborate with Information Technology Services (ITS) and others to promote

instructional technology, enhance learning and research resources, and improve services

Provide programs and workshops that support faculty at all stages of their career.

Support faculty's research and scholarship

Enhance the number and breadth of faculty development

Introduce to faculty new and exciting educational technologies for adoption into their

course work.

Use the Provost's Council for Distributed Education to promote the variety of courses

delivered asynchronously and web assisted in a quality fashion

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In partnership with the VP Strategic Initiatives, improve the offerings for the Accelerated

Online Degree program. Improve the number of online non-credit programs offered.

Establish faculty forums for academic discussions

Foster and support collaborative research and scholarship among the faculty that

demonstrate cross disciplinary approaches and illustrate innovative pedagogical designs

and applications.

Add instructional technology enhanced classrooms for the New York City campus

and other services that will improve the overall instructional and learning facilities

(collaboration with ITS).

Add instructional technology enhanced classrooms for the Pleasantville campus

and other services that will improve the overall instructional and learning facilities

(collaboration with ITS).

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Teaching with Technology Day 2011

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August 2011 Joe Seijo conducting a workshop at Teaching with Technology Day

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Instructional Design Team Updates

Instructional Design Team – Assistant Director Joe Seijo

The Instructional Design Team, comprised of myself, Julio Rodriguez and Roberto Rodriguez

facilitated numerous workshops, training sessions and various projects throughout the year, in

addition to the regular department functions including our support of the university’s learning

management system, Blackboard. Just prior to the fall of 2010, the university migrated over

to a new and updated version of Blackboard, which required ample planning and the

development of new training resources for our faculty.

During the Fall of 2010, the ID team facilitated the following functions to address the

migration over to a new version of Blackboard:

Conducted weekly Blackboard operational meetings with ITS staff, as well as school

technology representatives to plan for, report issues and keep up to date on the progress

of the migration.

Facilitated more than 12 Blackboard “Open Labs” for demos and personalized instruction.

Reported out to the Faculty Councils on the respective campuses, as well as the Distance

Education Council to keep them abreast of the Blackboard changes and new resources

available.

Met with Blackboard directly to discuss ongoing issues and potential resolutions.

During the course of the year, the team served on numerous committees, including one to

assess the university’s use of Blackboard and that of additional learning management systems

available in the market, including Angel, Sakai, Moodle and LoudCloud. Some of the other

committees that the team served on include the following:

Faculty Institute Planning Committee

eTextbook Research Committee (Charged by President Friedman)

Instructional Technology Team / Expanded Director’s Meeting

Fair Use Committee

Distance Education Council

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Academic Commons Planning Committee

Special Awards Nomination Committee

iPad User Group – Best Practices

iPace Planning Committee

Center for Academic & Pedagogical Innovation Exploratory Committee

Adjunct Faculty Development Committee

iPad Grant Proposal Committee

Classroom Technology Committee

With relation to professional development and growth during the year, the team participated in

several interesting and rewarding initiatives and was asked by the Organizational Learning and

Development department to partake in a pilot training program designed for “Managing

Successfully at Pace University”. Additionally, in January of 2011, the team attended the

Educause conference in Baltimore, Maryland, which covered a range of topics some of which

included:

Effective Presentations

IT Communications

LMS Selection Process

Increase Online Student Engagement

Mobile Technology in Higher Ed

Creating Immersive Development Experiences for Online/Blended Courses

Faculty Development Program

Our department hosts, and works closely with other departments to develop and present at

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numerous faculty development events and workshops throughout the course of the year,

ranging on a variety of topics related to instructional technology and effective pedagogy.

Some of the events and topics covered included the following:

Faculty Exchange Lunch

New York Times Resources for Education

eTextbooks

Lunch and Learn

Qualtrics Surveys

Turnitin (anti-plagiarism and peer review tools)

iPad Training

Accessibility and Universal Design

Pace Tech Expo

Best Practices Conference

Teaching with Technology Days

Teaching Effectively Online Seminar

Teaching Online Certification Program

MS Lync Training

New Faculty Orientation

The Instructional Design Team met with over 400 faculty throughout the year and assists

them through one on one or group consultations, in person, over the phone or via the

web.


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Various Activities / Initiatives Covered by the Instructional Design Team

Migrated and redesigned CTLT departmental website, incorporating over 125 Blackboard

training videos, from Blackboard and in-house creation, for faculty and staff.

Developed a web-based form for users to submit content for publication on iTunes U site.

Migration to Blackboard 9.1

Served on Blackboard Operational Meetings

Assisted with Helpdesk tickets on Blackboard issues

Presented at Teach with Technology Days and conducted over 12 individual workshops on

the Blackboard 9.1 integration.

Interim-Qualtrics Admin

10th Annual Faculty Institute Committee

Advertising and Promotion sub-committee

Served on Instructional Technology Team meeting

Participated in a Adobe Demo for eLearning Suite

Teaching Effectively Online Seminar – Jan 2010

Served as a Blackboard expert for participants

Teaching Online Certification

Rebuilt Blackboard 101: The Basics, which is a self-paced tutorial for faculty and step 1 of

the Teaching Online Certification.

Participated in Blackboard Collaborate trial meeting

Collaborated with iStrategy team to extract user data from Blackboard LMS

Participated in MS Lync trial and demos

Adjunct Faculty Development Committee

Created webpage for Adjunct Resources

Serve on ePortfolio Initiative Committee


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Served on ePortfolio Initiative Committee

Maintained all events registrations and website

Contributed to creating and delivering e-blast for events

Created 11 step-by-step instructional videos on a variety of common Blackboard "how-to"

questions, using Adobe Captivate. Currently on the Pace's iTunes U, and linked from Pace's

Blackboard Help site.

Worked in tandem with ITS to make sure faculty have access to upload their content on

the Podcast server. Redesign Pace's iTunes U look, and added new audio and video con-

tent; now currently at 20 channels, making it a total of 188 videos with bio and descrip-

tions for each 188 files. Additionally, revamped the design of the Pace on ITunes U website,

which includes writing content regarding how to contribute content and content require-

ments; as well as creating an online upload form currently in use by some faculty in staff to

add content. Currently, set to be formally announced in the first fall issue of Opportunitas

as well as the first Pace Pulse in September to spread the news to the entire Pace commu-

nity.

Promoted Pace's CTLT Twitter account; increased follower from 16 to 150. Created a Four-

square and Facebook presence for CTLT to engage with faculty, and to update Faculty (and

staff) on CTLT happenings and instructional services. Redesigned the CTLT blog and contin-

ually add new content and quick tips for faculty. Currently have all social network media

sites linked to each other to one update, updates all sites. Also, created Web 2.0 buttons to

add to departmental signature to promote CTLT social media sites for connections with

Pace faculty and staff.

Coordinated and hand-coded CTLT inaugural HTML newsletter, and edited 8 articles from

CTLT units, 2 videos highlighting faculty innovation, and 2 articles from other Academic

Affairs units. Sent as a mass e-mail to the Pace community.

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Developed the first Blackboard course shell for the School of Law. On behalf of the Pace

Center for Legal Education (CLE), created a Blackboard course for the Legal Writing

Intensive Spring 2011 pilot program. Worked with Pace Law School staff and New York

State CLE administrators to re-create the face-to-face program in an online environment

while ensuring it's adherence to New York State MCLE requirements; as well as provided

training to the CLE staff, who in turned trained the 20 program attorneys on its use.

Facilitated Blackboard Training Continuing for Professional Education Instructors – Lubin

Graduate May 2011

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Online Support Services

Unit Mission Statement

The services provided by the area of Online Support Services are designed to complement

Pace’s commitment to Opportunitas. The area of Online Support Services seeks to provide

synchronous and asynchronous support resources to Pace students and faculty involved in

distance education at Pace. Specifically Online Support Services provides information to the

university community and prospective students about online learning at Pace University

through various communication channels. Furthermore, this area is responsible for providing

administrative support to the Provost’s Council on Distance Education.

Major Activities and Accomplishments in 2010-2011

Proctoring for Online Courses

In an effort to address the needs of our online students and faculty, CTLT provides proctoring

services at the New York City campus and Westchester campus locations for online (WWW)

courses. An online course might be designed in such a way that proctored assessment is

critical. Using proctored services we can provide students with a location for midterm and final

exams. These services also enable faculty to verify that the student taking the exam has

followed the necessary examination guidelines.

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Online Student Enrollment and Course Data for AY 2010-11

Figure 1.1 presents University-wide data on the number of students by school who enrolled in an online [WWW] course.

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Student Enrollment and Course Data for AY 2008-09

Figure 1.2 presents University-wide data on the number students by school who enrolled in a web-assisted [WAX] course.

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Figures 3.1— 3.8 illustrate the profiles of online students based on early evaluations for Fall 2010 & Spring 2011 (Summer sessions are not included.)

Figure 3.1: Gender

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Figure 3.4: Employment & Student Status

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Online Course Evaluations

CTLT continues to administer the Online Course Evaluations. The Early Course Evaluations and

End of Semester evaluations for online courses use this

tool that was created by CTLT. Faculty and

chairpersons have instant access to their evaluations in

order for them to assess the data and assist with the

development of future online courses. Online Support

Services conducted early course evaluations in the

beginning of Fall 2010 and Spring 2011.

The results are available in Appendix A.

Figures 6. illustrates percentage of TurnItIn Users by School

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Unit Mission Statement

The services provided by the Evening Support Office (ESO) are designed to complement Pace

University’s commitment to Opportunitas. Under the auspices of the Center for Teaching,

Learning and Technology (CTLT), ESO is dedicated to ensure the continuity of university

services to Pace’s evening faculty and students at the Pleasantville Campus by providing

information, administrative resources, and opportunities to facilitate the process of improved

teaching and learning. Additionally, because the majority of evening sessions are taught by

Pace’s adjunct community, ESO recognizes their importance and need for consistent and

dedicated support and training.

Evening Support Office at Pleasantville

One-on-One Consulting

ESO aims to offer opportunities in areas of information and multimedia technology and

proficiency that will improve the quality of teaching and learning at Pace University. This year

ESO’s numbers have notably increased due to a year round one-on-one consultation

advertisement with faculty. The concentration is to review course PowerPoints and basic

Blackboard functions. Additionally, the Evening Support Office volunteered to reach out to

evening faculty regarding MyPace Portal issues such as password reset, input of grades,

accessing class roasters, pay advice and browser compatibility with their home desktops.

Furthermore, ESO handles copying and classroom issues such as scheduling conflicts and

requests for teaching materials. Figure 7 details the faculty who have benefitted from ESO

services either by face-to-face meetings, email or by phone.

Figure 7 illustrates over 200 faculty from each school who has sought assistance from the Evening Support Office

for academic year 2010-2011. ESO also facilitates numerous calls and emails daily with faculty and

staff seeking assistance and these numbers are reflected in the statistics.

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Major Activities and Accomplishments in 2010-2011:

Make-Up Exam Service

During the academic year 2010-2011, faculty members have extensively used ESO’s on-site

proctoring services for make up quizzes and midterms.

Figure 8. Percentage of students by school who used the Make-Up Exam Service.

Qualtrics: Online Survey

In partnership with the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, the Office of the

Provost was pleased to make Qualtrics, an entirely web-based, self-service internet survey

system, available to support research, teaching, and administration at Pace University.

Qualtrics was selected by a group of faculty and staff because it combines exceptional ease of

use with an advanced set of features. With this new software, users will be able to easily

download their results into Excel, SPSS, .xml, or .html files. In addition, Qualtrics features

customizable reports with several options of graphs and tables so that users can more

attractively and clearly present data. Departments

and individuals on campus who use the survey

software are encouraged to begin using Qualtrics

immediately to create new surveys.

The ESO Coordinator is currently the designated Brand Administrator, who liaisons between

Qualtrics and the Pace Community. Throughout the 2010-2011 academic year, the

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Coordinator offered Qualtrics survey tool training to a number of staff and faculty who used

the survey tool for program and event assessment, class evaluations and academic research.

Other Responsibilities

Additionally, the Coordinator liaisons with the following departments:

Academic Scheduling: to address classroom conflicts and emergency room changes. For the

2010-2011 academic year, 15 classroom conflicts were resolved and 8 classroom changes due

to extreme heat, cold or whiteboard malfunction were taken care.

ITS: to keep abreast of Pace’s Technology policies and procedures, to update Desktop PCs for

the faculty lounge and to maintain the IMO certification.

Special Events: to organize and manage the logistics for all of CTLT’s and Pforzheimer’s events.

This academic year there was a total of nine events, some on dual campuses. More

information is available under CTLT Events and Pforzheimer Center’s Events.


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The Verizon Thinkfinity, Teaching and Community Initiative

As our fourth year participating in “The Verizon, Thinkfinity, Teaching, and Community

Initiative”, which began in July of 2007, comes to a close, we would like to reflect back on the

new technologies, initiatives, and events that took place, as well as, the continued successful

progress on previous initiatives. This year we continued to provide funding to faculty, staff,

adjunct, and students of the Pace Community under the Provost’s Grants for the Thinkfinity

Initiative, which was set forth to engage in instructional development, to assist in the creation

of innovative interdisciplinary programs that address the use of technology, to build on our

strong foundation of civic engagement, and to encourage the Pace Community to study and

research the expanding area of interdisciplinary studies involving technology, especially

informatics.

This year 23 grants were awarded totaling over $200,000. This funding supported goals of the

grant, which provided a conduit for creative teaching, scholarship, engagement, and

innovation. This particular initiative has sought to foster Pace University’s role in becoming a

leader in shaping technology, curriculum and pedagogy at all levels including elementary,

secondary, and post-secondary study. Please see Appendix B or use the following link to view

this year’s grant recipients and their project.

http://www.pace.edu/ctlt/awardees

This was an exciting year for us because we actually opened the new Assistive Technology Lab

here at Pace. The new lab, located in Wilcox Hall (room #21), includes a fantastic new

collaborative style layout with around the perimeter desks along with a collaborative work

space in the center. The room houses 14 brand new touch screen monitors as well as 10

laptop/tablets for convenience. There is plenty of storage space, a SMART Board, a ramp to

the room, and two motorized wheel chair accessible desks that help make this room friendly

http://www.pace.edu/ctlt/awardees

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The Verizon Thinkfinity, Teaching and Community Initiative

to a variety of users with a number of different needs. There have been a number of faculty

who have been teaching in the room. Particularly, this year was the first year the ED 615 Class,

“Assistive Technology for Student with Disabilities”, had a great setup here on the

Pleasantville Campus. In the past, the class would use the Westchester Medical Center. In

addition, we held four Assistive Technology Workshops in the new lab. We had a 2-hour

session on November 12th and November 19th, followed by two one-hour session on March

29th and April 1st. The purpose of the four sessions was to show off the new lab as well as

begin to get faculty involved with using the free assistive technology software that is housed in

the lab as well as in various locations across campuses.

In addition to our continued success through grant funding here at Pace, we also continued

the work under Cornerstone I in the K-12 schools. Given the success of this initiative in the

past, we have continued to reach out and train teachers in undeserved schools to teach with

technology in their pedagogy. This year, we continued our work with the teachers from the

John F. Kennedy elementary school in Port Chester. These teachers are trained on how to use

Thinkfinity in their classroom, as well as receiving smart board training. . Given the release of

the updated Thinkfinity.org website this year, participants are encouraged to share lessons

and interactive activities they find.

This year as the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology put on its Best Practices

Workshop in February, we unveiled the Pace University Second Life Island. Putting on a

demonstration of the island, as well as, reporting on a panel were Professor William

Pappenheimer and Professor Martha Driver from Dyson, and Professor Darren Hayes from

Seidenberg. The island is a similar replica to Pace’s Pleasantville and New York City Pace Plaza

campuses, in addition to housing a virtual research facility and classrooms.

Another great initiative that we were excited about and was made possible through Thinkfinity

funding was the University iPad Initiative. We received a number of proposals and 100 iPads

were given out to 16 faculty members and their students. The initiative went well and caused

a buzz around campus. We are still receiving inquiries about when the next round will take

place.

The Digital Commons, our repository for reports and updates on each initiative is continually

being updated. Please visit our site at http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/thinkfinity/, to stay up

to date!

http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/thinkfinity/

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The Faculty Resource Network (FRN) at New York University is an

award-winning, nationally-recognized faculty development

initiative whose mission is to improve the quality of teaching and

learning at its member and affiliate institutions by providing

opportunities for faculty development and cross-institutional

collaboration. Pace University is an active member of the Faculty

Resource Network. For further information, visit

http://www.nyu.edu/frn. The following are events that Pace members have participated in.

2010 National Symposium Engaging Students in the Community and the World Friday, November 19 and Saturday November 20, 2010 Washington D. C. In his classic study of College: The Undergraduate Experience in America (1987), Ernest Boyer

concluded that colleges in the U.S. had lost sight of the moral and civic purpose of education.

Through the years, others have acknowledged (and some have bemoaned) the trends cited by

Boyer: confusion about mission, obsession with vocationalism, faculty who focus exclusively

on disciplinary expertise and technical skills, a rift between academic and student affairs

divisions, the widening gap between colleges and universities and the larger world.

Recently, however, new opportunities for civic education have presented themselves. The

financial meltdown and the election of the first African-American president in late 2008 have

captured the attention of college students nationwide. Moreover, some faculty and staff at

our colleges have begun to devise ways of tapping this new student awareness (and their

impulse toward volunteerism) so as to engage students in the community and the world.

The 2010 National Symposium will examine how colleges and universities can effectively

reclaim their vital role as educators of individuals and citizens who are knowledgeable, civically

engaged, and morally and socially responsible for others - in the community and across the

world. The Faculty Resource Network at New York University is pleased to announce the 2010

National Symposium on Engaging Students in the Community and in the World.

Faculty Resource Network

Summer @ New York University

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The Following Pace members attended the Symposium: Elizabeth Berro, College of Health Professions Jean Coppola, Seidenberg School of CSIS James Lawler, Seidenberg School of CSIS Maria Luskay, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences James Stenerson, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences 2010-2011 University Associates The university Associate Program enables full-time faculty members to come to NYU through-

out the school year to use some of its academic facilities. University Associates can audit

courses, conduct research in the nine University Libraries, and participate in open depart-

mental or interdisciplinary colloquia, lectures, symposia and seminars. The following Pace

faculty members were the Faculty Resource Network’s University Associates:

Academic year 2010-2011 Lisa Farber, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Amy C. Foerster, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Pradeep Gopalakrishna, Lubin School of Business P. V. Viswanath, Lubin School of Business Catherine Zimmer, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences Fall 2010 semester only Francis Marchese, Seidenberg School of CSIS Darren Rosenblum, School of Law Andres Villagra, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences 2011 Network Summer Seminar Network Summer Seminars offer faculty from Network institutions the opportunity to study a

topic of importance to their teaching and research in a collegial environment. The Network

Summer program has featured innovative seminars that mirror the Network’s efforts to re-

main abreast of developments in scholarship and pedagogy across all academic disciplines.

The series are one-week seminars on a broad range of topics that occur concurrently in the

stimulating environment of New York University at the Washington Square campus.

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The following Pace representatives participated in the 2011 Network Summer Seminars:

“The Asian Business Experience”

Andrew Coggins, Lubin School of Business Elena Goldman, Lubin School of Business Walter Morris, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences P. V. Viswanath, Lubin School of Business “The Anatomy of Evil” Barry Gold, Lubin School of Business “New Technologies for Teaching and Learning” Sarah Burns-Feyl, Office of the University Librarian Beth Gordon-Klingner, Information Technology Services James Lawler, Seidenberg School of CSIS James Stenerson, Dyson College of Arts & Sciences Michael Ulinski, Lubin School of Business

To View a detailed description of the seminars offered during the 2011 Network Summer

Seminar, visit: http://www.nyu.edu/frn/programs.events/enrichment/

network.summer.seminar.previous.html

http://www.nyu.edu/frn

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2011 Summer Scholar—in—Residence

The Summer Scholar-in-Residence program allows Network faculty to come to New York

University during the month of June to engage in research, develop curricula, and/or pro-

duce manuscripts for publication. The program allows Scholars to explore new dimensions

in their disciplines, to engage in intellectual exchange and investigate resources not availa-

ble to them at their home institutions, to broaden their own pedagogical expertise, to en-

rich existing courses or create new ones, and to expand professional contacts. Participa-

tion in the SIR program not only enhances the faculty members’ knowledge and skills, but

also significantly contributes to the intellectual environment of their home institutions as

they share what they learn with their colleagues and students. The following Pace repre-

sentatives participated in the 2011 Summer Scholar-in-Residence:

Jean Coppola, Seidenberg School of CSIS

Eddis Miller, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Ilan Safit, Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

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The Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development provides

opportunities for Pace University full-time and adjunct faculty

to improve their skill in helping students learn. The Center

encourages faculty to strengthen their current teaching skills

and expand their repertory of techniques to match their

teaching with the needs of their students and the demands of

their subject matter. Working in tandem with the Center for

Teaching, Learning & Technology, the Center supports a wide

variety of approaches to learning. Its offerings include

workshops and demonstrations; mentoring by experienced

colleagues; task groups to explore problems and develop

solutions; and other individual or group activities designed to

meet faculty interests.

This year The Center is managed by an advisory board with

Abbey Berg, a Dyson School of Arts and Science faculty

member based in New York City, as Co-Director under the

auspices of James Stenerson

The advisory board consists of the following members:

Abbey Berg Co-Director,

Jim Stenerson Director, CTLT James Stenerson


Abbey Berg Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Philip Greiner College of Health Professions

Paul Griffin Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

Randi Priluck Lubin School of Business

Christelle Scharff Seidenberg School of CSIS

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Pforzheimer Events

Each year the Center’s special events provide vital platforms for partnerships, networking, and

promotion of best practices. The Center proposed to organized major professional

development events in the 2010-2011 academic year. Below is a brief report on the status of

these and other initiatives. Figure 9.1 on page 35 illustrates an overall number of attendees by

school/administration who participated in the following professional development events.

Academic Portfolio Workshop

The Academic Portfolio Workshop continued to be a great success. It was held twice to

accommodate both Westchester and New York City campuses. From January 10th to the 14th

2011, ten participants on the New York City campus created their teaching portfolio.

Participants documented their accomplishments for their annual salary review and tenure or

promotion applications; created thoughtful, detailed reflection on themselves as a teacher

that can be used as a baseline for continuing development; and, provided a document to

obtain feedback from as well as to share insights and skills with colleagues regarding teaching

strategies.

Workshop facilitators, Abbey Berg, Randi Priluck and Amy Foerster, provided a framework for

structuring a Academic portfolio and the individualized support to get it done. The workshop

concluded with a display of completed portfolios at lunch on January 14th. Teaching Portfolio,

3rd edition by Peter Seldin, was distributed on first day of the workshop.

The second workshop was held from June 18th through the 21st at the Graduate Center in

White Plains. Ten participants successfully completed the workshop which was facilitated by

Marcy Kelly and Melissa Cardon.

Faculty Exchange Lunches

The first Faculty Exchange Lunch was held on November 16, 2010 on the Pleasantville Campus

and again on November 17 in New York City. The lunch attracted 44 throughout the Pace

Community.

The second lunch was held on February 22nd in New York City Campus, and February 23rd in

Pleasantville. “Lunch with Associate Provost for Student Success” invited faculty to meet

Mark Poisel, new Associate Provost for Student Success. 48 attendees participated in the

Faculty Exchange Lunch.

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Pforzheimer Events

New Faculty Orientation 2011

The workshop is for all new full-time faculty at the beginning of Pace’s 2011 fall semester. The

purpose of the event is to provide information, skills and resources for faculty to successfully

begin teaching, research, and extension and engagement activities at Pace University. The day-

long event provides opportunities for networking among new faculty members and

introductions to university administrators. New faculty also had the chance to meet Provost

Feldman, Deans and other key administrators, as well as a student panel. A schedule of the

day is provided in Appendix C.

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Pforzheimer Events

Figure 9.1 Overall number of participants who participated in professional development events hosted by the Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development by school

Figure 9.2 Overall number of participants who participated in professional development events hosted by the Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development by employee stats

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CTLT Events

The Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology and Pforzheimer sponsored and hosted a

variety of professional development activities during 2010-2011 to enhance the teaching

experience of Pace’s faculty members. These workshops are open to all faculty and all schools

covering of various topics of interest to the faculty community. From learning to use

specialized software to exploring specialized uses of the web, CTLT has helped Pace faculty

develop pedagogical and technical skills.

2011 Teaching with Technology Day (TWT)

This bi-annual, dual-campus event is one of CTLT’s premier pedagogical events. Through a

round-table discussion and hands-on software training, this day-long seminar has several

workshops focused on implementing Blackboard technology effectively into new and existing

courses. It is geared to the faculty member who is unfamiliar with Blackboard but would like to

see how incorporating Blackboard into the course curriculum would enhance the students’

classroom experience. It is also for the faculty member who already uses Blackboard and is

seeking to maximize its potential as a hybrid model for online learning. Some of the different

ways to use the discussion board, grade-book feature, and incorporate learning materials and

additional resources were looked at to enhance the student’s learning process. Therefore,

seasoned Blackboard users as well as the novice user were welcomed.

In 2011, TWT Day workshops were facilitated by CTLT Staff and other members of Pace

University. On January 19th (on the Pace New York City Campus) and January 20th (in Pace

Pleasantville), CTLT hosted its spring semester TWT Day. A special lunch-time presentation,

“eTextbooks” was facilitated by Joe Seijo.

On August 24th (Pace New York City Campus) and August 25th (Pace Pleasantville Campus) of

2011, CTLT’s summer TWT Day was held. “User Services” presentation was facilitate by Shikha

Bajracharya. A copy of the TWT Day program is available as Appendix D.

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CTLT Events

Figure 10. Overall percentage of participants by school/administration support offices who participat-ed in Teaching with Technology Day January 2011 and August 2011

Faculty and staff members from various schools academic support offices participated in an

assortment of workshops to integrate course material into Blackboard and integrate instruc-

tional technologies. The TWT events were a success with a total of 148 faculty and staff

members attending on both the New York City and Pleasantville Campuses. Each day was

customized around the needs of faculty with various workshops. Figure 10 illustrates the

number of participants who attended Teaching with Technology Day in 2011.

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CTLT Events

10th Annual Faculty Institute 2011

Date: May 24-25 2011

Location: One Pace Plaza, Pace University

The 10th annual Faculty Institute took place on May 24

to 25 of 2011 at the New York City Campus. The 2011

Faculty Institute, Looking Back...Moving Forward,

looked back at past achievements, addressed current

trends and looked forward to where we hope to be.

Copies of the program and schedule are attached as

Appendices E and F respectively. An archive of the

event is available at

http://www.pace.edu/facultyinstitute.

Keynotes

On the second day (May 25th), W. Gardner Campbell,

delivered the keynote address titled “Seizing the

Occasion by the Forelock: The Pace of Change and the Case for Change”. He discussed

possible directions for teachers and scholars to consider as they work within an increasingly

digital world.

Tamar Lewin, a New York Times Award Winning Reporter delivered a presentation during

lunchtime.

http:///www.pace.edu/facultyinstitute

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CTLT Events

Sessions Day 1 Sessions “Provost Panel– A Look Back at Teaching and Learning” By Harriet Feldman, Marilyn Jaffe-

Ruiz and Joseph Pastore “using Qualtrics for Student Research” By Kathy Winsted and Nancy Hale. “Online Education– Looking Back and Moving Forward” by Danielle Plass and Christine

Shakespeare “Workshop on Research and Publication” by Sheying Chen, Janice Stern, Perry Halkitis,

Noushi Rahman, Vishal Lala and Rey Racelis “Faculty Resource Panel” by Robert Wiener, Andres Villagra, Jim Lawler, Ilan Safit and Jean

Coppola “The Pace e-Portfolio as Educational Passport” by Linda Anstendig and Beth Klingner “Video-Conferencing a Lesson Delivery for Middle Level Students” by Francine Falk-Ross

and Gerald Ardito “A Look Back with NSSE” by Barbara Pennipede “Internationalization at Pace– A Status Report” by Noushi Rahman “Roundtable: Developing Social Skills Through Internships and Technology” by Andres

Villagra “Setting the Pace: Student Perspectives on Contemporary Learning Platforms” by Christine

Salboudis “Thinkfinity Panel– Outcomes from Provost Grants” Kathy Winsted, Greg Lampard and

Marcy Kelly “Classroom & The Law” by Robert Wiener, Stephen Brodsky, Susan Berardini and Karen

Stefflre “Moving Forward with a New Population” by James Lawler “Andragogy versus Pedagogy” by Joseph Ryan and Beth Klingner Day 2 Sessions “incorporating the iPad into Pedagogy” by Elizabeth Berro, Richard Kline, Jonathan Hill,

Robert Meffe, Barry morris, Li-Chiou Chen and Jane Kinney-Denning “Engaging Students Through Universal Design” by Sue Maxam and Andrea Spencer “Faculty Advising: The Core and Much More” by Bill Offutt, Will Imbriale and Michael Ver-

dino “Creating a Space for Collaborative Experiment and Innovation” by Andrew Revkin, Nicho-

las Robinson, John Cronin and Michelle Land “Future of the Academy” by Constance Knapp and Andrea Spencer “Roundtable Development of Faculty Leadership” by Sheying Chen, Philip Greiner, Rebec-

ca Tekula, David Nabirahni, Arletha Miles, Victor Goldsmith, Robert Lazer and Daniel Baugher

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CTLT Events

Attendance

The conference attracted 173 participants throughout the Pace Community as illustrated in

Figure 11. The response to the event was tremendously positive. For survey results, see

Appendix G.

Figure 11 Overall number of participants by school/administration who participated in the

2011 Faculty Institute.

“Hands –on-Labs” by Erica Kipp and Kabba Colley Day 2 concluded with a Vendor Exhibit that included representatives from Pearson, McGraw Hill, Apple, New York Times, Blackboard, Barnes & Noble, as well as representative s from ITS and Edu-cational Media Departments.

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CTLT Events

Best Practices Conference The first annual Best Practices Conference was held on Friday February 25th at the New York

City Campus. This one day development program was developed for faculty and academic

support units to highlight their best teaching practices with online teaching and learning. This

conference attracted 56 faculty and staff members from various schools. A copy of the Best

Practices Conference program is available as Appendix H.

Figure 12 Overall number of participants by school/administration who participated in the

2011 Best Practices Conference

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Student Technology Fee

Background

In the Fall of 2008 a University wide Instructional Technology Assessment was conducted and

its findings presented to the Board of Trustees. The Assessment identified critical instructional

technology gaps needing to be filled in order to place Pace on par with benchmark institutions.

Also identified were strategic opportunities for surpassing benchmark institutions in these

same areas. The 17 person committee unanimously agreed the only foreseeable way in the

current financial climate to subsidize the instructional technology assessment would be to im-

plement a Student Technology Fee . The fee would be completely earmarked for instructional

technology keeping Pace competitive with the technology needed for todays teaching and

learning methodologies.

Objective

The implementation of a Student Technology Fee is dedicated towards covering the expenses

of instructional technology initiatives that directly impact the student learning. A governance

structure is proposed to act as the recommendation body of the Provost on the allocation of

the funds throughout the academic areas.

Student Technology Fee Structure

Annually, a portion of the technology fee will be allocated towards covering the annual costs

of key initiatives and maintenance of instructional technology. The remaining funds are discre-

tionary and the Technology Fee Committee will review annual proposals submitted by the

Pace community and will make recommendations to the Provost on which ones to fund. The

committee will review key initiative from the Instructional Technology Assessment Report for

consideration and also make certain that requests are in compliance with the Proposal Eligibil-

ity Requirements listed later in this proposal.

As of Academic Year 2010-2011 the student technology fee is

Full-Time Students $95 per semester

Part-Time Students $45 per semester

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Key initiatives that require annual funding include:

Annual fee for student software licensing. Currently, this includes the Microsoft Campus

Desktop package (Microsoft Office for PC and MAC, Windows Operating System Upgrades)

and Microsoft Forefront antivirus.

Annual costs of supporting the student printing program in the Computer Resource Centers

and Libraries (includes paper, toner, supplies and maintenance costs)

Replacement of PC/MAC, and peripheral equipment, located in Computer Resource Cen-

ters and Libraries

Maintenance and replacement of wireless network equipment located in teaching spaces

Maintenance/replacement of instructional technology equipment located in teaching spac-

es

Maintenance of general access videoconference classrooms

Governance Structure

Oversight committee for the Student Technology Fee

1) Chair of the Committee: Representative of the Provost (non-voting)

2) Student Membership (6 voting members)

2 undergraduate students from the New York City Campus

2 Undergraduate students from Pleasantville Campus

2 Graduate Students (one each from the New York and Westchester Campus)

3) School/Colleges (Law School not included) Membership (5 voting members)

Instructional Technology Representative from each of the schools

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The following committee members will be non-voting and serve as a technical and infor-

mational resource:

Representatives from Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology

Representative of the Academic Affairs Budget Office

Representative from User Services (DoIT)

Representative from Library

Representative from the Provost’s Distributed Education Council

Responsibility of Committee

(a) Manage the planning process

(b) Host annual open student budget hearings

(c) Prioritize budget requests in accordance with current University Strategic Plan

(d) Supervise the annual audit of expenditures

(e) Evaluate impact on student outcomes

(f) Publish committee minutes and annual report for stakeholder review

Fee Proposal Eligibility Requirements

a. Permitted

(1) Purchase of technology related equipment/peripherals/furniture/software used

in direct support of student instruction/enhanced academic experience

(2) Purchase of technology related equipment/peripherals/furniture/software for pi

lot programs that are in direct support of student instruction/enhanced academic

experience (e.g., Mobile Device Program)

b. Not Permitted

(1) Employment of full-time/part-time faculty or staff

(2) Stipends of any kinds


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(3) Funding the University Learning Management System (add-ons to the LMS are per

mitted)

(4) Funding of library databases

(5) Purchase of Administrative hardware/software

See appendix I for copies of 2010-2011 Student Technology Fee Committee meeting minutes.

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Staff Updates

Lindsay Bonilla – Thinkfinity Grant Coordinator/Courseware Systems Coordinator

Lindsay splits her time between two positions. She is part of the CTLT staff as a courseware

systems coordinator, in addition to her position as the Thinkfinity grant coordinator. In her

CTLT position, she supports faculty in the effort to learn Blackboard, assists them during all

CTLT held events such as Teach with Technology Days, Faculty Exchange Lunches, and the

Faculty Institute. In addition, she manages multiple budgets for the department, as well as,

providing project management in the creation of the new Assistive Technology Lab on the

Pleasantville Campus. Most of her time is spent working on the grant, being responsible for

supporting, organizing, and managing the wide array of projects that fall under the Verizon

Thinkfinity Grant that Pace has received. Lindsay is also responsible for the financial

management of the grant, involving creating and monitoring the budget, along with

overseeing purchasing. With the staff and faculty now applying for grants, Lindsay fields

questions, manages the applications, and is serving as a member on the review committee.

Maria Garces– Program Coordinator

Maria is one of the new staff members of CTLT. Maria has provided essential services such as

one on one assistance , tutorial on MS PowerPoint Software, and instruction on the use of

computers, the Internet and e-mail and provides training and support for Qualtrics, an online

survey tool.

Maria assisted in coordinating logistics for events such as Teaching with Technology Day, 2011

Faculty Institute, Academic portfolio Workshop , Faculty Exchange Lunch , Best Practices

Conference, and New Faculty Orientation.

Danielle Plass—Manager for Online Support Services

Danielle Plass has been Pace University for 10 years and with CTLT for three years. In addition

to being the administrative representative of the Provost’s Distributed Education Council, she

offers support to both faculty and students regarding online learning. Danielle also assists with

faculty training, including Turnitin, the university’s anti-plagiarism software. This past year,

Danielle created a new Semester Readiness assessment to help students determine their

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preparedness for online learning and also redesigned the Pace Online website. The upcoming

year will be a busy one for Danielle, as she is promoting the use of online collaborative tools,

such as Blackboard Collaborate, by the various university student support offices in order to

improve the accessibility of these services for distance education students.

Julio Rodriguez-Courseware Designer

Julio serves as the University's Courseware Designer in the Instructional Design team at CTLT.

He facilitates numerous individual and group Blackboard training workshops throughout the

year assisting faculty in their online course instruction. To supplement training Julio creates

instructional video tutorials periodically on Blackboard tools for faculty use 24/7 available

online. Utilizing his strong web communication background, he spearheads the department's

marketing collateral and seasonal newsletter, as well as manages the department's Facebook,

Twitter, Foursquare, and blog, continually adding new content and quick tips for faculty. Julio

also administers the University's presence on Apple’s iTunes, Pace on iTunes U, cataloging

hundreds of Pace's educational content showcasing Pace faculty demonstrations, as well as

prominent University guest lectures with Bill Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor and Joe Biden.

Roberto Rodriguez— Courseware /Web Developer

As part of the Instructional Design team, Roberto has facilitated numerous individual and

group sessions with faculty to demonstrate use of the Blackboard content management

system. He also utilizes his strong programming capabilities to maintain and update various

web applications using various technologies. Examples of these applications include the

Syllabus Wizard, a registration system and an online Evaluation system for online courses.

Many of his applications have been utilized by the various schools of the university. Roberto is

also the webmaster for the department and continues to update the site as the University

changes CMS systems.

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Joe Seijo – Assistant Director

Joe Seijo has been with CTLT for over 10 years and full-time at Pace since 1997. This past aca-

demic year was heavily focused on preparing the faculty for a migration to a newly updated

version of Blackboard, which included some of the most significant changes to the system in

years. Prior experience and ample planning made for a smooth transition. Joe served on nu-

merous committees throughout the year, including one to assess the university’s use of

Blackboard and viable competitors, as well as an eTextbook Research Committee charged by

President Friedman and the Center for Academic & Pedagogical Innovation Exploratory Com-

mittee. Joe was asked by the Organizational Learning and Development department to par-

take in a pilot training program designed for “Managing Successfully at Pace University”,

which he successfully completed. In January of 2011, Joe attended the Educause conference

in Baltimore, Maryland, which covered a range of topics pertaining to innovative trends in

Higher Education. Joe continues to develop new strategies for implementing effective and

efficient faculty development initiatives to keep up with these trends.

James Stenerson—Executive Director for CTLT & Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Develop-

ment

It was an exciting year highlighted by leading a week-long Faculty Resource Network seminar

(with co-facilitators Sarah Burns-Feyl and Beth Klingner). The seminar was “New Technologies

for Teaching and Learning” and attended by 48 faculty members from over 35 institu-

tions. Jim continued his membership in POD (Professional and Organizational Development)

and made one roundtable presentation concerning Support for Adjunct Faculty. Jim attended

the Faculty Resource Network’s Fall Leadership Conference in Washington DC and chaired a

session on Student Engagement. Jim continues to teach at least one course each semester in

both synchronous and asynchronous format. Jim is still involved with the Westchester Coun-

ty’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Advisory Board where he is the Chairperson

Staff Updates

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Abbey Berg—Co-Director for Pforzheimer

Since 1999, Abbey L. Berg, Ph.D. has been a member of the Pace faculty. In 2005 the Pforz-

heimer Center welcomed Abbey as Co-Director for the New York City, and in 2008, for both

campuses. Abbey’s background as a researcher and her years in the classroom give her an inti-

mate understanding of the challenges Pace faculty face every day. Her past eight years add a

high level of understanding of University-wide needs and opportunities available to the Pace

faculty community. Together with James F. Stenerson, PhD, Executive Director of the Center

for Teaching and Learning Technology (CTLT), they have developed and facilitated various

workshops and programs for faculty that include: New Faculty Orientation (every August/

September); Faculty Exchange Lunch (FEL; fall and spring semesters); Faculty Research Forum

(FRF; meets 5 times/year); Faculty Institute (2-day conference every May); Academic Portfolio

Workshop (every January and June); and Tenure and Promotion Workshop (TAP; every April).

Staff Updates

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APPENDICES

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APPENDIX A

Online Services: Early Course Evaluation Results

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APPENDIX B

Thinkfinity Grant Recipients

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APPENDIX C

Schedule: New Faculty Orientation 2011

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APPENDIX D

Program: Teaching with Technology Day 2011-Jan

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Program: Teaching with Technology Day 2011—August

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Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology and


2010-2011 Staff

Patrick Liu Student Assistant in One Pace Plaza Major: Biology

Danielle Plass Manager for Online Support Services [email protected]

Julio Rodriguez Courseware Designer [email protected]

Roberto Rodriguez Courseware Designer [email protected]

Joe Seijo Assistant Director [email protected]

James F. Stenerson Executive Director [email protected]

Abbey Berg Pforzheimer Co-Director [email protected]

Lindsay Bonilla Thinkfinity Grant Coordinator/Courseware Systems Coordinator [email protected]

Maria Garces Program Coordinator [email protected]

Lauren Kissel Student Assistant in Pleasantville Major: Fine Arts

The Center for Teaching, Learning, & Technology (CTLT) is a resource for assisting in the design, creation, and development of different learning innovations to improve the educational experience of students. CTLT is available to all faculty members and resources are also available to students and staff.

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