Seventeen IU Faculty Innovators Receive Ameritech Fellow Awards

Seventeen Indiana University faculty members from across the state have been chosen to receive Ameritech Fellow Awards for innovation in the application of information technology (IT) to teaching and learning. The fourth round of awards totals $235,637 and includes projects as diverse as: a template for online flash cards, an analysis of the effectiveness of using virtual reality to test surgeons, digitizing the eminent Ars Femina Library of music by women composers, teaching color online, Web-based tools for studying the Andromeda galaxy, a virtual optometry clinic, a Web- and telephone-based Spanish course for health care workers, a wireless teaching & learning environment, and a realistic virtual field trip.

"Each year the Ameritech Fellows Program grows in its distinction for recognizing and funding our faculty innovators," said Brad Wheeler, program director and associate dean for teaching and learning technologies. "The strong competition this year among many good proposals attests to the distinctiveness of the award and its value among busy faculty. Faculty proposals in medical and life sciences were especially strong this year." Wheeler directs the program for the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology (OVPIT) and Teaching and Learning Information Technologies (TLIT), a division of University Information Technology Services (UITS).

The following faculty received Round 4 awards:

IU Bloomington

• Katy Borner, "Information Visualization Learning Modules," $15,000, School of Library and Information Science.
• Romualdo de Souza, "Engaging Students in Chemistry with C.A.L.M.: Computer Assisted Learning Method," $15,000, Department of Chemistry.
• Catherine Pilachowski, "Discovery in the Classroom: A Research Curriculum in Astronomy for Non-Science Majors," $13,600, Department of Astronomy.
• Bill B. Rainey, "Development and Assessment of Web-Based Optometry Patient Clinical Simulations," $12,308, School of Optometry.
• Richard L. Shockley, Jr., "Using Technology to Enhance the Learning of 'Valuation of Real Options': A New Pedagogy for a New Paradigm," $10,086, Department of Finance, Kelley School of Business.
• S.P. Srinivas, "Resources for Problem Based Learning (PBL) in Pharmacology," $15,000, School of Optometry.

IU Kokomo

• Sharon K. Calhoon, "Flash Templates for Use in ACCEL Courses," $15,000, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences.

Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne

• AnnMarie LeBlanc, "Interactive Color Theory," $11,500, Department of Visual Communication & Design.

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

• David Canal, "Development of a Web-based Assessment Portfolio for Medical Students and Residents," $15,000, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine.
• Mark S. Frank, "Application of a New Education Technology to Create a Web-centric Core Curriculum in Diagnostic Radiology for Fourth-year Medical Students at Indiana University School of Medicine," $14,400, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Medicine.
• Lawrence P. Garetto, "Development of a Web-based Discovery Tool for Enhancement of Dental Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Programs," $15,000, School of Dentistry.
• Joyce MacKinnon, "Certificate in Therapeutic Outcomes Evaluation," $12, 325, School of Allied Health Sciences.
• Jiang Yu Zheng, "Acquiring and Representing Visual Data to Enhance Learning and Exploration," $12,800, Department of Computer and Information Science, School of Science.

IU Southeast

• Delaine E. Cochran, "Modeling Mathematics Across the Curriculum (Creating a Quantitative Literacy Classroom Laboratory)," $14,375, Department of Math.
• Melanie E. Hughes, "Ars Femina Digital Library," $14,243, Library Services.
• Gary Pinkston, "Teacher Education Without the Wires," $15,000, School of Education.

IU South Bend

• Bridget Fong-Morgan, "Spanish for Health Care Personnel: Supporting the Novice Learner through Technology," $15,000, Department of Foreign Languages.

The Ameritech Fellows program was created in 1999 with a $1,000,000 grant from SBC Ameritech to support faculty in their efforts to effectively integrate the use of technology for campus and distance education. "IU is extremely appreciative of the vision and support from the SBC Ameritech Foundation to further the use of technology in teaching and learning," says Wheeler.

More information about the program is available at amfellow.iu.edu, fellows@iu.edu

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