For Immediate Release October 11, 2005

For More Information Contact: Carol Kegeris, 317-278-4833 ckegeris@iu.edu

IU Faculty Innovators Receive IU SBC Fellows Awards

INDIANAPOLIS - Nine faculty members from across IU's campuses have been selected to receive the second set of this year's IU SBC Fellows Awards to develop teaching and learning technologies in the Examining Innovation category.

Each recipient will receive a grant of up $5,000 to conduct applied research on instructional strategies using one or more of IU's learning environments. SBC Fellows are asked to mentor other faculty in the use of their innovations, contribute to the IU good practices database, publish in related journals, make campus presentations and participate in the annual IU SBC Fellows Summer Leadership Forum.

The recipients are:

Indiana University Bloomington (IUB)

Doug Knapp, Recreation and Park Administration, IU School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation; "Examining the Impact of Using Interactive Technologies in the Classroom"

Dennis Groth, IU School of Informatics ; "Examining the Relationship Between Perceived Project Risk and the Use of Collaborative Learning Environments"

Indiana University East (IU East)

Anthony Y. Naaeke, Mardic C. Bergen and Jerome D. Mahaffey, Department of Communication, IU School of Humanities and Fine Arts; "Technology Enhanced Instruction: Teaching Public Speaking at Indiana University East"

Indiana University Southeast (IUS)

Faye Marsha G. Camahalan, Department of Graduate Studies, IU School of Education ; "Promoting Critical Thinking and Collaborative Learning Among Graduate Students through Online Discussion Forum"

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

Sara Anne Hook, IU School of Informatics ; "Managing, Extracting and Assessing Data from Discussion Forum Postings in Online Courses"

Eugenia Fernandez and Sally Catlin, Department of Computer and Information Technology, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology; "ePortfolio for Assessment of Student Work in CIT 212, Web Site Design."

One more set of grants, in the category of Implementing Innovation ($15,000 grant level), will be awarded during the 2005-2006 academic year. Deadline for submission is Jan. 9, 2006.

This year's program, Round 6, focuses on leveraging the capabilities of IU's learning environment through exploration in: Oncourse Collaboration and Learning (CL) environment (a web-based system used to enhance student, peer, and faculty communication); learning spaces and wireless technologies; ePortfolio (an electronic-based portfolio of assignments, documents, and multi-media projects); and multi-campus collaboration.

IU established the SBC Fellows Program in the fall of 1999, through a $1 million gift from SBC, a leader in voice, data, networking, e-business, directory publishing and advertising. Since 1999, 65 faculty members from across IU's eight campuses have been awarded to support the innovation of teaching and learning technology. The award program is administered by University Information Technology Services.

For more information on IU SBC Fellows, visit http://sbcf.iu.edu.

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