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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
Seidenberg School of CSIS
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
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology
Nancy Hale
Seidenberg School of CSIS
Maria Strzelczyk
Office of Student Assistance
Nira Herrmann
Dean of Dyson College of Arts and Sciences
Nancy Uhl
Seidenberg School of CSIS
Tom Hull
CIO
Lauren Valiente
Information Technology Services
Janet Kirtman
Adult and Continuing Education
Laurie Witham
Information Technology Services
Beth Klingner
Information Technology Services
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
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology
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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Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
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.
Instructional Design Team Updates
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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
Instructional Design Team Updates
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Instructional Design Team Updates
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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Instructional Design Team Updates
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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Figure 2 presents the number of WWW and WAX courses offered.
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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
Figure 3.3: Age
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Figure 3.2: Educational Level
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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Evening Support Office at Pleasantville
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.
Evening Support Office at Pleasantville
Evening Support Office / Pleasantville Campus
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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
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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!
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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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Faculty Resource Network
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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Faculty Resource Network
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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Faculty Resource Network
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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Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development
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
Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology
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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Student Technology Fee
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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Student Technology Fee
(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
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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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Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology and
Pforzheimer Center for Faculty Development
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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