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Project Activities The principal activities in pursuit of goals have taken place primarily in four areas: These were an important vehicle for both disseminating information about tools and techniques for creating multimedia materials and to extend the training of groups of faculty from each campus. They also provided the most intensive periods of direct interaction among faculty and encourage inter-campus collaboration on projects. Under this project, the following workshops took place:
The four campuses had different equipment and facility needs depending on what was already available at each site. Through this grant, each campus created a number of faculty work stations suitable to support the language faculty in developing materials for the consortium. Each work station included a multimedia capable computer with enough memory and storage to handle graphics, video and audio. Suitable scanners, printers, cameras, etc. were also made available for advanced projects. Each campus was able to develop one or more "smart" classrooms to adequately meet the needs of the local program. The Coordinator and Steering Committee solicited and reviewed proposals for development activities by individuals or teams of faculty. The Commitee, each member acting as a liaison to his or her home campus, worked with faculty to arrive at priority projects for the Consortium. The Steering Committee evaluated proposalsl using the agreed-upon guideline. Faculty received stipends or release time for their work and were required to demonstrate/evaluate their classroom use of developed materials at academic year and/or summer workshops. The Consortium Coordinator and Steering Committee reported to the Council of Deans each year on the progress of the grant activities. In the list of projects, assessment and evaluation for all completed project is included. |
