6 projects win CTE grants

The Center for Teaching Effectiveness (CTE) has awarded six instructional improvement grants. This year's area of focus was advanced and emerging technologies in instructional contexts.

Grants have been awarded to:

• Douglas Buttrey and Ian Hall, chemical engineering, for "Telepresence Transmission Electron Microscopy for the Classroom," $19,096;
  
  
• Robert Neeves and Michele Provost-Craig, health and exercise sciences, for "An Innovative Approach to Anatomy and Physiology Instruction and Learning Through the Use of Plastinated Models and Computerized, Interactive, Problem-Based Learning Modules," $15,000;
  
  
• George Watson, physics and astronomy; Araya Debessay, accounting; Carol Denson, consumer studies; and Beth Haslett, communication, for "Wireless Technology for Collaborative Learning," $20,000;
  
  
• Raymond Nichols, art, for "Timelines," delivery of historical images sequenced by varied databases for instruction in history and art, $20,000;
  
  
• Lloyd Shorter, music, for "Internet 2 in Arts and Humanities," use of Internet 2 technology to bring the creative arts into the classroom, $20,000; and
  
  
• Christine Kydd and Diane Ferry, business administration, for "Exploring Business Issues and Decision-Making in High Tech Fields Using Videoconferenceing and Electronic Meeting Tools," $11,000.

This year's review committee was chaired by William Frawley, academic programs and planning/CTE, and other members were Leila Lyons, Information Technologies, User Services; Kathleen Troutman, Information Technologies, University Media Services; David Weir, Delaware Biotechnology Institute; William Idsardi, linguistics and cognitive science; Judith Greene and Gabriele Bauer, CTE; Frank Doyle, chemical engineering; and Charlene Hamilton, nutrition and dietetics.

The next call for proposals is expected in the fall semester. Those interested should contact Frawley at [billf@udel.edu] or 831-1173.