In the fall 2024, 8 proposals were submitted to the Innovations in Teaching with Technology Awards. The Academic Technology Advisory Council awarded a total of $124,013 for the following proposal.
Phase II: Utilization of AI to Expand Timely, Personalized Feedback Across Courses
Adam Brummett, associate professor of instruction of chemistry and Jane Russell, director of OTLT Research and Analytics, received 49,942 to integrate AI into a current learning analytics system, allowing instructors to provide students with timely and effective personalized feedback. AI will support the process by identifying students who would benefit from personalized feedback based on learning analytics derived from engagement with course materials and tasks and generating personalized feedback messages.
Enhancing Behavior Intervention Simulations with Generative Artificial Intelligence
Seth King, associate professor of teaching and learning, and Tyler Bell, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, were awarded $49,942 for a project evaluating the continued integration of AI into a virtual reality simulation designed to teach intensive behavior management skills to general educators. The final simulation will be included in a learning module featured in courses offered within the College of Education.
Phase II Enhancing Biomedical Engineering Education and Physical Therapy Education Through Collaboration
Colleen Bringman, associate professor of instruction of biomedical engineering, and Amy Kimball, clinical assistant professor of physical therapy and rehabilitation science, received $12,879 for phase two of a project that involves biomedical engineering students creating joint models for physical therapy students to provide affordable hands-on learning experiences. This iteration will focus on replicating the more complex joints of the hip and the shoulder. The previous project included the successful development of models of the knee, ankle, wrist, and elbow joints.
Enhancing Cariology Education Through Innovative Laboratory Simulation
Robert Bowers, assistant professor of family dentistry; Teresa Marshall, professor of preventive and community dentistry; Jeff Banas, professor and director of Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research; and Colleen Bringman, associate professor of instruction of biomedical engineering; were awarded $11,250 for a project that aims to enhance cariology education by developing an innovative artificial mouth simulator. This device will mimic the progression of dental cavities in a controlled laboratory environment, bridging the gap between complex didactic teachings of cariology and its clinical applications. The project involves collaboration with senior biomedical engineering students to design and build the simulator, providing a hands-on learning experience for both dental and engineering students.