FALL 2020 FALL 2020 HPC in Courses SPRING 2021 SPRING 2021 Provided support and instruction to students in Vera Fennell’s China's Development Model (HIST OLS 395) on the production of audio podcasts as their final project. Instructed them in the use of Audacity, as well as the Mountaintop Audio Recording Studio, Room C-120b. Instructed students in Holona Ochs’s The End of Policing (POLS 398/498) in the use of Final Cut, and introduced them to DMS resources for production of video assignments. Assisted Karen Beck Pooley with migrating course material from older ArcGIS Desktop software (ArcMap) to the newer version of the software (ArcGIS Pro). Provided extra instructional support for students in her Mapping Data for Policymaking (EES, ES & POLS 319/419). Supported Debra Kreider, Computer Science and Business, in an ongoing engineering capstone project that is working with Lehigh's Shark meters and Pi system with the goal of building a campus dashboard to track energy usage. The project is in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability. Taught 13 comprehensive filmmaking workshops with Michael Kramp, English, for Public Humanities and Documentary Filmmaking courses. The instruction covered filmmaking fundamentals, hands-on DSLR equipment and microphone training, Photoshop lessons, and Adobe Premiere editing software workshops. Provided instruction for Joan Ramage Macdonald, Earth and Environmental Sciences, and her students on the vital skills and information needed to start piloting drones safely and legally. Topics included safety best practices, piloting skills, and drone photography and videography. Produced the video, Ethics of Gene Editing in the Wild, on the careful consideration of choices that need to be made before initiating the gene editing process for Michael Gusmano, Health Policy. Helped produce the video podcast accompaniment to the printed and web-based Brown and White publications for Matt Veto, Brown and White. The DST consulted on and supported audio/video, geospatial and data visualization assignments, and websites for 16 courses and 9 faculty research projects: DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP The Learning Space Technology and Design Team consulted on the design of technology classrooms and meeting spaces in the new College of Business and Clayton UC construction projects. Conducted ongoing research of instructional tools for accessibility, student engagement, and course management. Surveyed faculty, staff, and students on functionality, intuitiveness, and look and feel of Course Site. Held follow-up focus groups with each audience to collect further feedback and insights to help direct future LMS efforts. Set the user Dashboard feature to the default Course Site home page on login to offer quick, intuitive access to courses and to activities due across all courses, all filterable and sortable according to individual preference. In addition, the Course Site default theme was switched to a more modern theme known as Boost, which offers a modern layout and significantly increased accessibility. Hosted numerous Boost Your Course Site training sessions to prepare and familiarize faculty and staff with the functionality of the Course Site Dashboard and the look and feel of the accompanying theme. Completed the migration to Ellucian's latest solution for syncing student and courserelated data from Banner to Course Site. Implemented ArborXR as an XR device management platform to assist LTS with the management of a growing number of XR devices. This will allow us to manage the custom deployment of applications and implement security measures. Currently used on only CITL devices, ArborXR can be easily deployed on department-owned devices campus-wide. Researched and piloted UpTale, an immersive learning development and deployment environment that makes AR/VR development accessible to non-programmers, faculty, and students alike. INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY 202 1 /22 | ANNUAL REPORT | 7
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