ANNUAL REPORT 2023–2024 P - - AGE 11 Nik Nikolov, M.Arch., Associate Professor, Art, Architecture, and Design PROJECT: Explore ways to utilize AI in preliminary architectural design, increase student comfort and proficiency with AI tools, and speculate on the future role of AI in architectural processes. Michael O’Neill, M.A., Language Specialist TESOL, ICAPE PROJECT: Create micro-lecture videos to show students the individual steps of the academic writing process, with planned moments for students to stop and complete interactive tasks or reflect on questions to guide learning. Stephanie Prevost, J.D., MLIS, Professor of Practice, Finance PROJECT: Develop an interactive method to help students navigate a business contract and practice one-on-one negotiations. Lorenzo Servitje, Ph.D., Associate Professor, English, HMS Gabrielle String, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Community and Population Health, Civil and Environmental Engineering PROJECT: Design readings, assignments, course participation, and engagement in ways that facilitate training students in the basic and essential skills of academia. Limei Shan, M.Ed., M.A., B.A., Teaching Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures PROJECT: Conduct a study entitled “The Role of VR Facilitated Guided Virtual Tour Apps in a Chinese Classroom” to evaluate and compare the influence of virtual reality tours on Chinese learners’ proficiency focusing on narrating and writing skills. Lawrence Tartaglia, Ph.D, Teaching Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences PROJECT: Deploy online platforms to more effectively gauge students’ understanding of content. Lawrence Tartaglia, Ph.D, Teaching Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences PROJECT: Establish a new educational platform, The Dueling Scientist, to promote internal debate on medically relevant topics that are highly controversial in the media. Michelle Washington, Ph.D., Teaching Assistant Professor, Management PROJECT: Incorporate cross-disciplinary moments related to neurodiversity, in order to equip students with the ability to make informed and empathic decisions. Ed Whitley, Ph.D., Professor, English PROJECT: Explore the cultural history of data and the analysis, interpretation, and visualization of data using Tableau and other tools. Rosa Zheng, Ph.D., Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering PROJECT: Link ECE lab activities with the content of other introductory courses such as math, physics, and chemistry to create a more engaging lab environment and motivate student learning. SPRING 2024 Joseph Amodei, Assistant Professor, Media Design, Theatre PROJECT: Collaborate with CITL staff on the design and development of Immersive Media Design proj ects for students. Thomas Chen, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Modern Languages and Literatures PROJECT: To collaborate with CITL staff on the development of a podcast assignment that will support students as they thoughtfully carry out their own memoir writing, and thus engage in a reflexive dialogue with the literature. LaToya Council, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Sociology and Anthropology PROJECT: To collaborate with CITL staff on engaging students with projects such as a student-created mag azine offering a Gen Z perspective, while still teaching critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.
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