USNH Academic Technology Institute

For the past eight years, Academic Technology at Keene State College has collaborated with the University System of New Hampshire and other colleges in the system to offer a two-day USNH Academic Technology Institute (ATI) over the summer on a host campus.

The USNH Academic Technology Institute this year runs May 30-31, 2018, 8:30 a.m-5 p.m., with optional evening activities, at the University of New Hampshire in Durham.

ATI was established in 2011 to bring faculty together from all four University System of New Hampshire institutions to explore pedagogy, tools, and new thinking around the use of technology in a teaching and learning environment. Nearly 280 faculty have participated to date. Food and housing are provided during the institute. Faculty are also supported by a stipend, and can receive future assistance with course design, technology, research, and mentoring.

The institute’s theme this year is “USNH Open Education: Pedagogy, Technology, and Advocacy.” Faculty who are selected to attend will engage in foundational and elective workshops infusing Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Pedagogy/Open Educational Practices, and Open Access Publishing with pedagogy techniques and technology tools. Sessions will also focus on advocacy approaches to advance awareness and adoption of Open Education within USNH and beyond. Forty-five faculty (10 each from Granite State College, Keene State College, and Plymouth State University, and 15 from the University of New Hampshire) are selected to attend the two-day event and will commit to a semester long project that includes at least one of the primary areas of Open Education. The ATI is an opportunity to learn from national leaders in Open Education, it’s a chance to network with colleagues across the system, and provides focused time to think about teaching and learning. KSC ATI alumni can be found here.

In addition to participating in the institute, expectations of faculty include the following:

• Submit a detailed project proposal due in June 2018
• Meet with the KSC Open Education support team
• Attend an all-day mid-project ATI event in January 2019 (Manchester, NH)
• Participate in two meetings to share project progress (Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters)

Stipend for 2018-2019: Faculty are supported by a $2,000 stipend paid in two installments: $1,000 for the submission of the Open Education Project Plan due by the end of June 2018 and $1,000 at the end of the Spring 2019 semester. Faculty will have ongoing support for course design, technology, research, and are encouraged to work with the KSC Open Education Faculty Mentors.

How to apply and application

A call for applications is announced via a campus-wide e-mail in February or March of each academic year, and posted on the website of Academic Technology at Keene State College.

This year, interested faculty should apply by the deadline of Friday, March 30, 2018. The online application can be found here.

For more information, contact Jenny Darrow, Director of Academic Technology (jdarrow@keene.edu).