Over the past decade, IUPUI has placed a high priority on innovative uses of technology to increase access and student engagement and to improve teaching and learning. For example, OnCourse , an online course management system developed by IUPUI"s Cyberlab and now in use at all eight IU campuses, gives faculty the ability to create Web sites for each course they teach, to involve students in online interaction and collaboration, and to supplement print-based course readings with multi-media materials; about 70 percent(PDF) of IUPUI faculty used this resource in 2001-2002. Our Center for Teaching and Learning provides faculty with a technology-rich environment and access to expertise to help them incorporate technology into courses and curricula in ways that enhance and enrich the learning environment. University Library has developed extensive electronic resources to support learning and teaching, both on-site and at a distance, including Web access to the catalogue, as well as to indexes and abstracts, reference materials, electronic journals, and over 4,500 electronic books.
One of the aims of IUPUI"s current Student Electronic Portfolio initiative, discussed elsewhere in this self-study, is to engage students more deeply in learning through online reflection and integration of knowledge and skills across courses. In addition, a joint project conducted in 2000-2001 by the Departments of Sociology and English(PDF) , funded by the Pew Center for Academic Transformation, provides a compelling model for using technology to reduce the costs of offering a large introductory course, while realizing significant gains in student learning.
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