1. EDTECH Conference May 16, 2008 University of Massachusetts Boston

2. o Susan Mraz, Susan Mraz Hispanic Studies, UMass Boston o Kathleen Polley, Kathleen Polley Online RN-to-BS Program, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, UMass Boston o Anthony Petruzzi, Anthony Petruzzi Writing Assessment, UMass Boston o Cynthia Jahn, Cynthia Jahn Academic Support Subject Tutoring Program, UMass Boston o Jessica Downa, Jessica Downa IT, Educational Technology, UMass Boston o Mary Simone, Mary Simone IT, Educational Technology, UMass Boston

3.  June 1 st, 2007- May 31, 2008 ObjectiveDue DateOutputDate Completed SlippageChange to objectives Purchase Mac Xserve & Server Configuration 8/13/07Server Set up in Data Center Blogs/ Wikis & Open Directory 11/16/07NoneHired grad student for development work Set- up Vista 4 Wimba Classrooms 7/2/07Nursing and Spanish9/20/07Early DeliverySelect fewer Wimba voice tools Create Portal for access to tools 9/19/07Web portal linked to Vista 11/03/071 monthWork around, webpage used as portal All course content ready 1/2/08All content added to BLS Ongoing1 Month4 weeks of content by Jan 3rd Tutors Hired and Trained 1/23/08Workshops delivered1/3/08 1/16/08 2/18/08 218-3/24/08 On Schedule technology and pedagogy into workshops Added Tutor training in February(review of Jan workshops) Added Student workshops February and March Launch Pilots2/08/08 2/12/08 Online tutoring sessions Ongoing- May 14 th None Evaluation and Assessment 5/25/08Student and Tutor feedback 5/11/08

4.  Phase 1- Project Planning & Technology Fit Wimba Voice Tools All of Wimba’s voice tools were investigated for this project, but only 3 made the cut. o Voice Board o Voice Email o Wimba Podcaster BlackBoard/WebCT UMass Boston’s LMS was used to create classrooms for students and tutors.

5. Xserv Blogs & Wikis Through the grant a Mac Xserv was purchased to host a variety of collaboration tools including Blogs and Wikis. Wimba Live Classroom Wimba’s Live classroom was used for students and tutors to hold synchronous sessions. Technologies

6.  Phase 2- Content Development & Web Portal Web Portal A website portal was created to give easy access to all of the tools and resources used in the project. Tutorials A series of screen cast tutorials was developed for the students and tutors in the use of all of our technologies.

7. Phase 3- BLS Design Nursing Spanish

8.  Phase 4- Training ◦ Hire and Train Tutors ◦ Tutor Workshops for Content Areas  Phase 5- Project Launch: Spring 2008 ◦ Outreach to on-line students ◦ Add student tutoring workshops

9.  Phase 6- Evaluation and Assessment ◦ Tutors  Evaluate and assess their technology training and literacy to perform on-line tutoring  Evaluate and assess of on-line tutoring functionality to meet student learning needs ◦ Students  Evaluate and assess ease of use and functionality of technology to access on-line tutoring.  Evaluate and assess the effect of on line tutoring on performance.

12. o Enable students work one on one with another person to learn how to reflect on their work in a social situation. o Get students actively involved in thinking about their own writing o Provide students access to study materials during synchronous sessions o Provide students and tutors with records of synchronous Spanish and Nursing tutoring sessions for review o Expand hours of tutoring availability

13. Animation by John Mazz

14.  Sustained programmatic connection to writing in Nursing  Sustained programmatic connection to speaking, listening and writing in Spanish  Expand online tutoring to additional areas  Continue to develop tutor and student support  Continue to evaluate development and process to build an online tutoring infrastructure

15. A Media Center Production 2008Media Center Production