Media Releases from IHETS

$250,000 in grants funds awarded to support technology-based instruction

Released: April 4, 2002
Contact: Carol Brunty, 317.263.8846

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System (IHETS) has awarded $250,000 in grants funds to support the development of programs delivered via technology.

This past March, 15 grants were awarded in an open competition among proposals from faculty at all Indiana colleges and universities and were based in part on the program’s ability to significantly contribute to compelling unmet needs in Indiana.

IHETS is a consortium of all higher education institutions in Indiana that includes the seven public colleges and universities as well as 31 independent colleges and universities.

“Rapid developments in the knowledge marketplace suggest that traditional three credit hour courses are only part of what is needed to meet the educational goals of many learners,” said Dave King, executive director at IHETS. “This year, we shifted the focus of our annual grants program to support the development of e-learning modules that can be used as part of current courses or be made available to individuals directly in their homes.”

The maximum amount of a single award was $15,000 for a single learning module and $20,000 for a set of modules. An institutional match of at least one-half of the grant request was required.

Funded proposals include:

Creating Instruction with Online Reusable Learning Objects
Ball State University, Jim Flowers

Habitat as Building Material
Ball State University, John Motloch

Healthy Aging: Health Promotion for Lifespan Wellness
Ball State Univesity, Renee Twibell

Preventing Diabetic Foot Complications
Ball State University, Ann W. Wieseke

Web-Based Health Promotion Planning Education Modules
Indiana State University, Steve G. Gabany and Yasenks Peterson

Advanced Physical Assessment for Primary Care Providers
Indiana State University, Cherie G. Howk

Disabilities and School Discipline
Indiana University, Theresa A. Ochoa

Developing Modules for Secondary English Education
Purdue University, Janet Alsup

Internet-based Diabetes Certificate Program
Purdue University, Robert W. Bennett

Undergraduate Modules on Critical Theory
Purdue University, Dino Felluga

Integrated Pest Management in Schools
Purdue University, Christian Y. Oseto

Designing Child and Family Programs
Purdue University, Douglas R. Powell

Development of Web-based Asynchronous Learning Modules in Biomedical Engineering
Purdue University, Thomas J. Webster

CEU Modules: School Social Work & Clinical Practice
University of Southern Indiana, Martha Raske

Educational Psychology Modules: Education 201
University of Southern Indiana, Michael L. Slavkin

IHETS is an integral part of the rapidly evolving telecommunications and educational technology environment in Indiana. Its mission is to help higher education in Indiana—working with K-12 schools, public libraries, public broadcasting stations and other identified education and information providers—enhance the development of human capital statewide through effective use of telecommunications and information technology.

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