Fall 2005

Giuseppe Mazzotta, Dante in Translation

Initially funded and developed by the Yale Center for Media Initiatives (CMI), this project captures Professor Mazzotta's pedagogical goals and vision for Dante in Translation in a broad, dynamic and intellectually inspiring multimedia framework. Each canto will offer students a visual and audio experience designed to help them comprehend the significance of each canto individually and in the larger context of the poem. A database of images created for this project will also be available to Professor Mazzotta and to students outside of class.

ELI-Davis Support Team:

• Brian Kupiec, convener
• Richard Boursy
• Vincent Cangiano
• Chris DeVallet
• In partnership with:
  • David Hirsch
  • Brad Gano
  • Hong Ko
  • Greg Soltesz

Project Outcomes:

• Course Web site: Dante in Translation.
• Transfer of the project from CMI to a permanent home on a new Web server.
• Upgrade of the image-rendering interface.

Pericles Lewis, The Modern British Novel

Using up-to-date technology to access special collections and art gallery materials relevant to the study of Modernism, this class surveys major British novels to introduce students to the literary, intellectual, art-historical, social, and cultural history of the modernist period.

ELI-Davis Support Team:

• Ernie Marinko, convener
• Tim Young
• Ed Kairiss
• Pam Franks
• Ken Crilly

Project Outcomes:

• Course site on the Classes server: Modern British Novel
• Personal instruction provided to Professor Lewis on the use of Contribute software to add content to the course Web site.
• Assistance is arranging tours of the Beinecke Library, the Yale Center for British Art, and the Music Library.

Elizabeth Dillon, Introduction to the Study of American Literature

ELI-Davis Support Team:

• George Ouellette, convener
• Nancy Kuhl

Initial investigations suspended.

John Emerson, Introductory Statistics

Incorporating a portable "clicker"-style student feedback system, Professor Emerson can test student understanding of statistical problem sets "on the fly," and investigate archiving both the questions and answers in data sets that can repurposed for subsequent classes.

ELI-Davis Support Team:

• Bill Rando, convener
• Themba Flowers
• Gertchen Gano
• Nisa Bakkalbasi
• Ed Kairiss
• Karen Reardon

Project Outcomes:

• Assistance in acquiring and implementing a student-feedback system.
• Investigation of developing a data-set archive [pending]

Matthew Giancarlo, Major English Poets

Professor Giancarlo worked as the course director with the ELI-Davis support team to enhance a required introductory English course taught concurrently by seven ladder faculty. The support involved the creation of a "knowledge portal" where class materials could be posted and accessed by all participating faculty in support of their individual sections.

ELI-Davis Support Team:

• George Ouellette, convener
• Pam Franks
• Todd Gilman
• Pam Patterson

Project Outcomes:

• Development of a "knowlege portal" web space for instructor use [to debut Fall 2006].
• Materials selection assistance from library subject specialists.