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Collection Number: 40208

Collection Title: Institute for Academic Technology at the University of North Carolina Records, circa 1983-1997

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Size 57 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 25000 items)
Abstract The Institute for Academic Technology was launched in 1990 with a $3.5 million grant from IBM. Located in Research Triangle Park, the Institute developed software for use in educational settings, with a particular focus on language and math education. In addition to developing software, the IAT offered conferences, classes, and publications to reach educators interested in using technology in the classroom. The Institute grew out of the Courseware Development Project founded by UNC math professor William H. Graves in 1983. Graves was the first director of the Institute and was later succeeded by Lowell Roberts. Records include annual reports, correspondence, budget files, proposals, grant files, information about software, committee files, policies and procedures, files on projects and partners, conference and workshop materials, and other records. Acquired as part of University Archives.
Creator University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Institute for Academic Technology.
Curatorial Unit University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives.
Language English
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Restrictions to Access
This collection is not available for immediate or same day access. Please contact Research and Instructional Service staff at wilsonlibrary@unc.edu to discuss options for consulting this collection.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Institute for Academic Technology Records #40208, University Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Sensitive Materials Statement
Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, the North Carolina Public Records Act (N.C.G.S. § 132 1 et seq.), and Article 7 of the North Carolina State Personnel Act (Privacy of State Employee Personnel Records, N.C.G.S. § 126-22 et seq.). Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assumes no responsibility.
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This summary description was created in December 2019 to provide information about unprocessed materials in Wilson Special Collections Library.

Encoded by: Laura Smith

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The Institute for Academic Technology was launched in 1990 with a $3.5 million grant from IBM. Located in Research Triangle Park, the Institute developed software for use in educational settings, with a particular focus on language and math education. In addition to developing software, the IAT offered conferences, classes, and publications to reach educators interested in using technology in the classroom.

The Institute grew out of the Courseware Development Project founded by UNC math professor William H. Graves in 1983. Graves was the first director of the Institute and was later succeeded by Lowell Roberts.

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Records include annual reports, correspondence, budget files, proposals, grant files, information about software, committee files, policies and procedures, files on projects and partners, conference and workshop materials, and other records.

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