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Innovative Online Course Design and Use of Technology

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Preview Application

Purpose

To recognize faculty and/or staff members who demonstrate excellence in the development or teaching of a activity (course, workshop, or seminar). This award is intended to recognize accomplishment in innovation and use of technology in media.

Eligibility

The award is open to faculty and staff members (individuals or a team) at all campuses within the Purdue University system. In the event two or more individuals are nominated for an award as a team, the award will be divided equally among the recipients. At least one of the nominees for each award must be a current faculty or staff member at Purdue. The related accomplishment or activity must have been offered or conducted within the previous two years.

Definitions

A activity comprises an organized set of instructional objectives, content, and processes designed to be presented to learners who are separated (in space or time) from the instructor or from traditional on-campus classrooms. Examples of learning activities include, but are not limited to, credit courses, short courses, workshops, and seminars.

Nomination Criteria

To qualify for this award for excellence in innovation a faculty or staff member must have developed or taught an innovative component of a credit or noncredit activity (or collection of activities) that clearly demonstrates each of the following:

  • A well-designed approach to instruction involving innovation and/or a creative use of technology
  • Effective application of the innovation which enhanced student learning
  • Positive impact on the clientele served, as reflected by program evaluations (formative and summative) or other appropriate measures of impact

Evaluation Rubric

Applicant Background Information
Possible Expectations: Information requested in this section is complete
Scoring: Yes/No
Well-designed approach to instruction involving innovation and/or creative use of technology
Impact Areas: Innovation
Possible Expectations:
Description of innovation and/or creative use of technology
Reasoning for using this technology and/or instructional approach
Scoring: 20 points
Impact Areas: Technology/Resources
Possible Expectations:
Creative and innovative learning activities
Affordability or obtainability of the technology (e.g., do students need to obtain extra technology to use the design?)
Sustainability of the technology (e.g. how easy it is to revise the design?)
Scoring: 20 points
Positive impact on the clientele served
Impact Areas: Student Feedback
Possible Expectations: Quantitative Data from course evaluations
Course development and delivery
Interaction with instructors and classmates
Feedback from instructor
Responsiveness of the instructor
Available resources/Learner support
Scoring: 20 points
Recommendations
Impact Areas: Department support
Possible Expectations: Letters of recommendation from Dean, Department Head and/or colleagues
Scoring: Yes/No

Award Recipients

Cash award of $2,500 (applicable taxes will be deducted). Certificates of recognition, suitable for framing, will also be presented to the recipients. The awards will be presented at the Provost’s Faculty Awards Convocation.

Previous Recipients:

2021

Ali El Gamal, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, West Lafayette, and Tuhin Dey, Senior Instructional Designer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette: ECE 59500 Introduction to Deep Learning

2019

Kharon Grimmet and Angela Holtsclaw, Educational Studies, Education, EDPS 56600: Clinical Practice II (Student Teaching Experience) and EDPS 56010: Clinical Practice II (Student Teaching)

2018

William Watson, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, West Lafayette, and Holly Fiock, instructional designer in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, West Lafayette

2017

John LaMaster, Mathematical Sciences, IPFW

2016

Atsushi Fukada and Mayo Miyamoto, JPNS 101-202

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  • Excellence in Online Course Design and Teaching (Credit/Non-Credit)
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  • Innovative Online Course Design and Use of Technology


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Email: cie@purdue.edu

For Purdue Online Awards:

Purdue Online: Jim Pukrop

Associate Director for Purdue Online
Email: jpukrop@purdue.edu

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