Excellence in Online Course Design and Delivery (Degrees/Credentials)
Due February 7th, 2025
Purpose
To recognize faculty and/or staff members who demonstrate course development and pedagogical excellence as the instructor of a course. These awards recognize professional accomplishment and promote creative and effective approaches to learning that are delivered online.
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 program must have been conducted within the previous two years.
Definitions
An 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 quality for an award for excellence, a faculty or staff member must have developed or taught a credit or noncredit activity (or collection of activities) that clearly demonstrates each of the following:
- A well designed approach to instruction, including elements such as needs assessment, learner analyses, instructional strategies, timely content, and appropriate use of technology
- Effective application of innovation which enhanced student learning
- Positive impact on the clientele served, as reflected by program evaluations (formative and summative) or other documentation of impact
Evaluation Rubric – Degrees
| Applicant Background Information |
| Possible Expectations: Information requested in this section is complete Scoring: None |
| Well-designed approach to course development |
| Impact Areas: Course Development Possible Expectations: Course overview and Introduction Needs assessment Learner analyses Clear course structure and deadlines Clear learning objectives (competencies) Student support and resources Appropriate use of technology (available to all students and supported by Purdue University) Scoring: 20 points |
| Effective application of the innovation which enabled student learning |
| Impact Areas: Teaching Strategies and Course Design Possible Expectations: Creative and innovative learning activities (Use of tool(s) and strategies that go beyond basic intended use, as well as a variety of assignments and assessments) Accessibility and Usability Scoring: 20 points |
| Positive impact on the clientele served |
| Impact Areas: Student Feedback Possible Expectations: Useful data can include Quantitative and/or qualitative data from course evaluations, student testimonials regarding interaction with instructor and classmates, responsiveness and support from instructor, resources provided by instructor, etc. Scoring: 20 points |
| Recommendations |
| Impact Areas: Department support Possible Expectations: Letters of recommendation from Dean, Department Head and/or colleagues Scoring: None |
Evaluation Rubric – Credentials
| Applicant Background Information |
| Possible Expectations: Information requested in this section is complete Scoring: None |
| Well-designed approach to course development |
| Impact Areas: Course Development Possible Expectations: Course overview and Introduction Needs assessment Learner analyses Clear course structure and deadlines Clear learning objectives (competencies) Appropriate use of technology (available to all students and supported by Purdue University) Scoring: 20 points |
| Effective application of the innovation which enabled student learning |
| Impact Areas: Teaching Strategies and Course Design Possible Expectations: Creative and innovative learning activities (Use of tool(s) and strategies that go beyond basic intended use, as well as a variety of assignments and assessments) Accessibility and Usability Scoring: 20 points |
| Positive impact on the clientele served |
| Impact Areas: Student Feedback Possible Expectations: Useful data can include Quantitative and/or qualitative data from course evaluations, student testimonials regarding interaction with instructor and classmates, responsiveness and support from instructor, resources provided by instructor, etc. Scoring: No points awarded, but any input can strengthen the application |
| Recommendations |
| Impact Areas: Department support Possible Expectations: Letters of recommendation from Dean, Department Head and/or colleagues Scoring: None |
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:
2025
Degrees: Dr. Michael Titus (Associate Professor of Materials Engineering, School of Materials Engineering, West Lafayette, Catherine Hixson (Lead Instructional Designer, Innovative Learning, West Lafayette), and Joshua Brown (Lead Producer, Innovative Learning, West Lafayette): MSE 59700 Superalloys – High Temperature Alloys
Degrees: Dr. Shams R. Rahmani (Soils Laboratory Coordinator and Soils Teaching Laboratory Manager, Department of Agronomy, West Lafayette): AGRY 25500 – Soil Science
Credentials: Dr. Annika Kraft (Associate Instructional Developer, Center for Instructional Excellence, West Lafayette) and Dr. Frances Sobolak (Associate Instructional Developer, Center for Instructional Excellence, West Lafayette): Foundations in College Teaching
2024
Degrees: Courtney Waxman (Instructional Technologist, Veterinary Medicine Distance Learning Program, West Lafayette) and Leah Miller (Senior Instructional Designer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette): VM 240 – Nutrition for Veterinary Technicians.
Credentials: Alexus Maschinot (Senior Instructional Designer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette), Brian Becker (Senior Instructional Designer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette), and Vincent Hornbach (Senior Video Producer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette): Military Kids and Family Know the Drill.
2023
Credit: Cuneyt Altinoz, Professor, School of Business and Information Technology, Purdue Global: GB 513 Business Analytics
Credit: Damian Fleming, Associate Professor, Department of English and Linguistics, Fort Wayne, and Rachel Ramsey, Instructional Consultant and Designer, CELT, Fort Wayne: CLCS 205 Classical Mythology
Non-Credit: Julius Keller, Associate Professor, School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, West Lafayette; Alexus Maschinot, Senior Instructional Designer, Purdue University Online, West Lafayette; Vincent Hornbach, Senior Video Production Specialist, Purdue University Online, West Lafayette: Aviation Fatigue Training
2022
Credit: Worth Weller, Senior Lecturer, English, Purdue Fort Wayne; Xiaokai (Katie) Jia, CELT Associate Director and Instructional Designer, Purdue Fort Wayne: ENGL 23301 Intermediate Expository Writing
Credit: Eric de Araujo, Senior Instructional Designer, Purdue Online and Overload Instructor of Philosophy, West Lafayette: PHIL 11000 The Big Questions: Introduction to Philosophy
2021
Credit: Mark Mabrito, Professor of English, Purdue Northwest: ENGL 43500 Writing for Digital Media
Non-credit: Christian Butzke, Professor, Food Science, West Lafayette, and Yu-Ju Lin, Senior Instructional Designer, Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette: non-credit instance of the course FS 47000 Wine Appreciation
2020
Credit: Jennifer Simpson, Clinical Professor and Associate Head of SLHS, Director of Clinical Education in Audiology, West Lafayette, and Michael Heinz, Professor of SLHS and BME, West Lafayette: SLHS 61900 Integrative Audiology Grand Rounds
Credit: Jennifer Hughes, Limited Term Lecturer, English, West Lafayette: English 10600 First-Year Composition
Non-credit: Rebecca Herman, Graduate Business Professor, Purdue Global, and Randy Roberts, 150th Anniversary Professor and Distinguished Professor of History, West Lafayette: Take Me Out to the Ballgame: 150 Years
2019
Credit: Melissa Kenzig, Public Health Graduate Program, HHS, HK 57601: Theoretical Foundations of Health Behavior
2018
Non-credit: Bruce Erickson, agronomy education distance and outreach director and adjunct assistant professor, West Lafayette; Debbie Runshe, instructional designer, Course Design and Development group of IT Teaching and Learning Technologies, West Lafayette; and Janine Black, Agronomy e-Learning project manager, West Lafayette
Credit: Mark Mabrito, associate professor of English, Purdue University Northwest
2017
Non-credit: Dr. Bruce Erickson, Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Janine Black, Debra Runshe – Precision Agriculture
Credit: Dr. Charlene Sullivan, Krannert School of Management
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2016
Credit Undergraduate: Kimberly Kinzig, PSY 222, Introduction to Behavioral Neurosciences
Credit Graduate: Victoria Walker and Iryna Ashby, EDCI 569, Introduction to E-learning
Non-credit: James Krogmeier, Purdue NExT course, Applied Signal Processing Systems
2015
Credit: Laura Downey, Management, Management 323: Introduction to Market Analysis (undergraduate); Karla Ross, MSN, ANP-BC, Nursing, NUR 507 Physiological Concepts for the Advanced Practice Nurse (graduate); Wei Hong, School of Languages and Cultures, Chinese 101 and 102 (Online Innovation Award)
Non-credit: Dr. Bruce Erickson, Dr. Joseph Anderson, Dr. Keith Johnson, Dr. John Graveel, Agronomy; Deb Runshe, IT Teaching & Learning Technologies (Team), Agronomy Essentials
2014
Credit: Christabel Rogalin, Sociology, Sociology 320: The Sociology of Marriage
Non-credit: Mark Lundstrom, Electrical and Computer Engineering, nanoHUB-U
2013
Credit: Michael Boehlje and Michael Gunderson, Agricultural Economics Interconnecting the Concepts of AGEC 684: Applied Quantitative Methods for Decision Making and AGEC 681: Economics for Food and Agribusiness Managers
Non-credit: Supriyo Datta, Electrical and Computer Engineering nanoHUB-U Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics
2012
Credit: Erin Bowen, Technology Leadership & Innovation Measurement and Evaluation for Industry and Technology
Non-credit: Liza Braunlich, Center for Food and Agricultural Business Introduction to Agronomics
2011
Credit: Deborah Fleetham, Liberal Arts History 104, Introduction to the Modern World
Non-credit: Amy Mobley, Lauren Neuenschwander, Melissa Maulding, Joan Crow, Eric Adams, Foods and Nutrition – Small Steps to Health Online team
2010
Credit: Ellen Gundlach, Statistics STAT 301: Elementary Statistical Methods
Non-credit: Indiana Watershed Leadership Academy Jane Frankenberger, Director Laura Esman, Brent Ladd
2009
Credit: Robert Yale, Communication COM 11400: Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Non-credit: Not awarded
2008
Credit: Paige Allen, Vet Tech DL Program VCS 145: Principles of Anesthesia for Veterinary Technicians I
Non-credit: Nathan Hartman & Patrick Connolly, CGT Product Lifecycle Management Certificate Program
2007
Credit: Alan Zillich, Pharmacy Practice CLPH 490P: Tobacco Dependence and Treatment for Health Care Professionals
Non-credit: Not awarded
2006
Credit: Jennifer Richardson, Curriculum & Instruction EDCI 564: Integration and Management of Computers in Education
Non-credit: Not awarded
2005
Credit: Kathryn Orvis, YDAE & Hort & Landscape Architecture HORT 590G: Introduction to Agricultural Biotechnology
Non-credit: Robert Bennett, Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Internet-Based Diabetes Self-Management Certificate Program
2004
Credit: Charles Calahan, CDFS CDFS 590A: Designing Child and Family Programs
Non-credit: Dee Love, CDFS Purdue Extension Early Care and Education Training Program
2003
Credit: Joy Colwell, Manufacturing Engrg Technology & Supervision, Calumet Pretest, Tutorial and Course Assessments in OLS 252 and OLS 477
Non-credit: Not awarded
2002
Credit: Jay Akridge, Ag Econ Executive MBA in Agribusiness
Non-credit: Jane Kirkpatrick, Nursing Gestational Age Assessment and APGAR Scoring CD
2001
Credit: Peggy Ertmer, Education, Facilitating Apprenticeship Experiences in Instructional Design
Non-credit: Mickey Latour, Animal Sciences, Incubators in the Classroom