Excellence in Online Course Design and Delivery (Credit/Non-Credit)

Due January 31^st, 2023

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 – For-Credit

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 – Non-Credit

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:

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