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

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Preview Application
Award Application

Due January 31st, 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

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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

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