Innovative Online Use of Technology (Degrees/Credentials)
Due February 7th, 2025
Purpose
To recognize faculty and/or staff members who demonstrate excellence in the development or teaching of an 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
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 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 – Degrees
| Applicant Background Information |
| Possible Expectations: Information requested in this section is complete Scoring: None |
| 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 including creative learning activities Reasoning for using this technology and/or instructional approach – Specifically describe the impact Scoring: 20 points |
| Access and Sustainability of Technology |
| Impact Areas: Technology/Resources Possible Expectations: 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: 13 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 instruction involving innovation and/or creative use of technology |
| Impact Areas: Innovation Possible Expectations: Description of innovation and/or creative use of technology including creative learning activities Reasoning for using this technology and/or instructional approach – Specifically describe the impact Scoring: 20 points |
| Access and Sustainability of Technology |
| Impact Areas: Technology/Resources Possible Expectations: 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: 13 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. Cuneyt Altinoz (Professor, School of Business and Information Technology, Purdue Global): GB 513 – Business Analytics
Credentials: Dr. Fred Whitford (Clinical Engagement Professor and Director, Purdue Pesticide Programs, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, West Lafayette), Cheri Janssen (Curriculum Development Specialist, Department of Botany & Plant Pathology, West Lafayette), Connie Hahn (Lead Instructional Designer, Innovative Learning, West Lafayette), Leah Miller (Senior Instructional Designer, Innovative Learning, West Lafayette), and Louis Dierckman (Senior Video Production Specialist, Innovative Learning, West Lafayette): Purdue Pest Management – Category 7a: Industrial, Institutional, Structural, and Health-Related Pest Management program
2024
Degrees: Dr. Elizabeth Christian (Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Fort Wayne) and Dr. Emily Tock (Reference and Instruction Librarian, Helmke Library, Fort Wayne): EDU 346 – Guidance for Young Children.
Credentials: Dr. Zeynep Akgul (GTAP-U Coordinator, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics), Ginger Batta (Lead Program Manager, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Department of Agricultural Economics), and Dr. Amanda Countryman (Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University): GTAP 101 – Introduction to Computable General Equilibrium Modeling in the GTAP Framework.
2023
Credit: Kharon Grimmet, Clinical Associate Professor, Special Education, West Lafayette; Kadir Kozan, Research Associate, Educational Studies, West Lafayette; Angie Holtsclaw, Clinical instructor, Special Education, West Lafayette; Adrie Koehler, Associate Professor, Curriculum & Instruction, West Lafayette; Daniela Vilarinho Rezende Pereira; Graduate Assistant, Learning Design & Technology, Curriculum & Instruction, West Lafayette: Mentor and Induction Program
2022
Mary Elizabeth Encabo, Continuing Lecturer, English and Linguistics, Purdue Fort Wayne: English Language Partners Program
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