Office of the Provost seeking nominations for 2021 Awards for Excellence in Online Education

The Office of the Provost is accepting nominations for the 2021 Awards for Excellence in Online Education: 

• Excellence in Course Design and Teaching (Credit). Details and application
• Excellence in Course Design and Teaching (Noncredit). Details and application
• Innovative Course Design and Use of Technology. Details and application
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award. Details and application

The awards are available to courses and individuals at Purdue West Lafayette, Purdue University Fort Wayne, Purdue University Northwest and Purdue University Global. The awards program reflects the importance of recognition for courses or individuals that exemplify excellence in online education. Each recognized course or person/team will receive $2,500.

Awards are open to faculty, instructors or other staff members as individuals or as a team across all Purdue campuses. In the event a team wins an award, the $2,500 will be divided equally among members. At least one of the nominees for each award must be a current faculty member, instructor or other staff member at one of Purdue’s campuses. The related online learning activity must have been offered within the past two years.

The awards homepage is here. The deadline for applications and nominations is Feb. 14.

Questions related to the nominating process can be addressed to Jim Pukrop, associate director of Purdue Online, at
jpukrop@purdue.edu.