ITC Awards for Excellence in eLearningThe Instructional Technology Council would like to give you the opportunity to recognize your staff for their tremendous hard work, excellent service to your students, and quality eLearning courses. Nominees can include ITC member college administrators, faculty members, or individuals from other agencies that have supported eLearning initiatives at a community college or other higher education organization. Awards nominations for 2025 have closed. AI Innovation in eLearningThe AI Innovation in eLearning award recognizes the integration of artificial intelligence to enhance eLearning environments. This technology leverages AI to personalize learning experiences, automate administrative tasks, and/or provide data-driven insights into student performance. Required InformationAccess & Overview: (500-word maximum)
Innovation & User Experience: (200-word maximum)
Benefits & Impact with a Focus on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging): (200-word maximum)
Evaluation & Forward-Thinking: (200-word maximum)
Innovative eLearning TechnologyInstitutions of higher education may nominate an organizational unit or person that has demonstrated the outstanding use of a new technology tool or delivery system to accomplish a new method of student delivery or learning. The students may be located on or off campus, and may be taking a face-to-face, blended learning, or fully distance course. The application must include how the efforts of the organizational unit or individual are new, innovative, unique and replicable. Required InformationAccess & Overview: (500-word maximum)
Innovation & User Experience: (200-word maximum)
Benefits & Impact with a Focus on DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging): (200-word maximum)
Evaluation & Forward-Thinking: (200-word maximum)
Outstanding eLearning Support for Faculty or StudentsInstitutions of higher education may nominate an organizational unit that has built a solid reputation for outstanding support and service for their faculty or students. Nominations should only include one organizational unit focused on either student or faculty support. The application must include how this unit’s efforts are replicable and innovative. Required InformationAccess & Overview:
Unit Distinction & Impact: (500-word maximum)
Effectiveness & Outcomes: (200-word maximum)
Evaluation & Enhancement: (200-word maximum)
Outstanding eCourse Designer or Design TeamInstitutions are invited to nominate one eCourse designer or design team to receive this award. An eCourse is defined as one where fifty percent or more of the instruction and activities take place at a distance. Only courses developed in-house at a post-secondary institution will be considered. The course must be designed with a high level of interactivity, multimedia, communication, and a variety of instructional and course management strategies. These strategies must be replicable and assist an instructor to facilitate more effectively; continuously evaluate student performance and course quality; and provide an outstanding educational experience for the students. Information about the course will be gathered from the application and access to the course for verification and review will be used for the evaluation. Required InformationAccess & Overview:
Course Distinction & Design: (500-word maximum)
Interactivity & DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging): (200-word maximum)
Evaluation & Feedback: (200-word maximum)
Outstanding Distance Educator (Faculty or Staff Member)ITC will recognize every distance educator (faculty or staff member) nominated for this award, chosen by their institution as an exemplary member of their community. We encourage nominations to be submitted by their institution’s President/CEO, Provost/Academic Vice President, or Dean with a limit of one nominee per institution. Required InformationCourse Access: (500-word maximum)
Reason for Nomination: (500-word maximum)
Teaching Strategies: (200-word maximum)
Course Interaction, Management, and Collaboration (Choose any to elaborate on): (200-word maximum)
Outstanding eLearning StudentITC will recognize every online student who is nominated for this award as a distinguished eLearner, chosen by his or her institution as an exemplary member of his or her community. There is a limit of one nominee per institution. ITC judges will choose ONE or TWO exemplary students to receive ITC's 2023 Outstanding eLearning Student award from this pool of distinguished online learners. (500-word maximum) Outstanding Pedagogy MediaThe staff or faculty member will have a published scholarly or trade article or a book that has positively added to the community of eLearning. Online media (including podcasts) is also acceptable. Required Information
We look forward to the opportunity to highlight your institution’s award-winning innovations, recognize your representatives, and celebrate your institution's wonderful accomplishments in providing leadership and innovation in eLearning! See Past Recipients of ITC's Awards for Excellence in eLearning. |