Kentucky Virtual Campus (KYVC) - Affiliates                                        h3 a, h3 a img {text-decoration: none; border: 0;}      Kentucky Virtual Campus   Why Learn Online?  How Online Learning Works Common Questions About Online Learning How the Course Request Process Works Computer Requirements About KYVC Quizzes  Time Available for Online Learning Self-Discipline Communication Skill Level Learning Style Computer Skills Computer Compatibility with Courseware     Select a Degree  Associate's Degrees Transfer Degrees Bachelor's Degrees Master's Degrees   Expand Job Skills  Licensure/Certification New Career Preparation through Online Learning Education Achievement Awards Tuition Assistance & Reimbursement   Search the Catalog   Ask a Question  Who to Contact.... KYVC Help Desk Provider Directory Helpful Resources Site Search           KYVC Online Excellence Awards The Kentucky Virtual Campus in partnership with the Council on Postsecondary Education’s Faulty Development Workgroup, announces a call for nominations for the KYVC Online Excellence Awards. This peer review, recognition, and reward program is for instructors teaching courses listed in the KYVC catalog. This program, funded by the KYVC, identifies and recognizes successful online learning and teaching that exemplify the best integrations of pedagogy and technology. This program is open to all instructors whose courses have been offered via KYVC (including KYVAE, KYEducators, KYVC4K12 and LETky.org) from May 2007 through the semester immediately preceding Spring 2009.

 Criteria for the awards are based on Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann’s adaptation of Chickering and Gamson’s Seven Principles of Good Practice. * This is described in greater detail in articles such as those listed in the webliography below. The principles define “good practice in integrating pedagogy and technology” as those that:

  Encourage Contacts Between Students and Instructors Develop Reciprocity and Cooperation Among Students Use Active Learning Techniques Give Prompt Feedback Emphasize Time on Task Communicate High Expectations Respect Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning  The goal of this program is to identify efforts that create high-quality, interactive learner-centered experiences which demonstrate that

  the students advanced significantly in relation to the course objectives, technological tools were used in an effective and innovative way to undergird the pedagogy, and the submission can serve as an exemplar for other instructors.  Awards Up to four awards will be given and the winning submissions will announced at the Council on Postsecondary Education’s Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference in May. In addition, recipients are asked to discuss their work in the online journal, The Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning; they will also be given the opportunity to present their work at the next annual conference.

 The $750 awards will include the choice of:

  an honorarium for speaking at the CPE Faculty Development Conference on the award submission, a certificate and lovely trophy. OR a certificate and lovely trophy and a grant to be submitted through your organization/institution for reimbursement for equipment purchases or travel to a professional conference related to online teaching and learning, e.g., POD, Syllabus, Educause, Scholarship of Teaching Conference at Bloomington – whatever is appropriate within your organization for the disbursement of these funds. Questions? If you have questions about the award program or your submission, please contact us as indicated below.

 Enid Wohlstein KYVC, Council on Postsecondary Education 1024 Capital Center Drive, Suite 320 Frankfort, KY 40601 502-573-1652, x295

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