The Office of Distance Learning and Instructional is proud to announce the following finalists for the 2015 Excellence in Online Teaching Awards, which promote superior online teaching, provide models of excellence and innovation for fellow faculty, and encourage all faculty to continue to improve and advance their online teaching pedagogy and their use of instructional technology in support of the teaching and learning process at UNT Dallas.
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Innovative Teaching with Technology Award Finalists:
(In Alphabetical Order)
a) Dr. Donna Hamilton
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Life & Health Sciences Department
Course: BIOL 1132: Environmental Science
Semester: Fall 2014 (Online)
b) Dr. Marco Shappeck and Dr. Katie Welch
School of Education
Teacher Education & Administration Department
Courses:
LING 2050: The Language of Now
LING 3060: Principals of Language Study
LING 4030: Acquisition of English as a Second Language
Spring 2015 (Hybrid)
c) Prof. Lea Young
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Languages & Communication Department
Course: UGRW 1200: Tutorial Option in Developmental Writing
Spring 2015 (Traditional)
Outstanding Online Course Award Finalists:
(In Alphabetical Order)
a) Dr. Lynda Folts
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Life & Health Sciences Department
Course: BIOL 1082: Biology for Educators
Spring 2015 (Online)
d) Dr. Syeda Jesmin
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Life & Health Sciences Department
Course: SOCI 3330: Social Stratification
Spring 2015 (Online)
b) Dr. Amy McCortney
School of Human Services
Counseling and Human Development Department
Course: COUN 5765: Appraisal in Counseling
Summer 2015 (Online)
c) Dr. Joy Patton
School of Human Services
Counseling and Human Development Department
Course: HSML 4200: Grant Proposal Writing
Spring 2015 (Online)
Congratulations to this year’s finalists.