Gold Teaching Recognition Award
ASSESS & SHARE
The Gold Award in Teaching Development recognizes a systematic investigation into student learning and sharing results with colleagues (i.e. scholarship of teaching & learning - SoTL*). An award winner will:
- Learn how to assess the impact of teaching practices on student learning in a scholarly way (e.g. reading, workshops, faculty learning communities on the scholarship of teaching and learning)
- Consult with CTL regarding scholarly examination of teaching and learning
- Conduct systematic investigation** of teaching/learning practices
- Analyze and reflect on outcomes, including student evaluations and substantive reviews of teaching
- Use results to revise/refine teaching
- Share results with colleagues (local conferences, workshops, departmental seminars)
*Feel free to explore the SoTL Canvas Course. It provides background information about SoTL, steps for designing & implementing a project, and people to connect with regarding these research projects.
**Note: Most research projects involving individual student data require IRB approval. You may wish to contact the Center for Teaching & Learning, Research Compliance Office or complete the self-determination form to gain a better understanding what approvals you are needed. Please be sure to follow University policies regarding CITI training, IRB approval and rights of participants (link to research compliance site).
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Faculty are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. Their names are followed by the title of the their Bronze Teaching Award Project Title
2024-2025 - Recipients
- Rachael Blasiman: Student and Instructor Perspectives of Hyflex Courses: A Multidisciplinary Mixed-Methods Approach
- Kurtis Eisermann: Exploring Motivation of Allied Health Students in a Hybrid Learning Environment
- Sheren Farag: Student and Instructor Perspectives of Hyflex Courses: A Multidisciplinary Mixed-Methods Approach
- Kristine Harriington: Student and Instructor Perspectives of Hyflex Courses: A Multidisciplinary Mixed-Methods Approach
Faculty are listed in alphabetical order by their last name. Their names are followed by the title of the their Gold Teaching Award Project Title
2023-2024 - Recipients
- Qunxing Ding: An Innovative Assignment for Learning with Metacognition and Collaboration in an Online Course
- Qunxing Ding: Self-defined Learning Skills and Concerns of College Students in a Digital Era
- James Redfearn: Connecting Concept and Content in Pre-Clinical anatomy and Physiology Courses
- Velvet Weems-Landingham: Check-Ins: Improving Online Teaching Engagement
- Haiyan Zhu: Retesting Influence on Learning Behaviors of Online Students
2022-2023 - Recipients
- Sabrina Badali: Can Successive Relearning Enhance Performance on Application-Based Exam Questions
- Erica Eckert: Teaching Technology in Higher Education
- Paul Hurley: Re-Assessing Participation in the Acting Classroom
Previous Years Recipients
- Joanne Caniglia: The Impact of a Poverty Simulation
- Valerie Cubon-Bell: Evaluating the use of mixed method instruction composed of traditional lectures and flipped classroom modules
- Qunxing Ding: Case Study - The Assessment of Student Learning with the Principles of Metacognition Awareness
- Marie Gasper-Hulvat: Making a Habit of Your Online Course
- Yesim Kaptan: Democratic Classroom Model
- Jill Kawalec: Evaluation of Effectiveness and Student Perception of the Jigsaw Activity for Learning Biostatistics
- Sara Koopman: Using Nonviolent Communication To Teach A Class on Nonviolent Action
- Ally Lee: Effects of Jigsaw learning technique on students’ learning experiences
- Elena Novak: Promoting Design Thinking and Creative Agency in Instructional Technology Majors
- Daniela Popescu: Enhancing Active Learning of Anatomy and Physiology with the Use of I>Clickers
- Rekha Sharma: Inclusive Teaching Strategies - Engaging International Students in the Classroom
- Brian Yim: Development of Threshold Concepts in Sport
- Chance York: Descriptive Evaluation of an Efficient Rubric for Minimal Assessment
- Haithem Zourrig: Effectiveness of Smartphone-Based Virtual Reality (VR) on Students’ Learning Outcomes