2021 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Best Practice, 1st Place: | | Florence Martin, Kiran Budhrani, Chuang Wang, University North Carolina Charlotte |
| | Faculty Readiness to Teach Online (FRTO) Instrument and Workshops |
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| Best Proposal: Concurrent Session, 1st Place: | | Jill Stefaniak, Xigui Yang, Meimei Xu, University of Georgia |
| | Exploring the Relationship Between Universal Design and Learning Context |
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| Book Award, 1st Place: | | Joseph Rene Corbeil, Maria Elena Corbeil, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Badrul H. Khan, McWeadon Education |
| | Microlearning in the Digital Age: The Design and Delivery of Learning in Snippets |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | David Goldsman, Fatimah Wirth, Stephen Murphy, Raymond Chang, Saurabh P. Doodhwala, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| | ISYE 6644: Simulation and Modeling for Engineering and Science |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Tiffany Roman, Kennesaw State University; Matthew Callison, South Fayette Township School District; Rodney Myers, Indiana University Bloomington; Anne Berry, Cleveland State University |
| | Facilitating Authentic Learning Experiences in Distance Education: Embedding Research-Based Practices into an Online Peer Feedback Tool |
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| Journal Article: Mixed Methods, 1st Place: | | Florence Martin, Ting Sun, Carl Westine, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| | A systematic review of research on online teaching and learning from 2009 to 2018 |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 1st Place: | | Jesús Trespalacios, Chareen Nelson, Patrick Lowenthal, Lida Uribe-Flórez, Boise State University |
| | Community and connectedness in online higher education: a scoping review of the literature |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 1st Place: | | Min Young Doo, Kangwon National University; Curtis Bonk, Indiana University Bloomington; Heeok He, Sunchon National University |
| | A Meta-Analysis of Scaffolding Effects in Online Learning in Higher Education |
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2020 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Best Practice, 1st Place: | | Dr. Swapna Kumar and Dr. Crystal Marull, University of Florida |
| | Authentic Language Learning through Telecollaboration in Online Courses |
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| Best Practice, 2nd Place: | | Dr. Barbara M. Hall and Ms. Miranda Regnitz, Northcentral University |
| | Four-Phased Approach to Designing Digital Portfolios |
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| Best Practice, 3rd Place: | | Dr. Hengtao Tang, University of South Carolina |
| | Inquiry-based Open Educational Practices: Teaching K-12 teachers to Implement Open Educational Resources in Authentic Assessment Practices |
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| Best Proposal: Concurrent Session, 1st Place: | | Meina Zhu, Sara Berri, Wayne State University; Curtis Bonk, Indiana University |
| | Students’ Self-directed Learning Strategies in MOOCs |
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| Best Proposal: Inspire! Session, 1st Place: | | Alison Carr-Chellman, University of Idaho |
| | Global Perspectives on e-Learning v. 2 |
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| Best Proposal: Poster Session, 1st Place: | | Eric Laguardia, Laurie Campbell, University of Central Florida |
| | Integrating Culturally Responsive Pedagogy and the Dick and Carey Model to Design Culturally Situated Online Learning |
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| Best Proposal: Roundtable Session, 1st Place: | | Daeyeoul Lee, Sunnie Watson, William Watson, Purdue University |
| | The Influence of Successful MOOC Learners’ Self-Regulated Learning Strategies, Self-Efficacy, Task Value on Their Perceived Effectiveness of a Massive Open Online Course |
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| Book Award, 1st Place: | | Dr. Aimee L. Whiteside, University of Tampa; Dr. Amy Garrett Dikkers, University of North Carolina Wilmington; Dr. Karen Swan, University of Illinois Springfield |
| | Social Presence in Online Learning: Multiple Perspectives on Practice and Research (Stylus) |
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| Book Award, 2nd Place : | | Dr. Florence Martin, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Dr. Anthony K. Betrus, State University of New York at Potsdam |
| | Digital Media for Learning: Theories, Processes, and Solutions (Springer) |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Dr. James Wilburn, Mr. Ken Harrison, Dr. Fatimah Wirth, Mr. Tony Graddick, Mr. Brian Wilson; Mr. Greg Stenzoski, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| | Veterans Education Training and Transition (VET2) program Military Transition to the Workforce Online Course |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Dr. Ana-Paula Correia, Brock Hertzfeld, Sean Hickey, Ms. Chenxi Liu, Mr. Ali Osman, Ms. Barbara Price, Fan Xu, The Ohio State University |
| | Community Health Worker Training Program: The Circulatory System and Associated Diseases |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | Dr. Joel Sokol, Dr. Fatimah Wirth, Ms. Angela Smiley, Mr. Brian Wilson, Mr. Raymond Chang, Ms. Amanda Chu, Mr. Andrew Elhabr, Ms. Laura Schultz, Georgia Institute of Technology |
| | Introduction to Analytics Modeling |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Dr. Florence Martin, Dr. Chuang Wang, Dr. Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| | Student perception of helpfulness of facilitation strategies that enhance instructor presence, connectedness, engagement, and learning in online courses |
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| Journal Article: Mixed Methods, 1st Place: | | Dr. Linda Bloomberg, Northcentral University |
| | Developing a learning community through an online university's community engagement platform: An analysis of the experience of students and faculty |
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| Journal Article: Mixed Methods, 2nd Place: | | Dr. Hengtao Tang, University of South Carolina; Dr. Yu-Ju Lin, Purdue University; Dr. Yingxiao Qian, Arizona State University |
| | Understanding K-12 Teaching Intention to Adopt Open Education Resources |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 1st Place: | | Ms. Mubeshera Tufail, Allama Iqbal Open University |
| | An Investigation of Factors Responsible for Sustaining Students Motivation in E-Learning System |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 2nd Place: | | Dr. Swapna Kumar, Dr. Albert Ritzhaupt, University of Florida; Dr. Florence Martin, Ms. Kiran Budhrani, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| | Award-Winning Faculty Online Teaching Practices: Elements of Award-Winning Courses |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 1st Place: | | Ms. Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University; Dr. Ana-Paula Correia, The Ohio State University |
| | Online Students’ Attitudes Toward Collaborative Learning and Sense of Community |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 2nd Place: | | Dr. Kevin Oliver, Ms. Jennifer Houchins, North Carolina State University; Dr. Rob Moore, Old Dominion University; Dr. Chuang Wang, University of Macau |
| | Informing makerspace outcomes through a linguistic analysis of written and video-recorded project assessments |
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2019 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Best Practice, 1st Place: | | Sanghoon Park, Howard Kaplan, and Rudy Schlaf, University of South Florida |
| | Online Makecourse-Art: Learning Through Explicit Instructional Videos in Undergraduate Engineering Classrooms |
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| | | Jennifer Richardson, Daniela Castellanos Reyes, Shamila Janakiraman, Mohammad Shams Duha, Secil Caskurlu, Iryna Ashby, Dan Guberman, Wanju Huang, Chris Martin, and Jim Pukrop, Purdue University |
| | PoRTAL: Purdue Repository for Online Teaching and Learning |
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| Best Practice, 2nd Place: | | Zahira Merchant, San Francisco State University |
| | Do More with Less - Gamification Techniques Using Simple LMS Features |
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| Best Practice, 3rd Place: | | Kyung Kim, Northern Illinois University and Roy Clariana, Pennsylvania State University |
| | The Influence of Resource Interdependence During Online Collaborative Problem Solving |
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| Best Proposal: Concurrent Session, 1st Place: | | Rob Moore, Old Dominion University; Chuang Wang, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| | Getting Over the Hump: Identifying Motivational Factors that Influence MOOC Completion |
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| Best Proposal: Concurrent Session, 2nd Place: | | Thomas Wilson, Azusa Pacific University |
| | Punchline Pedagogy: Using Cognitive Cartoons to Enhance Online Faculty Training and IDT Courses |
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| Best Proposal: Inspire! Session, 1st Place: | | Cat Jackson, Kelly Ross, and Cassandra Fluitt, University of Oklahoma |
| | Inspiring Online Course Design through a Visual Modeling System |
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| Best Proposal: Inspire! Session, 2nd Place: | | Art Brownlow, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| | ITV + Apple TV: Engaging Students in a Synchronous Distance Learning Environment |
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| Best Proposal: Poster Session, 1st Place: | | Jenelle Hodges, Jenna LaChenaye, and Josephine Prado, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| | The Gamification Gamut in Higher Education |
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| Best Proposal: Poster Session, 2nd Place: | | Hungwei Tseng and Xiang Yi, Jacksonville State University; Hsin-Te Yeh, Metropolitan State University of Denver |
| | Impact of business students’ knowledge sharing on cognitive engagement in online learning environment |
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| Book Award, 1st Place: | | Charlotte "Lani" Gunawardena, Casey Frechette, and Ludmila Layne, |
| | Gunawardena, C.N., Frechette, C., & Layne, L. (2019). Culturally Inclusive Instructional Design: A Framework and Guide to Building Online Wisdom Communities. New York, NY: Routledge nominated by Florence Martin, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Jodye Selco, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Pauline Salim Muljana, Old Dominion University; Richard Feldman, Thomas Gaston, and Bo Choi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona |
| | Making Molecules: Dot Structures & Ionic Compounds |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Matthew Schmidt, University of Florida; Avani Modi, Ana Gutierrez-Colina, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center; Noah Glaser, Carmen Rietta, Tina Neely, University of Cincinnati |
| | eACT: Epilepsy Adherence in Children and Technology |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | Beth Oyarzun, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| | EIST 6140: Instructional Video Development |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Anthony Pina, Sullivan University |
| | Piña, A. (2017). An organizational development framework for assessing readiness and capacity for expanding online education. Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 20(3). Retrieved from https://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/fall203/pina203.html |
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| Journal Article: Mixed Methods, 1st Place: | | Eunjung Oh, Wen-Hao David Huang, and Boreum Ju,, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Amir Hedayati Mehdiabadi, University of New Mexico |
| | Oh, E.G., Huang, WH.D., Hedayati Mehdiabadi, A., & Ju, B. (2018). Facilitating critical thinking in asynchronous online discussion: Comparison between peer- and instructor- redirection. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 30(3), 489-509. |
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| Journal Article: Mixed Methods, 2nd Place: | | Susie Gronseth and Waneta Hebert, University of Houston |
| | Gronseth, S., & Hebert, W. (2019). GroupMe: Investigating use of mobile instant messaging in higher education courses. TechTrends, 63(1), 15-22. |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 1st Place: | | Florence Martin, Kiran Budhrani, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Swapna Kumar, Albert Ritzhaupt, University of Florida |
| | Martin, F., Budhrani, K., Kumar, S., & Ritzhaupt, A. (2019). Award-winning faculty online teaching practices: Roles and competencies. Online Learning, 23(1), 184-205. |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 2nd Place: | | Tugce Aldemir, Pennsylvania State University; Berkan Celik, Goknur Kaplan, Middle East Technical University |
| | Aldemir, T., Celik, B., & Kaplan, G. (2018). A qualitative investigation of student perceptions of game elements in a gamified course. Computers in Human Behavior, 78, 235-254. |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 1st Place: | | Emtinan Alqurashi, Temple University |
| | Alqurashi, E. (2019). Predicting student satisfaction and perceived learning within online learning environments. Distance Education, 40(1), 133-148 |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 2nd Place: | | Ayesha Sadaf, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Larisa Olesova, George Mason University |
| | Sadaf, A., & Olesova, L. (2017). Enhancing cognitive presence in online case discussions with questions based on the Practical Inquiry Model. American Journal of Distance Education, 37(1), 56-69. |
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2018 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Book Award, 1st Place: | | Anthony Pina, Sullivan University; Victoria Lowell, Purdue University; Bruce R. Harris, Dixie State University |
| | Leading and managing e-Learning: What the e-Learning leader needs to know. Springer. |
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| Book Award, 2nd Place: | | Farhad Saba, San Diego State University; Rick L. Shearer, Pennsylvania State University |
| | Transactional distance and adaptive learning: Planning for the future of Higher Education. Routledge. |
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| Burmeister Award, 1st Place: | | Jui-Long Hung, Kerry Rice, Jennifer Kepka, Boise State University |
| | “Combining Data and Text Mining to Develop an Early Warning System using a Deep Learning Approach" |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Sanghoon Park, Christine Nicholas, and Menglu Shao, University of South Florida |
| | "Gamification in Online Course Design: Instructional Technology Superhero" |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Stacey Raj, Hanna Omar, Beatriz Rodriguez, Xavier University; Matthew Schmidt, Emily Shultz, University of Cincinnati; Shari Wade, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center |
| | "The Road to Recovery for Caregivers after Traumatic Brain Injury: Promoting Positive Family Adaptation Following Pediatric Brain Injury" |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | David Proudfoot, University of Pheonix |
| | "Dissertation to Publication Workshop" |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Laura McAllister, Stephanie Richter, Peter Gowen, Tracy Miller, Cameron Wills, Northern Illinois University |
| | Understanding faculty use of the learning management system. Online Learning, 21(3), 68-86. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v21i3.1217 |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 2nd Place : | | Richard E. West, Jason Jay, Matt Armstrong, Brigham Young University; Jered Borup, George Mason University |
| | “Picturing Them Right in Front of Me”: Guidelines for Implementing Video Communication in Online and Blended Learning. TechTrends, 61(5), 461-469. |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 3rd Place : | | Matthew Schmidt, University of Cincinnati; Andrew A. Tawfik, University of Memphis |
| | Using analytics to transform a problem-based case library: An educational design research approach. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.7771/1541-5015.1635 |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 1st Place: | | Leanna Archambault, Arizona State University; Kathryn Kennedy, Joseph R. Freidhoff, Michigan Virtual University |
| | Accountability for students in K-12 online learning: Perspectives from Michigan stakeholders and beyond. Online Learning Journal, 20(3), 126-139. |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 2nd Place: | | Ünal Çakiroglu, Mehmet Kokoç, Karadeniz Technical University; Elvan Kol, Ministry of Education, Turkey; Ebru Turan, Giresun University |
| | Exploring Teaching Programming Online through Web Conferencing System:The Lens of Activity Theory. Educational Technology & Society, 19(4), 126–139. |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 3rd Place: | | Kui Xie, Lin Lu, Sheng-Lun Cheng, The Ohio State University; Serkan Izmirli, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University |
| | The interactions between facilitator identity, conflictual presence, and social presence in online collaborative learning. Distance Education. 38(2), 230-244. |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 1st Place: | | Curtis R. Henrie, Lisa R. Halverson, Charles R. Graham, Brigham Young University |
| | Measuring student engagement in technology-mediated learning: A review. Computers & Education, 90, 36–53. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.09.005 |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 2nd Place: | | Laura McAllister, Charles R. Graham, Brigham Young University |
| | An analysis of the curriculum requirements for k-12 online teaching endorsements in the U.S. Journal of Online Learning Research, 2(3), 247-282. |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 3rd Place: | | Sanghoon Park, University of South Florida; Heoncheol Yun, Northern Illinois University |
| | Relationships between motivational strategies and cognitive learning in distance education courses. Distance Education, 38(3), 302-320. doi:10.1080/01587919.2017.1369007 |
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2017 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Best Practice, 1st Place: | | Lisa Yamagata-Lynch, Craig Howard, University of Tennessee; Trena Paulus, University of Georgia |
| | Blending Asynchronous and Synchronous Learning in an Online Instructional Design and Technology Master’s Program |
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| Best Practice, 2nd Place: | | Jason Rhode, Stephanie Richter, Tracy Miller, Northern Illinois University |
| | Designing Personalized Online Teaching Professional Development through Self-Assessment |
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| Best Practice, 3rd Place: | | Kyung Kim, Roy B. Clariana, Pennsylvania State University |
| | Automatic representation of knowledge structure: The effect of reflection on knowledge structure in an online course |
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| Book Award, 1st Place: | | George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University |
| | Veletsianos, G. (Ed.). (2016). Emergence and innovation in digital learning: Foundations and applications. Athabasca University Press. |
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| Book Award, 2nd Place: | | Randy Garrison, University of Calgary |
| | Garrison, D. R. (2017). E-learning in the 21st century: A community of inquiry framework for research and practice (Third ed.). New York: Routledge |
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| Burmeister Award, 1st Place: | | Jamie Loizzo, University of Nebraska-Lincoln ; Sunnie Watson, William Watson, Purdue University |
| | DDL Burmeister Outstanding DDL – sponsored AECT Presentation Award
Case study of a MOOC for mobilizing professional and citizen journalists for social change |
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| Burmeister Award, 2nd Place: | | Dabae Lee, Marilyn Rice, Houston State University; Kimberly Laprairie, Sam Houston State University; Yeol Huh, Emporia State University |
| | DDL Burmeister Outstanding DDL – sponsored AECT Presentation Award Changing ways of collaborating in online courses – A design-based action research |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Noah Glaser, Matthew Schmidt, University of Cincinnati; Shari L. Wade, Avani C. Modi, Aimee W. Smith, Luke Turnier, Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center |
| | Epilepsy Journey |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Torrey Trust, University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| | Designing Digital Media for Teaching and Learning |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | Natalia Kucirkova, The Open University |
| | Childhood in the Digital Age |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Insook Han, Temple University; Won Sug Shin, Korea University |
| | Han, I., & Shin, W. S. (2016). The Use of a mobile learning management system and academic achievement of online students. Computers and Education, 102(C), 79-89. |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 2nd Place : | | Ken-Zen Chen, National Chiao Tung University; Patrick R. Lowenthal, Christine Bauer, Allan Heaps, Crystal Nielsen, Boise State University |
| | Chen, K-Z., Lowenthal, P. R., Bauer, C., Heaps, A., & Nielsen, C. (2017). Moving beyond smile sheets: A case study on the evaluation and iterative improvement of an online faculty development program. Online Learning Journal, 21(1), 85-111. |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 3rd Place : | | Jason Rhode, Murali Krishnamurthi, Northern Illinois University |
| | Rhode, J. & Krishnamurthi, M. (2016). Preparing faculty to teach online: Recommendations for developing self-paced training. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 6(5), 376-382. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJIET.2016.V6.717 |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 1st Place: | | Patrick R. Lowenthal, Chareen Snelson, Boise State University |
| | Lowenthal, P. R., & Snelson, C. (2017). In search of a better understanding of social presence: An investigation into how researchers define social presence. Distance Education, 38(2), 1-19. DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2017.1324727 |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 2nd Place: | | George Veletsianos, Royal Roads University; Justin Reich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Laura A. Pasquini, University of North Texas and Royal Roads University |
| | Veletsianos, G., Reich, J., & Pasquini, L. (2016). T AERA Open, 2(3). DOI: 10.1177/2332858416657002 |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 3rd Place: | | Matt Bower, Jacqueline Kenney, Macquarie University; Barney Dalgarno, Mark J.W. Lee, Charles Sturt University; Gregor E. Kennedy, The University of Melbourne |
| | Bower, M., Dalgarno, B., Kennedy, G. E., Lee, M. J. W., & Kenney, J. (2015). Design and implementation factors in blended synchronous learning environments: Outcomes from a cross-case analysis. Computers & Education, 86, 1-17. |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 1st Place: | | Chin-Hsi Lin, Binbin Zheng, Yining Zhang, Michigan State University |
| | Lin, C.-H., Zheng, B., & Zhang, Y. (2017). Interactions and learning outcomes in online language courses. British Journal of Educational Technology, 48(3), 730-748. doi: 10.1111/bjet.12457. |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 2nd Place: | | John E. Wisneski, Gamze Ozogu, Indiana University; Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, University of Missouri-Kansas City |
| | Wisneski, J. E., Ozogul, G., & Bichelmeyer, B. A. (2017). Investigating the impact of learning environments on undergraduate students' academic performance in a prerequisite and post-requisite course sequence. The Internet and Higher Education, 32, 1-10. |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 3rd Place: | | Yeol Huh, Emporia State University; Charles M. Reigeluth, Indiana University |
| | Huh, Y. & Reigeluth, C. M. (2017). Online K-12 teachers’ perceptions and practices of supporting self-regulated learning. Journal of Educational Computing Research, 0(0), 1-25. doi: 10.1177/0735633117699231 |
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2016 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Best Practice, 1st Place: | | Amy Grincewicz, Bethany Simunich, Kent State University |
| | “Online Classroom Examples and Ideas: A Showcase Course” |
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| Best Practice, 2nd Place: | | Victoria Lowell, Iryna V. Ashby, Purdue University |
| | “Building a Collaborative Online Learning Community Through the Development of Professional and Interpersonal Competencies” |
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| Best Practice, 3rd Place: | | Jongpil Cheon, Texas Tech University; Steven Crooks, Idaho State University; Marjorie Jenkins, TTUHSC Laura W. Bush Institute for Women's Health ; Robert Casanova, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center |
| | “Sex and Gender Specific Health (SGSH) Online Learning System” |
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| Book Award, 1st Place: | | Curtis J. Bonk, Indiana University; Mimi M. Lee, University of Houston; Thomas C. Reeves, National University |
| | “MOOCs and Open Education Around the World” |
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| Book Award, 2nd Place: | | Joseph Rene Corbeil, Maria Elena Corbeil, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Badrul H. Khan, |
| | “The MOOC Case Book: Case Studies in Design, Development, and Implementation” |
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| Burmeister Award, 1st Place: | | Joanna Dunlap, University of Colorado Denver |
| | “Instructionally-Sound Strategies for Faculty Workload Reduction in Online Courses: Getting Some Shuteye Revisited” |
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| Burmeister Award, 2nd Place: | | Yeol Huh, Emporia State University |
| | “Exploring Ways Online Teachers Teach Self-Regulated Learning Skills to Students in U.S. Online K-12 Schools” |
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| Burmeister Award, 3rd Place: | | Kun Huang, Mississippi State University; Victor Law, University of New Mexico; Sang Joon Lee, Mississippi State University |
| | “Examining the Relationship between Learners’ Epistemic Beliefs and Perceptions of Online Learning” |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Penny Ralston-Berg, Penn State World Campus |
| | “The Italian 001, 002, and 003 Online Course Series” |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Bethany Simunich and Amy Grincewicz, Kent State University |
| | “A Pathway to Excellence: Kent State’s Online Faculty Development” |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | Paul McKimmy, University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Education |
| | “Technologies for Academic Success (LTEC 112): An Innovative Competency-based Online Course” |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Ken-Zen Chen, Patrick R. Lowenthal, Christine Bauer, Boise State University |
| | “Effectiveness and student perceptions of high-enrolment health studies online courses” |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 2nd Place : | | Ruth Gannon Cook, DePaul University; Kathryn Ley, University of Houston Clear Lake |
| | “Overlooking the obvious: How to use semiotics and metaphors to reinforce e-learning” |
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| Journal Article: Application-Based, 3rd Place : | | Robert L. Moore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| | “Importance of developing community in distance education courses” |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 1st Place: | | Patrick R. Lowenthal, Boise State University; Charles B. Hodges, Georgia Southern University |
| | “The effects of web conferencing on the community of inquiry in online classes" |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 2nd Place: | | Sheri Stover and Yoko Miura, Wright State Universit |
| | “The adolescent community of engagement: A framework for research on adolescent online learning” |
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| Journal Article: Qualitative, 3rd Place: | | Jered Borup, George Mason University; Richard E. West, Charles R. Graham, Randall S. Davies,, Brigham Young University |
| | “In search of quality: Using quality matters to analyze the quality of massive open online courses (MOOCS)” |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 1st Place: | | Donghom Kim, Yeonjeong Park, Meehyun Yoon, Il-Hyun Jo, University of Georgia |
| | “Toward evidence-based learning analytics: Using proxy variables to improve asynchronous online discussion environments” |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 2nd Place: | | Alan R. Belcher, Barbara M. Hall, Kathleen Kelly, Keith L. Pressey, Ashford University |
| | “An analysis of faculty promotion of critical thinking and peer interaction within threaded discussions” |
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| Journal Article: Quantitative, 3rd Place: | | Qiang Hao, University of Georgia; Ewan Wright, University of Hong Kong; Brad Barnes, Robert Maribe Branch, University of Georgia |
| | “What are the most important predictors of computer science students' online help-seeking behaviors |
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2015 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Jonene Cook and John H. Curry, Morehead State University |
| | Facilitating online discussions at a manic pace: A new strategy for an old problem |
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| Application-Based, 2nd Place: | | Yu-Hui Ching, Boise State University |
| | Exploring the impact of role-playing on peer feedback in an online case-based learning activity. |
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| Best Practice, 1st Place: | | Tonia Dousay, University of Wyoming |
| | Fostering Student Autonomy and Engagement in an Online Course |
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| Best Practice, 2nd Place: | | Ana-Paula Correia, Iowa State University |
| | Peer Facilitation of Online Discussions |
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| Best Practice, 3rd Place: | | Ayesha Sadaf and Larisa Olesova, Ball State University and George Mason University |
| | Designing Effective Question Prompts to Enhance Cognitive Presence in Case-Based Online Discussions |
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| Burmeister Award, 2nd Place: | | Jennifer Hart, Sanghoon Park, University of South Florida and University of Florida |
| | Online Course Evaluation through the Learning Experience Analysis Approach |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Florence Martin, University of North Carolina Charlotte |
| | EIST 6150 Design, Development and Evaluation of Online Learning |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Nada Dabbagh & Helen Fake, George Mason University |
| | The Tech Select Decision Aide: A Just-in-Time Decision Support Tool; |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | Lewis Congwony & Karen Miner-Romanoff, Franklin University |
| | CJAD 710 Criminal Justice Administration Adult
and Juvenile Systems of Justice |
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| Exceptional Service Award: | | Linda L. Mellish, East Carolina University |
| | For service and commitment to the Division of Distance Learning serving as DDL President 2014-15 |
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| | | Yu-Chang Hsu, Boise State University |
| | For service and commitment to the Division of Distance Learning Serving as Board Member/Treasurer 2012-15 |
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| Qualitative Journal Article, 1st Place: | | Lisa R. Halverson, Charles R. Graham, Kristian J. Spring, Jeffery S. Drysdale, and Curtis R. Henrie, Brigham Young University |
| | A thematic analysis of the most highly cited scholarship in the first decade of blended learning research. |
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| Qualitative Journal Article, 2nd Place: | | Jered Borup, Richard E. West, and Rebecca Thomas, George Mason University,Brigham Young University, and Brigham Young University |
| | The impact of text versus video communication on instructor feedback in blended courses |
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| | | Cindy S. York & Jennifer C. Richardson, Northern Illinois University & Purdue University |
| | Interpersonal interaction in online learning: Experienced Online Instructor’s. |
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| Quantitative Journal Article, 1st Place: | | Xiaoxia Huang, Aruna Chandra, Concetta A. DePaolo, and Lakisha L. Simmons, Western Kentucky University, Indiana State University, Indiana State University, and Belmont University |
| | Understanding transactional distance in web-based learning environments: An empirical study; |
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| Quantitative Journal Article, 2nd Place: | | Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi Miyoung Lee, Xiaojing Kou, Shuya Xu, and Feng-Ru Sheu, Indiana University, University of Houston, Indiana University, Indiana University, and Kent State University |
| | Understanding the Self-Directed Online Learning Preferences, Goals, Achievements, and of MIT OpenCourseWare Subscribers. Educational Technology and Society |
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| Quantitative Journal Article, 3rd Place: | | Patrick R. Lowenthal & Joanna C. Dunlap, Boise State University & University of Colorado Boulder |
| | Problems measuring social presence in a Community of Inquiry |
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2014 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Application-Based, 1st Place: | | Joanna Dunlap, University of Colorado |
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| | | Patrick R. Lowenthall, Boise State University |
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| Application-Based, 2nd Place: | | Karen Miner-Romanoff, |
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| Application-Based, 3rd Place: | | Zane OL. Berge, University of Maryland |
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| Book Award, 1st Place: | | Zane L. Berge, University of Maryland |
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| | | Lin Y, Muilenburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland |
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| Book Award, 2nd Place: | | Patrick R. Lowenthall, Boise State University |
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| | | Cindy S. York, Northern Illinois University |
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| | | Jennifer C. Richardson, Purdue University |
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| Burmeister Award (2013 Convention) 1st Place: | | Patrick R. Lowenthall, Boise State University |
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| | | Joanna Dunlap, University of Colorado |
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| Burmeister Award (2013 Convention) 2nd Place: | | Amy Bradshaw, University of Oklahoma |
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| | | Kui Xie, Ohio State University |
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| | | Chien Yu, Mississpiip State University |
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| Crystal Award, 1st Place: | | Mary Ann G. Radlinsky, University of Georgia |
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| | | Kate E. Creevy, University of Georgia |
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| | | Chad Schmiedt, University of Georgia |
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| | | Karen Qian, University of Georgia |
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| | | Hyojin Park, University of Georgia |
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| | | Ike Choi, University of Georgia |
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| | | Hui Qian, University of Georgia |
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| | | Karen K. Cornell, University of Georgia |
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| Crystal Award, 2nd Place: | | Lloyd Rieber, University of Georgia |
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| Crystal Award, 3rd Place: | | Kwang Sik Chung, Korea National Open University |
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| | | Don DeCoste, University of Illinois-Urbana |
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| | | Wenhao David Huang, University of Illinois-Urbana |
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| Qualitative Journal Article, 1st Place: | | Jered Borup, George Mason University |
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| | | Charles Graham, Brigham Young University |
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| | | Jeffery Drysdale, Brigham Young University |
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| Qualitative Journal Article, 2nd Place: | | Yu-Hui Ching, Boise State University |
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| | | Yu Chang Hsu, Boise State University |
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| Qualitative Journal Article, 3rd Place: | | Sandra Abrams, St. John's University |
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| Quantitative Journal Article, 1st Place: | | Brian R. Belland, Utah State University |
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| | | Yu-Chun Kuo, Jackson State University |
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| | | Kerstin E.E. Schroder, Utah State University |
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| | | Andrew E. Walker, Utah State University |
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| Quantitative Journal Article, 2nd Place: | | Sun Joo Yoo, South Korea |
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| | | Wenhao David Huang, University of Illinois-Urbana |
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| Quantitative Journal Article, 3rd Place: | | Darlene Bush, |
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| | | Joyce Guest, |
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| | | Gale Davidson-Shivers, University of South Alabama |
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2013 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| | | Kathryn Ley, University of Houston |
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| | | Nari Kim, University of Wisconsin |
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| | | Cindy York, Northern Illinois University |
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| | | Michael G. Moore, University of Wisconsin |
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| IAP & DDL Crystal Award: | | Katrin Becker, University of Calgary |
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| IAP & SSL Qualitative Based Journal Article: | | David Ertmer, |
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| | | Ayesha Sadaf, Ball State University |
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| | | Peggy A. Ertmer, Purdue University |
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| | | Ann Thompson, Iowa State University |
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| | | Ana-Paula Correia, Iowa State University |
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| | | Evrim Baran, University of British Columbia |
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| IAP Application-Based Journal Article: | | Jered Borup, George Mason University |
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| | | Charles R. Graham, Brigham Young University |
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| | | Richard E. West, Brigham Young University |
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| IAP Distance Education Best Practices: | | Tonia A. Dousay, University of Wyoming |
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2012 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Distance Education Book Award: | | Rita-Marie Conrad, Florida State University |
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| | | Ana Donaldson, University of Northern Iowa |
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2010 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Distinguished Service Award: | | Al Mizell, Nova Southeastern University |
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2008 | |
| DIVISION OF DISTANCE LEARNING AWARDS |
| Robert M. Gagné Award for Graduate Student Research in Instructional Design: | | Anthony Pina, Sullivan University |
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| | | Diane R. Voss, College for Creative Studies |
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