2017-2018 Connie Broughton Leadership and Innovation in eLearning Award

The Connie Broughton Leadership & Innovation in eLearning Award

Application Deadline: 11:59 p.m. Wednesday, February 14, 2018.

Description: Must be 1,000 words or less. Please submit a detailed description of a specific project, practice, or technique that you or someone you are applying for is involved in that reflects leadership and/or innovation in eLearning (fully online, web-enhanced, and/or hybrid/blended) and that would be valuable if shared with others in our system. Links to websites that illustrate your project, practice, or technique are welcome, if appropriate. (Please note that this application is not a conference proposal and it should be a description of an existing or past project, practice, or technique.)

Applications will be evaluated on leadership, innovation, replicability, impact, evidence, and scalability. Topics may include improving, contributing to, developing, and exploring eLearning student experience and learning related to::

• Student motivation

• Student recruitment, retention, completion

• Open educational resources (OER)

• Mentoring of eLearning faculty

• eLearning technologies

• Online or hybrid/blended course development

• Widescale eLearning capacity (campus or state-level)

To apply for yourself or someone else, please fill out the: 

2017-2018 ELC Award Application Form: http://www.tinyurl.com/ELC2017-18Award 

You may submit an application for yourself or for someone else. The winning submission(s) will be shared on this page.

Prior awards: 

2016-2017:

• Alisha Williams, Gordon Gul, Centralia College, for their work on Grade Outcomes Assessment Learning Strategy Canvas LTI app (1st place)

• Ann Garnsey-Harter, Shoreline Community College, for Support of Online and Hybrid Students Through Their Educational Life-Cycle (Honorable Mention)

2015-2016:

• Kendra Birnley, Elizabeth Donley, Clark College, for their work on English Discipline Specific Faculty Development, 2015-16

2014-2015:

• Brian Walsh, Peninsula College, for his work on Innovation in Prison Classrooms, 2014-15. AND

• Shalaina Joiner and team, Lower Columbia College, for their work on Advisee Distribution and Canvas Advising, 2014-15

2013-2014:

• Bruce Spitz of Shoreline Community College for his work in online Music Education. 2013-2014.

2012-2013:

• Rhonda Meyers of Lower Columbia College for her efforts and successes in flipping the classroom. 2012-13

2011-2012:

• Nicki Bly of Highline for Polysomonographic Hybrid Program 2011-12

2010-2011:

• Krissy Kim and team from Pierce for QM Research - eL Course Development and Review Practices, 2010-11 AND

• Judy Penn and the Science eLearning Community from Shoreline, 2010-11 AND

• David Lippman of Pierce for the eMath Projects Leadership, 2010-11

2009-2010:

• Jeff Ward, Highline Community College, "Faculty-In-Residence for Elearning," 2009-10. AND

• Danielle Gray, Signee Lynch, Lori Martindale, and Sherri Winans, Whatcom Community College, "WCC English Faculty Innovators," 2009-10.

2007-2008:

• Phebe Shen, Ann Harrington, Marcia Huntington, and Lolly Smith, Everett Community College, "English 101D Online," 2007-08

2006-2007:

• Karen Johnson, Walla Walla Community College, "Yoga to Go and Yoga Online," 2006-07

Direct questions to Kathy Chatfield, Clark College, at kchatfield@clark.edu.

Details:

Given by: The eLearning Council (eLC) of Washington's Community and Technical College System. Up to two (2) awards will be given.

What: The awardees will receive a plaque and registration paid for awardee's participation in the Washington Annual Canvas Conference (WACC), held March 29-30, 2018, at Tacoma Community College (contributed by the eLearning Council for CTC and not taxable). The first place winner will also receive travel expense reimbursement to the conference, up to $1,100 for both travel and conference registration. The following costs will be covered: conference registration fee, travel, lodging, and reasonable subsistence costs. In addition, if a substitute instructor is needed to cover face-to-face or hybrid classes so that the award recipient can attend the conference to receive the award, the cost for a substitute will be covered. The grantee will be recognized publicly and invited to present at the conference on his/her project, practice, or technique that illustrates leadership and innovation in eLearning (note: the award winners are not required to submit a conference proposal). If the winner of the award is a team, the grant will go to the team leader or one of the participants that the leader designates as the awardee. The award and grant recognition will be presented at the conference.

Logistics of the conference grant for first place: 

Grantee submits a travel expense voucher to his/her college and then the college will follow instructions under the "Invoices" heading at https://sites.google.com/site/waelearningcouncil/budget. Reimbursement of up to $1,100 will go to the college for the selected winner(s) from the eLearning Council budget. The invoice voucher and receipts must be received no later than June 30 of the year presented.

Who: Any faculty, staff, student, or administrator working in eLearning in the Washington Community and Technical College system can apply on behalf of him or herself or someone else. A team of people including faculty, staff, students, and/or administrators also submit an application.

Why: To recognize award-winning leadership and innovation in eLearning in the Community and Technical College system.