Academic Excellence in Online Teaching
ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ is committed to quality education both in the physical and online classroom. ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ offers robust training and development opportunities for faculty to successfully transition courses to the online classroom to offer students a rich and rigorous educational experience.
Excellence in Online Teaching
The Excellence in Online Teaching award is to recognize an ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ faculty member who has demonstrated commitment to excellence in online teaching and course development of for-credit courses through ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ.
Through this award ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµ recognizes outstanding online teaching faculty who:
- Uses innovative and effective online teaching strategies and technologies that result in student engagement, student satisfaction and achievement of desired student learning outcomes.
- Examines methods of assessment of student learning to inform teaching practices and reshape online courses based on an ongoing and data-driven process.
- Utilizes interactive strategies to promote and foster instructor-student interaction, student-student interaction and student collaboration in the online learning environment.
- Exhibits a high level of instruction by using standards established by ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµâ€™s quality assurance review rubric.
- Demonstrates dedication to enhancing online teaching skills, improving online curriculum and/or advancing research opportunities in the area of online education.
Awardees
| Academic Year | Recipient | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-2024 | Ekaterina Koromyslova | Construction and Concrete Industry Management |
| 2022-2023 | Jennifer Anderson | Communications and Journalism |
| 2021-2022 | Stephen Snyder | English and Interdisciplinary Studies |
| 2020-2021 | Marina Hendricks | Communications and Journalism |
| 2019-2020 | Becky Diischer | Mathematics |
| 2018-2019 | April Myrick | English |
| 2017-2018 | Rocky Dailey | Communications and Journalism |
| 2016-2017 | Sarah Clark | Mathematics |
| 2015-2016 | Rocky Dailey | Communications and Journalism |
| 2014-2015 | Lyle Olson | Communications and Journalism |
Online/Hybrid Instructor Certification Recognition
In order to enhance ÈÕ±¾avÊÓÆµâ€™s commitment to academic excellence, a training program has been designed specifically for online/hybrid instructors. This program focuses on the skills, knowledge and best practices required of high-quality online/hybrid instruction. The program allows online/hybrid instructors to choose to become certified at one of three levels: basic, advanced and master.
Basic Level Certification
| Instructor | Department |
|---|---|
| Ekaterina Koromyslova | Operations Management |
| Larry Browning | Physics |
| Madhav Nepal | Biology and Microbiology |
| Ryan McKnight | Economics |
| Steph Jacobson | Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions |
| Rebecca Diischer | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Jodilyn Andrews | English |
| Carol Birch | Nursing |
| Katie O’Leary | English |
| Sarah Thimsen | Psychology |
| Amanda Lambrechts | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Aileen Garcia | Counseling and Human Development |
| Albena Yordanova | Construction and Operation Management |
| Wendy Ahrendsen | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Gary Hatfield | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Marvin Bhar | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Carri Hales | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Sarah Clark | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Sarah Mollman | Nursing |
| Jo Voss | Nursing |
| Hani Ghosheh | Plant Science |
| Marina Hendricks | Journalism and Mass Communication |
| Brandi Pravecek | Nursing |
| Mary Vockrodt | Nursing |
| LeAnn Lamb | Nursing |
| Alham Abuatiq | Nursing |
| Stella Liu | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Van Der Sluis, Everhardus | Economics |
| Nicole Velgersdyk | Counseling and Human Development |
| Zhong Hu | Mechanical Engineering |
| Steve Wingate | English |
| Hung-Ling (Stella) Liu | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Janice Schardin | Nursing |
| Patricia Da Rosa | Nursing |
| Brandon Varilek | Nursing |
| May Beth Johnson | Nursing |
| Wayne Hintz | Nursing |
| Alper Kayaalp | Psychology |
| Xu Li | Consumer Sciences |
| Leda Cempellin | School of Design |
| Kassandra Erickson | Allied and Population Health |
| Takara Schomberg | Nursing |
| Patrick Verley | Nursing |
| Dannica Callies | Nursing |
Advanced Level Certification
| Instructor | Department |
|---|---|
| Patricia Ahmed | Sociology |
| SunWoo Kang | Counseling and Human Development |
| Sanjeev Anand | Dairy and Food Science |
| Lacey McCormack | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Peter White | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Natalie Mook | University College |
| William (Bill) Alsaker | Mathematics and Statistics |
| Byron Garry | Construction and Concrete Industry Management |
| Anne Buttolph | Nursing |
| Katherine Bissonette | Communication Studies and Theatre |
| Suzette Burckhard | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Gus Scully | University Center – Rapid City |
| Larry Taylor | School of Design |
| Cynthia Elverson | Nursing |
| Erika Huber | Nursing |
| Pat Tillie | Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions |
| Ruth Klawiter | Nursing |
| Roxanne Lucchesi | Journalism and Mass Communications |
| Paula Carson | Nursing |
| Kay Foland | Nursing |
| Nicole Klein | Economics |
| Todd Trooien | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering |
| Susanne Brokmeier | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Annette Johnson | Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions |
| Christina Plemmons | Nursing |
| Katherine Erdman Becker | |
| Axton Betz-Hamilton | Consumer Science |
| Jessica Schad | Sociology |
| Jamie O'Brien | Economics |
| Heidi Mennenga | Nursing |
| Robin Brown | Nursing |
| Jodilyn Andrews | English |
| Cristina Lammer | Nursing |
| Carol Birch | Nursing |
| Aileen Garcia | Counseling and Human Development |
| Jo Voss | Nursing |
| Albena Yordanova | Construction and Concrete Industry Management |
| Ekaterina Koromyslova | Operations Management |
| Aileen Garcia | Counseling and Human Development |
| Robin Arends | Nursing |
| Heidi Pelzel | Nursing |
| Linda Burdette | Nursing |
| Nicole Velgersdyk | Counseling and Human Development |
| Alham Abuatiq | Nursing |
| Katie O'Leary | English |
| Sarah Thimsen | Psychology |
| Steven Wingate | English |
| Jennifer Anderson | Communications and Journalism |
| Sarah Mollman | Nursing |
| Leda Cempellin | School of Design |
| Kassandra Erickson | Allied and Population Health |
| Takara Schomberg | Nursing |
| Patrick Verley | Nursing |
| Dannica Callies | Nursing |
| Brandon Varilek | Nursing |
| Stella Liu | Health and Consumer Sciences |
| Cori Heier | Nursing |
| Brandi Pravecek | Nursing |
| Janice Schardin | Nursing |
| Karin Emery | Nursing |
| Xu Li | Health and Consumer Sciences |
| Nicole Albert | Nursing |
Master Level Certification
| Instructor | Department |
|---|---|
| Kelsey Raml | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Jessica Meendering | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Lori Hayungs | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Mary Bowne | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Lyle Olson | Journalism and Mass Communication |
| Karla Hunter | Communication Studies |
| Melissa Wuellner | Natural Resource Management |
| Nicole Graves | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Tami Dale | Counseling and Human Development |
| Lisa Madsen | English |
| Lauri Sohl | Geography |
| Barbara Christensen | Counseling and Human Development |
| April Myrick | English |
| Rocky Dailey | Journalism and Mass Communication |
| Elijah Van Benschoten | School of Design |
| Lynda Vanhuizen | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Fathi Halaweish | Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Melissa Granum | University College |
| Alexander (Sandy) Smart | Natural Resource Management |
| Rebecca Britt | Journalism and Mass Communication |
| George Tsakiridis | History |
| Elizabeth Droke | Health and Nutritional Sciences |
| Erika Huber | Nursing |
| Sanjeev Anand | Dairy and Food Science |
| Susanne Brokmeier | Teaching, Learning and Leadership |
| Ruth Klawiter | Nursing |
| Cynthia Elverson | Nursing |
| Jamie O'Brien | Ness School of Management and Economics |
| Albena Yordanova | Construction and Concrete Industry Management |
| Byron Garry | Construction and Concrete Industry Management |
| Todd Trooien | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering |
| Robin Arends | Nursing |
| Heidi Mennenga | Nursing |
| Anne Buttolph | Nursing |
| Ekaterina Koromyslova | Engineering |
| Paula Carson | Nursing |
| Aileen Garcia | Counseling and Human Development |
| Alham Abuatiq | Nursing |
| Sarah Mollman | Nursing |
| Jo Voss | Nursing |
| Stella Liu | Health and Human Sciences |
| Heidi Pelzel | Nursing |
| Axton Betz-Hamilton | Health and Human Sciences |
| Amber Jensen | English and Interdisciplinary Studies |