éԱDzԲԴdzٳٱ-ǴDZ is anInstructor Iin theDepartment of French. Prior to winter 2020, she had never taught an online course, however in response to the COVID-19 pandemicCélinedesigned and implemented well-structured, interactive, and engaging experiences for students to improve their French language skills. Utilizing a blended flipped classroom approach,Célinewas able to provide students with asynchronous content to meet course objectives, while still providing synchronous class opportunities for students to engage with her and each other.
In recognition of her innovation,Célineis a chosen recipient of the 2021Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Awardforherexceptional impact on student learning in an online environment.
Peter Coffman is anAssociate Professorin theSchool for Studies in Art and Culture.Since starting at Ӱԭ, he has made efforts to explore thehistory, meaning and social significance of the built environment, and how it both reflects and shapes human circumstances.At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,Peter found himself unprepared with only poorly recorded versions of lectures that had been designed for classroom delivery. As a result of his determination to create a quality online course for his students Peter created two asynchronous coursesfor his students utilizing acombinationofmaterialsuch aslectures,podcasts, weekly discussion forms and other asynchronous engagement tools.
In recognition ofhis dedication, Peterisachosen recipient of the 2021Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Awardforhisexceptional impact on student learning in an online environment.
Katelyn Graham isanInstructor IIin theSchool of Journalism and Communication.Since starting at Ӱԭ,she has focused on the relationship between architecture and virtual reality storytelling, focusing on how the emerging medium introduces new narrative possibilities.In response to the COVID-19 pandemic,Katelyn decided that rather than attempt to convert the content of her Bachelor of Media Production and Design (BMPD) courses online, she would use her lessons as case study for her students to learn how technology can be used for fact-based storytelling. The result was six engaging courses that kept students attentive in a challenging year.
In recognition of her innovation, Katelynisachosen recipient of the2021Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Awardforherexceptional impact on student learning in an online environment.
Gregory MacIsaac is anAssociate Professorin theCollege of the Humanities. Since starting at Ӱԭ,hehasto worked to develop the HUMS1200, “Humanities andClassicalCivilisation” course as a model for First-year writing at Ӱԭ and beyond – for which he was awarded the 2018 Teaching Achievement Award. Inresponse to the COVID-19 pandemic,Gregoryconverted the whole course to a blended model,by shifting previous PowerPoint presentations into asynchronous self study units. This change provided students with the extra time they required to process course materials and increased their overall levels of success.
In recognition of these efforts, Gregoryisachosen recipient of the2021Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Awardforhisexceptional impact on student learning in an online environment.
MarylynnSteckley is anInstructor IIIin the Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs. Since starting at Ӱԭ,shehas workedas the main faculty contributor to theBGInSInternational Experience Requirement and is responsible for having developedbothCanada’s first ever virtualinternational e-volunteering experientiallearning course (GINS3100)andCanada’s first evervirtual experiential learning field schoolin global studies (GINS3300). Additionally,Steckleyhas anongoing research project investigating e-volunteering as an international experience.
Marylynnisachosen recipient of the 2021Excellence in Blended and Online Teaching Awardforherexceptional impact on student learning in an online environment.