WCET Outstanding Work Award call for nominations

2016 WOW Award LogoSubmit Your Creative Solution to a Significant Need in Higher Ed Today! 

Look across your campus or organization for successful and innovative works that meet the WCET Outstanding Work criteria.  Encourage your colleagues to submit a nomination. The WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Awardrecognizes outstanding efforts by member institutions and organizations in applying a creative, cutting edge, technology-based solution to a challenging educational need.

The WOW Award call for nominations is now open for works which…

  • address a significant need or problem in higher education.
  • incorporate creative and/or innovative uses of technology or resources.
  • demonstrate a positive impact towards addressing need.
  • represent a significant contribution to the field of technology-enhanced postsecondary education.
  • can be adapted or used as a model for others.

Use this form to nominate “WOW worthy” work from your institution/organization today! 
For more on what kinds of works have won previously, check out the 2 minute videos from the 20152014, 2013 and 2012 winners.

UMUC receiving their 2015 WOW Award

High quality nomination materials are encouraged for this competitive award among WCET members.

The deadline is Monday, May 2, 2016 at 5pm MDT.

Great Instructional Design & Technology Books

I regularly run across free access to great books online.

The following are a few that have caught my attention recently. I personally love books so I would recommend purchasing each of these for your own library.

Handbook of Distance EducationHandbook of Distance Education
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Image of How People Learn BookHow People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School
Bransford et al.
Download PDF of the book or specific chapters

Also available here

 

Teaching in a digital age cover imageTeaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning
A.W. (Tony) Bates
Download book in various formats

 

Online Distance Education Book coverOnline Distance Education: Towards a Research Agenda

Download chapters here

 

 

Teaching and Learning at a Distance coverTeaching and Learning at a Distance

View PDF here

 

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that WorksUsing Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

View PDF here

 
Visual Literacy Book CoverVisual Literacy: A way to teach and learn

View PDF here

 

 

Building Online Learning CommunitiesBuilding Online Learning Communities

View PDF here

 

know-thy-impactKnow thy impact: Visible learning in theory and practice

View PDF here

SLIDES: Teacher Professional Development in the Digital Age: Design Considerations for MOOCs for Teachers