TLT Distance Education Incentive
Awards Program Overview
Sasi K Benzigar
Educational Technologist
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Agenda
• Learn how the Distance Learning Incentive Awards
Program is structured to facilitate and reward the
creation of quality distance education classes at Purdue
• Come to know the qualities of an exemplary distance
education course
• Explore the self-evaluation rubric used by the program
• Discover what they should do to participate in the
program
• Learn about and discuss the courses of previous (2007 &
2008) winners
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Goal & Eligibility
• Support and award Purdue faculty for the
development of high-quality distance education
courses at Purdue University – West Lafayette
• All faculty and staff:
– West Lafayette campus
– Statewide Technology sites
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Restrictions
• Only one class may be submitted per instructor
each year.
• Three years must elapse between submissions
for the same class.
• Submitted courses must be developed and
delivered via a LMS and be made accessible to
TLT staff evaluators.
• Submitted courses must be accompanied by a
sponsoring letter from the department.
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Program Requirements
1. Attend a one or two-day session of Faculty
Technology Workshops (scheduled for May 27-28,
2009);
2. Arrange a individual consultation session with
consultant from TLT (Teaching & Learning
Technologies) or CE (Continuing Education);
3. Fill out and submit the program’s Incentive Awards
Program Course Submission Instructions and
Form by the program due date, September 28,
2009. Submissions must be made online.
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Evaluation Process
Upon submission of your application:
• TLT Consultants will evaluate your class according to
the four areas described in the Course Submission
Form
– Course Design,
– Interaction and Collaboration,
– Assessment,
– Learner Support.
• All courses submitted for evaluation will be assessed
according to the criteria on the Incentive Awards
Program Course Submission Form
• Evaluators will rate the course on a 5 point scale, with
a average of 3 necessary in each area to qualify for an
award
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Evaluation Process Continued…
• Evaluators will return detailed comments with their
evaluations to course developers
• If they wish, course developers may make changes to their
course based on evaluator comments and re-submit their
courses for a new evaluation (Until the final resubmission due
date, January 30, 2009)
• The top ten ranked distance education courses will be
selected to receive a $3,000 incentive award from TLT and
will be recognized at a 2010 TLT Conference awards
presentation.
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Program Timeline
Dates
Activity
May 27-28, 2009
Faculty Technology Workshops
May-July 2009
schedule and attend an individual
consultation with a TLT or CE consultant
September 28, 2009 final date to submit Incentive Awards
Program Course Submission Form
October Break
responses from evaluators sent to course
submitters; courses may be changed and
resubmitted
January 29, 2010
final date to resubmit courses
February 22, 2010
final list of winners notified
TLT Conference
awards showcase
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop
Previous winners
• http://web.ics.purdue.edu/idc/materials/DE_showcase/in
dex.html
2009-2010 Distance Education Faculty Technology Workshop