Award Description
The DSI CLEAR Outstanding Online Teacher and Course Award is a University-wide program to recognize excellence in the design of online courses of and the facilitation of the instructional experience using educational technology. The Outstanding Online Teacher and Course Award recipient receives the distinction of being recognized that their online course has been deemed outstanding based on nationally recognized standards for excellence in online course design. The award also provides recipients with a trophy and monetary stipend.
Nominations
If you, or a faculty member you know, designed and delivered an online course during the spring, summer, or fall semester s and you think their efforts are worthy of consideration for one of these awards, please send an email to Benjamin.Nye@unt.edu and include the name of your nominee, the name of the course, as well as a link to their course in Canvas or Coursera.
Learn more about the DSI CLEAR Outstanding Online Teacher and Course Award.
The award is formally presented during the annual Salute to Faculty Excellence Awards Celebration.
Awards will include:
- $1,500 (taxable award) and a trophy will be awarded to each of the recipients for the Outstanding Online Teacher and Course Award in Canvas as well as Coursera.
- The recipients will both be recognized at the Spring 2022 Salute to Faculty Excellence Awards Celebration, and their names will be included on a perpetual award plaque displayed in the Center for Learning Experimentation, Application, and Research.
We want to thank all our online faculty who strive to make online learning at UNT an exceptional experience. We look forward to receiving your nominations soon!
Award Recipients
YEAR | FACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENT |
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2023-2024 |
Dexter Purnell (Coursera) |
Marketing |
2023-2024 |
Kathryne Beebe (Canvas) |
History |
2023-2024 |
Jae Webb (Canvas) |
Management |
2022-2023 |
LeAnn Boyce (Canvas) |
Advanced Data Analytics |
2022-2023 |
Marc Grether (Coursera) |
Mathematics |
2022-2023 |
Kathryn Raign (Coursera) |
Technical Communication |
2021-2022 |
Susan Watson (Coursera) |
Applied Arts and Sciences |
2021-2022 |
Kara Fulton (Canvas) |
Applied Arts and Sciences |
2020-2021 |
Art Foundation |
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2019-2020 |
Applied Arts & Sciences |
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2018-2019 |
Communication Studies |
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2017-2018 |
Media Arts |
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2015-2016 |
Anthropology |
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2014-2015 |
Educational Psychology |
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2013-2014 |
Management |
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2012-2013 |
Merchandising & Digital Retailing |
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2011-2012 |
Teacher Education and Administration |
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2010-2011 |
Educational Psychology |
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2009-2010 |
Economics |
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2008-2009 |
Educational Psychology |
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2006-2007 |
Management |
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2005-2006 |
Management |
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2005-2006 |
Management |
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2004-2005 |
Library and Information Science |