Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Teaching Innovation Award Announcement

The following announcement was posted in OpenEd practices. Since the collaboration and course management tools in OWL-Space are powered by Sakai, this should be of interest to the Rice instructional community.
Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award

Attention faculty: Are you excited about new ways in which you have been able to engage your students using Sakai? If you believe that your course transforms the learning experience, we want to hear from you. We are looking for teachers whose courses best exemplify excellent teaching practices combined with innovative solutions. Please share your story with us and with other faculty around the world by applying for the Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award. Check out our self-scoring rubric today to see how your course stacks up.

If you are the winner, you will be awarded a modest cash prize, and a trip to Paris to participate in the 9th Sakai Conference, July 1-3. There you will be recognized at an award ceremony and invited to showcase your course. If you are the winner and unable to travel to Paris, an honorarium will be awarded and we will work with you to provide an electronic presence at the conference.

Teaching Innovation

Although there are many ways in which technology, and in particular Sakai, can making the teaching process more efficient or productive, innovative technology applications truly transform the educational experience. The intent of this award is ti highlight examples of educational applications of Sakai which fall into this innovative or transformative category.


For more information visit opened practices

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