[Announcements] Announcement: Winners of the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) for 2013

[Dolphin Ian]

The Apereo Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) for 2013.

They are:

1.    Introduction to Communication Science from the University of Amsterdam   (Fully online course)
Arie Den Boon (Visiting Professor, Communication Science) 
Category: Higher Education: Fully Online and Hybrid Courses

2.    Advanced Research Design from the University of Cape Town 
(Hybrid course)
Cheryl Brown and Cheryl Hodgkinson-Williams (Lecturers, Centre for Educational Technology)  
Category: Higher Education: Fully Online and Hybrid Courses

3.    Project Software Engineering, BSc Computer Science from the University of Amsterdam   (Other Uses of Sakai)
Alan Berg (Educational Consultant, Center of Information Technology), Tim Bloeme, Hans Dekkers.  
Category:  Project Sites and Other Uses of Sakai

The intent of the award is to highlight examples of educational applications of Sakai which fall into an innovative or transformative category.

Each of the winners will be recognized for their use of Sakai for teaching and learning at the Apereo (formerly Sakai-Jasig) Conference in San Diego, CA, June 3-6, 2013.  Details of their winning projects will be shared at the conference. For information about attending or viewing the proceedings, click the Apereo conference link.

Entries were received from schools and universities in the U.S. and from South Africa, the Netherlands, India, and England.

The Teaching with Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) is a project of the Sakai Teaching and Learning Community.  This is the 6th year of the competition.

We thank our sponsor Asahi Net for their support of the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award.

Best

Ian
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Ian Dolphin
Executive Director, Apereo Foundation
ian.dolphin at apereo.org

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