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2024 Division of Distance Learning Awards

Led by Dr. Hajeen Choi, DDL VP of Awards

Awardees will be honored at the DDL Membership Meeting during the AECT24 Convention
To be announced

DDL-AECT Crystal Award

Coordinator:  Fatimah Wirth

“Edtech Privacy and Security: Awareness, Ask, Action Professional Development”

  • Florence Martin, North Carolina State University

  • Min Zhuang, North Carolina State University

  • Erik Byker, University of North Carolina Charlotte

  • Weichao Wang, University of North Carolina Charlotte

DDL Distance Education Book Chapter Award  

Coordinator: Fatimah Wirth


“Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence to Expedite UDL Implementation
in Online Courses”

  • Angel Morgan, Arizona State University

 

Morgan, A. (2024). Leveraging Generative Artificial Intelligence to Expedite UDL Implementation in Online Courses. In Unlocking Learning Potential With Universal Design in Online Learning Environments (pp. 171-195). IGI Global.
https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1269-8.ch009

DDL Empirical Journal Article Award  

Coordinators:  Thanh Do, Erika Stevens, Henry Moon

“A Longitudinal Qualitative Study on Teachers’ Technology Barriers to Distance Learning: A School for Students with Dyslexia”
  • Holli Bice, Emory University 
  • Hengtao Tang, University of South Carolina

Bice, H., & Tang, H. (2023). A Longitudinal Qualitative Study on Teachers’ Technology Barriers to Distance Learning: A School for Students with Dyslexia. Journal of Educational Technology Development and Exchange (JETDE), 16(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.18785/jetde.1601.01


DDL Practical Application Publication Award

Coordinator: David Stone

“Bichronous online learning: Award-winning online instructor practices of blending asynchronous and synchronous online modalities”

  • Florence Martin, North Carolina State University
  • Swapna Kumar, University of Florida
  • Albert Ritzhaupt, University of Florida
  • Drew Polly, University of North Carolina Charlotte

Martin, F., Kumar, S., Ritzhaupt, A. D., & Polly, D. (2023). Bichronous online learning: Award-winning online instructor practices of blending asynchronous and synchronous online modalities. The Internet and Higher Education, 56, 100879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2022.100879


DDL Graduate Student Empirical Journal Article Award  

Coordinator: Mubeshera Tufail

“Exploring the evolution of field experiences in P-12 online settings: A systematic review of studies from 2007-2022”
  • Lauren J. Woo, Arizona State University
  • Leanna Archambault, Arizona State University
  • Jered Borup, George Mason University 

Woo, L. J., Archambault, L., & Borup, J. (2023). Exploring the evolution of field experiences in P-12 online settings: A systematic review of studies from 2007-2022. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2023.2237612


DDL Best Conference Proposal Award

Coordinator:  Beth Oyarzun

“Generative AI: Online doctoral students’ use and concerns”

  • Swapna Kumar, University of Florida
  • Ariel Gunn, University of Florida