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2025 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 AECT25 Convention
To be announced

DDL-AECT Crystal Award

Coordinator:  Fatimah Wirth

“Personalized Learning with Innovative Technologies”

  • Ji Yae Bong, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
  • Beth Oyarzun, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

DDL Distance Education Book Chapter Award  

Coordinator: Mubeshera Tufail

“An Introduction to Culturally Relevant and Equitable Instruction”

  • Lisa A. Giacumo, George Mason University
  • Steven W. Villachica, Boise State University
  • Donald A. Stepich, Boise State University

Giacumo, L. A., Villachica, S. W., & Stepich, D. A. (2024). Instructional design for organizational justice: A guide to equitable learning, training, and performance in professional education and workforce settings. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003360612

 

DDL Empirical Journal Article Award  

Coordinators:  Thanh Do, Erika Stevens, Henry Moon

“The evolution of social presence: A longitudinal exploration of the effect of online students’ peer-interactions using social network analysis”

  • Daniela Castellanos-Reyes, North Carolina State University
  • Jennifer Richardson, Purdue University
  • Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University

Castellanos-Reyes, D., Richardson, J. C., & Maeda, Y. (2024). The evolution of social presence: A longitudinal exploration of the effect of online students' peer-interactions using social network analysis. The Internet and Higher Education, 61, 100939. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iheduc.2024.100939


DDL Practical Application Publication Award

Coordinator: David Stone

“Development and validation of the online learner satisfaction instrument.”

 

  • Doris Bolliger, Independent
  • Florence Martin, North Carolina State University
  • Stella Kim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 

Bolliger, D. U., Martin, F., & Kim, S. (2024). Development and validation of the online learner satisfaction instrument. Educational Technology Research and Development, 72(6), 2963–2987. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-024-10384-8


DDL Graduate Student Empirical Journal Article Award  

Coordinator: Alexis Guethler

“Designing adaptive learning environments for continuing education: Stakeholders’ perspectives on indicators and interventions”

  • Yvonne Michelle Fromm, University of Mannheim
  • Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Mannheim & Curtin University

Fromm, Y. M., & Ifenthaler, D. (2024). Designing adaptive learning environments for continuing education: Stakeholders’ perspectives on indicators and interventions. Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 16, 100525. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chbr.2024.100525


DDL Best Conference Proposal Award

Coordinator:  Daisyane Barreto

“Leveraging Digital Backchannels: Exploring Online Doctoral Student Communication and Community”

  • Kimberly Woodruff, Manhattan University & Boise State University