The University of Waterloo’s Online Teaching Awards recognize teaching and course design excellence in fully online courses. A leader in digital teaching and learning, Waterloo has a comprehensive Digital Learning Strategy, and many exceptional people supporting our students in their learning journeys, and it’s time to celebrate two outstanding contributors!
The Centre for Extended Learning (CEL) and the Office of the Associate Vice-President, Academic congratulate Daniel Harley and David Ha, winners of the 2023 Online Teaching awards.
Excellence in Online Course Design Award
DEI 616: Multimedia Storytelling, created by Daniel Harley of the Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business, has been selected as the recipient of 2023 Online Course Design Award.
When designing the course, Daniel recognized that students in this program come from varying backgrounds and career aspirations and he aimed to provide a practical and analytical orientation to storytelling that they could use within their individual disciplines. The course design follows many Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and User Experience Design for Learning (UXDL) principles and results in an engaging, pedagogically effective learning experience which students found thought-provoking and relevant.
Excellence in Online Teaching Award
David Ha from the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Online Teaching Award. David was nominated for his teaching in AFM 131: Introduction to Business in North America, a large first year course, which he also authored.
David has been a pioneer and leader in online learning at SAF since 2015. His students were very supportive of his nomination and their comments indicate that he creates a strong rapport with them, is responsive to their needs, and finds many ways for them to engage with him, the course materials and other students.