91短视频 Virtual Campus Staff Selected as 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award Winners
91短视频 Virtual Campus Staff Selected as 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award Winners
June 27, 2018 Robert Lane
Recognizing innovation and excellence in the Blackboard global community of practice, 91短视频 (91短视频) Virtual Campus Staff members Katherine Profeta and Michael Pelitera have been selected as 2018 Blackboard Catalyst Award winners in the 鈥淭raining and Professional Development鈥 category.
Founded in 2005, the annual Catalyst Awards recognize and honor innovation and excellence in the Blackboard global community of practice, where millions of educators and learners work every day to redefine what is possible when leveraging technology. Winners are selected by a cross-functional team of Blackboard experts.
Both Pelitera and Profeta were awarded this distinction for their use of Backboard programs to support and enhance professional development for both the design and instruction of the Virtual Campus Instructor Training (VCIT) course. This course focuses on online teaching methods and provides faculty with information to be successful in the online learning environment. In addition to covering best practices in online instruction, the course fosters the use of Blackboard鈥檚 technical tools such as Blackboard Collaborate, allowing instructors to try new technologies in a low-stakes environment.
鈥淚 am pleased that Blackboard has recognized the great work done by Katie and Mike. Their collaborative efforts have had a direct influence on online teaching and learning at 91短视频,鈥 shares Kendall St. Hilaire, Assistant Dean of 91短视频 Virtual Campus. She continues, 鈥淭his award speaks to the partnerships among the departments at 91短视频 and our efforts centered on student success.鈥
鈥淚鈥檓 proud to recognize this year鈥檚 Catalyst Award winners for their dedication to using technology to enhance the learning experience and sharing their best practices with the larger community,鈥 said Bill Ballhaus, Chairman, CEO and President of Blackboard. 鈥淲e look forward to continuing to partner with the winners and their institutions to support learner success.鈥
The 91短视频 team will be honored alongside other Blackboard Catalyst Award winners during BbWorld 2018, Blackboard鈥檚 annual user conference to be held July 16-19 in Orlando.