About the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award
News!
The 2012 TWSIA Competition is CLOSED. Winners are announced.
The Sakai Foundation announces the 5th annual Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award (TWSIA) competition. is now closed. Winners will receive recognition at the 1st joint Jasig/ Sakai Conference, June 10-15, 2012. in Atlanta, Georgia. Check the conference schedule to determine when each winner will be presenting his/her session on the course/site/portfolio design, student success, and their experience with using Sakai for teaching and learning.
The intent of the Teaching With Sakai Innovation Award is to recognize excellence in teaching and learning. Since the first call for submissions in 2008, educators from institutions around the world have submitted their entries in the annual competition. This year, we look forward to entries from those using the Sakai CLE and also those pioneering the Sakai OAE (Open Academic Environment).
Innovation Defined
The TWSIA committee defines an innovative course or educational experience as one that, by design, engages and challenges students, resulting in greater student interest, a deeper level of understanding and/or a lasting change in the students' perception of an issue or topic.
The innovative method, practice or strategy used may not be new in the world, but its implementation may be out of the ordinary in your field of practice or new to you. It is more than simply using new technologies; rather it is an approach to teaching and learning that results in a much-enhanced, even transformative, educational experience for students.
Award Goals
The major goals of the award are:
- To promote excellent pedagogy and innovation in teaching and learning
- To create a community of educators who want to share teaching and learning practices
- To encourage greater faculty involvement in the Sakai community
Award entries are evaluated against rubrics and the definition of innovation. Information on previous winners is also available on this site. Click on the year you wish to review in the left navigation bar.
Entry Categories
Entries are accepted in the following five categories:
- Higher Education: Face-to-Face
- Higher Education: Fully Online or Hybrid Course
- Primary & Secondary Education (K-12)
- Portfolios
- Project Sites & Other Uses of Sakai
Contact information
TWSIA 2012 Committee Chair: maggie@thanospartners.com
TWSIA SPONSORS
The award prizes would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors. Please thank rSmart and Wiley for supporting this year. These two companies have been strong supporters of teaching and learning every year since the first award. Please join us in thanking them and be sure to attend the award ceremony at the June conference.
