Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Barkley, the winner of the CVC Online Teaching Website Award for 2001! The award and a $2,500 prize will be presented at an October 15 luncheon that’s part of the CVC Online Learning in Higher Education conference at the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach.
Elizabeth Barkley chairs the Music Department at Foothill College and was the 1999 recipient of the California Community College’s Hayward Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her “Music of Multicultural America” online course was praised by the judges for the excellence of its content and the strength and variety of its student activities. The course is designed to offer students the flexibility to study the subject entirely online, entirely face-to-face or through any combination in between that meets their scheduling and learning needs. Students from traditional and online sections are “blended” into one; everyone logs on to the same course site, providing the potential for richer student learning
The instructor describes “Music of Multicultural America” as a “quiet revolution.” Historically, music courses have covered primarily the music traditions of Western Europe. The “Music of Multicultural America” traces the development of music such as blues, jazz, gospel, spirituals, Anglo folk music, salsa, rock’ ‘n roll, Tejano, and Cajun.
Two additional sites were recognized on October 15 for exemplifying quality online instruction. These Honorable Mentions went to:
Professor Gina Jerry, for her Los Angeles Valley College Computer Information Systems online course,”Introduction to the Internet” and
Dr. David Pierce, El Camino College, for his Astronomy online course, “The Solar System.”
Nominated websites were judged on educational content, construction and layout, instructional design, use of multimedia, interactivity and community, and accessibility to those with disabilities.
The winner of the 2001 CVC Award for the best online teaching website and Honorable Mention awardees demonstrated their courses at the October 14-16 CVC 2001 conference.