The Exemplary Online Awards (EOA) recognize exemplary and innovative practices in online teaching and course production. To be eligible, courses must have 80% or more of the content and activities available to students online. Visit the EOA Nomination Requirements page for more information.

The schedule for the 2023 Category Awards selection is as follows:

  • December 1, 2023: Deadline to submit a course for review and award eligibility (Y/E 2023)
  • January 2024: Deadline for final review completion
  • February 2024: Committee will review eligible Exemplary courses and vote on winners
  • March 2024: Award winners will be notified and posted to the CTE Awards page
  • April 2024: The 2023 Exemplary Online Award category winners will be announced at the Interface Teaching Conference

2022 Exemplary Award Winners

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AEB5516 Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness Decisions

Dr. Misti Sharp, Instructor
Amanda Heinzmann, Teaching Assistant 

 

 

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PHA6276 Pharmacy Benefit Design and Management

Dr. Laura E. Happe, Instructor
Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer 

 

 

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EME4010 Distance Education Research and Practice

Dr. Bojan Lazarevic, Instructor 

 


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PHA6186 Foundations of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy 1: Drug Discovery, Development, & Approval

Dr. Randy C. Hatton, Instructor
Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer 

 

 

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URP6131 Land Use Planning Law

Dr. W. Thomas Hawkins, Instructor
Allyson Haskell, Instructional Designer
Josh Mills and Hattie Mallot, Video Content Producers  

 

 

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APK6167 Nutrition Aspects of Human Performance

Dr. Blain Harrison, Instructor 

 

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EEX6137 Dyslexia - Assessment for Intervention

Dr. Vivian Gonsalves, Instructor


 

2022 Exemplary Courses
  • AEB5516 Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness Decisions
    • Dr. Misti Sharp, Instructor
    • Amanda Heinzmann, Teaching Assistant
  • APK6167 Nutrition Aspects of Human Performance
    • Dr. Blain Harrison, Instructor
  • BCH3023 Elementary Organic and Biological Chemistry
    • Dr. Kim Moore, Instructor
  • CDA3101 Introduction to Computer Organization
    • Dr. Cheryl Resch, Instructor
  • EDG6047 Teacher Leadership for Educational Change
    • Dr. Alyson Adams & Dr. Trevor Hershberger, Instructors
  • EEX6137 Dyslexia - Assessment for Intervention
    • Dr. Vivian Gonsalves, Instructor
    • Domenic Durante & Robin LeCain, Instructional Designers
    • Christina Flake, Teaching Assistant
  • EME3044 Issues & Trends in Educational Technology
    • Dr. Brenda Such, Instructor
    • Dr. Bojan Lazarevic, Supervising Instructor
    • Dr. Seyedahmad Rahimi, Contributor
  • EME4010 Distance Education Research and Practice
    • Dr. Bojan Lazarevic, Instructor
  • ORH4280/ORH5282 Orchidology
    • Dr. Wagner Vendrame, Instructor
  • PHA6186 Foundations of Pharmaceutical Outcomes and Policy 1:
    Drug Discovery, Development, & Approval

    • Dr. Randy C. Hatton, Instructor
    • Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer
  • PHA6213-PHA6935 Advanced Case Studies in Managed Care Pharmacy
    • Dr. Laura E. Happe, Instructor
    • Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer
  • PHA6276 Pharmacy Benefit Design and Management
    • Dr. Laura E. Happe, Instructor
    • Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer
  • PHA6283 Commercial Applications of Pharmacoeconomics
    • Dr. Karen Rascati, Instructor
    • Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer
  • PHA6357 Herbal & Dietary Supplements
    • Dr. Oliver Grundmann, Instructor
    • Brandon Heinz, Instructional Designer
  • PHC6791 Data Visualization in the Health Sciences
    • Dr. Steven Foti, Instructor
  • PHY2054 Physics 2
    • Dr. Shawn Weatherford, Instructor
  • STA2023 Introduction to Statistics 1
    • Stephanie Stine, Lecturer
    • Maria Ripol, Senior Lecturer
    • Megan Mocko, Lecturer
    • Kellie McDonald, Instructional Designer & COIP Assistant Director
2021 Category Award Winners

Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Strategies

HSC4930 Climate Change, the Environment, and the Future of Public Health
Dr. Rachel Yoho
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Imaginative or Innovative Approach

CLP3144 Abnormal Psychology
Dr. Feihong Wang
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Instructional Strategy

JOU2100 Broadcast Writing Bootcamp
Harrison Hove

Large Enrollment Strategies

FOS2001 Man's Food
Dr. Soohyoun Ahn
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Learner Satisfaction

ANS3006L Introduction to Animal Sciences Lab
Amie Imler

Quality of Course Materials

EGN6933 Online Pedagogy for Engineers
Dr. Idalis Villanueva-Alarcón

Student Engagement

EME4406 Integrating Technology in the Secondary Curriculum
Lauren Weisberg
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2021 Exemplary Courses
  • ADV4302 Great Ideas In Marketplace Communications
    • Robert Padovano, Instructor
    • Christopher Miller, Instructional Designer
  • AEC3413 Interpersonal Leadership: Working with Others
    • Megan Cantrell, Instructor
    • Lauren Weisberg, Instructional Designer
  • AEC4504/AEC5546 Curriculum and Program Planning in Agricultural Education
    • Dr. Debra Barry, Instructor
    • Taylor Nash, Instructional Designer
    • Brad Coleman, Teaching Assistant
  • ANS3006L Introduction to Animal Sciences Lab
    • Amie Imler, Instructor
    • Kyle Mendes, Instructor
    • Leslie Mojeiko, Instructional Designer
    • Zoe Bowden, Departmental Videography and Graphic Design
  • APK6116c Physiological Basis of Exercise
    • Dr. Linda Nguyen, Instructor
  • CLP3144 Abnormal Psychology
    • Dr. Feihong Wang, Instructor
    • Johnny Wu, Instructional Designer
    • Cagil Aksoy, Graduate Teaching Assistant
    • Pearis Bellamy, Graduate Teaching Assistant
    • Rebecca Polk, Graduate Teaching Assistant
    • Brittany Gendler, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
    • Caitlin Field, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
    • Darya Vitus, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
    • Haley Kvarnberg, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
  • DEN7422C Periodontal Surgery for the General Practitioner
    • Dr. Karin Schey, Instructor & Course Director
    • Dr. Heather Maness, Instructional Designer
    • Margeaux Johnson, Instructional Designer
  • EEC3012 Introduction to Early Childhood Education
    • Dr. Tara Mathien, Instructor
    • Domenic Durante, Instructional Designer
    • Serena Liu, Teaching Assistant
  • EGN6933 Online Pedagogy for Engineers
    • Dr. Idalis Villanueva, Instructor
  • EME3319 Design and Development of Educational Multimedia
    • Dr. Bojan Lazarevic, Instructor
  • EME4406 Integrating Technology in the Secondary Curriculum
    • Lauren Weisberg, Instructor
    • Dr. Kara Dawson, Supervisor
  • FOS2001 Man's Food
    • Dr. Soohyoun (Soo) Ahn, Instructor
    • Kirsten Maghraoui, Instructional Designer
    • Taylor Judkins, Teaching Assistant
    • Aseel El Zein, Teaching Assistant
    • Megan Engel, Teaching Assistant
  • GIS4121/GIS6116 Geospatial Analysis/GIS Analysis
    • Dr. Henry Hochmair, Instructor
    • Dr. Amr Abd-Elrahman, Instructor
    • Innocensia Owuor, Teaching Assistant
    • Ammar Mandourah, Teaching Assistant
  • HSC4930 Climate Change, the Environment, and the Future of Public Health
    • Dr. Rachel Yoho, Instructor
    • Truly Hardemon, Instructional Designer
  • JOU2100 Broadcast Writing Bootcamp
    • Harrison Hove, Instructor
    • John Varley, Instructional Designer
  • MAE5347 Teaching K-8 Mathematics for Understanding
    • Dr. Kristen Apraiz, Instructor
  • PSY3213L Research Methods Lab
    • Dr. Marina Klimenko, Instructor
    • Brian Schilling, Instructional Designer
    • Andrew Reynolds, Instructional Designer
  • SUR5365 Digital Mapping
    • Dr. Henry Hochmair, Instructor
    • Dr. Adam Benjamin, Instructional Designer
    • Ammar Mandourah, Graduate Assistant
  • VME6814 Principles of Teaching in Animal Shelters | Teaching Clinical Skills in Animal Shelters
    • Dr. Terry Spencer, Course Coordinator and Instructor
    • Dr. Laurene Wright, DVM, MS, Instructor
    • Michael Crandal, Instructional Designer
    • Dr. Linda Behar-Horenstein, Professor Emeritus
  • ZOO4926 | ZOO4050 Animal Behavior
    • Dr. Stefanie K Gazda, Instructor
    • Kellie Goughnour, Instructional Designer
    • Selcuk Dogan, Instructional Designer
2020 Category Award Winners

Imaginative or Innovative Approach

DIG3713 Game Development Practices
Nick Heitzman
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Instructional Strategy

PHY2004-20080 Applied Physics 1
Dr. Sujata Krishna, Dr. Darin Acosta & Dr. Shawn Weatherford
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Large Enrollment Strategies

CGS2531 Problem Solving Using Computer Software
Dr. John Mendoza-Garcia
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Learner Satisfaction

EDG7359 Professional Development & Teacher Learning
Dr. Alyson Adams
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Quality of Course Materials

PLP2000 Plants, Plagues, and People
Dr. Brantlee Spakes-Richter

Student Engagement

MCB4934/6937 Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Daniel Czyz
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2020 Exemplary Courses
  • APK3163 Sports Nutrition
    • Dr. Blain Harrison, Instructor
    • Jackie Sirmopolous, Instructional Designer
  • CCJ3024 Advanced Principles of Criminal Justice
    • Dr. Erika Brooke, Instructor
    • Brian Schilling & Dr. Andrew Reynolds, Instructional Designers
    • Ami Blasberg, Videographer
    • Joseph Hoft & Eaven Holder, Teaching Assistants
  • EGS4034 Engineering Ethics and Professionalism - UF Online Program
    • Bill McElroy, Instructor
    • Allyson Haskell, Instructional Designer
    • Leslie Mojeiko, Instructional Designer
    • Ariel Gunn, Instructional Designer
  • EGS6039 Engineering Leadership - EDGE Program
    • Bill McElroy, Instructor
    • Allyson Haskell, Instructional Designer
  • LIN3010 Introduction to Linguistics
    • Jamie Garner, Instructor
    • Yuliya Antonenko, Instructional Designer
    • Ami Blasberg, Videographer
    • Josh Eddie, Graphic Designer
  • MUL2010 Experiencing Music
    • Lauren Hodges, Instructor
  • PCB4674 Evolution
    • Norman Douglas, Instructor
    • Don Fitzpatrick & Shannon Dunn, Instructional Designers
    • Pratush Brahma,Galen Cobb, Andy Crowl, Cody Howard, Lindsey Johnson, Heather Kates, Teaching Assistants
  • PHA6432 Fundamentals of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
    • Dr. Oliver Grundmann, Instructor
    • Lisa Cox, Instructional Designer
    • Justin De Leo, Instructional Designer
    • Jacques LeBlanc, Teaching Assistant
  • PHC4101 Public Health Concepts
    • Jerne Shapiro, Instructor
    • Truly Hardemon, Instructional Designer
    • Eva Egensteiner, Video and Multimedia Specialist
    • Hillary Carter, Multimedia Specialist
    • Akemi Wijayabahu, Emily Klann, Bin Yu, Teaching Assistants
  • PHY2004L Applied Physics I
    • Dr. Sujata Krishna, Instructor
    • Dr. Shawn Weatherford, Course Developer
    • Robert DeSerio, Developer of Experiments
    • Emma Brady, Instructional Designer
  • SWS4932 Math for Environmental Professionals
    • Dr. Kanika Sharma Inglett, Instructor
    • Megan Podsiad, Senior Instructional Designer
    • Drew Feigum, Video Production Manager
2019 Category Award Winners

SPN1131 Beginning Spanish II

Crystal Marull, Ph.D.
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PCB4043C General Ecology

Stefanie Gazda, Ph.D.
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URP6275 Intermediate Planning Information Systems

Kate Norris
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2019 Exemplary Courses
  • AOM4932/AOM6932 Agri-food Systems Innovation
    • Dr. Jonathan Adam Watson, Instructor
    • Marcello Calle, Teaching Assistant
    • Raminder Kaur, Teaching Assistant
    • Allyson Haskell, Instructional Designer
    • Ariel Gunn, Instructional Designer
  • EDG7982 Practitioner Research
    • Dr. Nancy Dana, Instructor
  • SPN1120 Beginning Spanish I
    • Dr. Crystal Marull, Instructor
  • SYP3510 Deviance
    • Dr. Marian Borg, Instructor
  • PHY2005 Applied Physics II
    • Dr. Sujata Krishna, Instructor
2018 Category Award Winners

Instructional Strategy

EEX6135 Foundations of Literacy Development and Dyslexia
Vivian Gonsalves, Ph.D.
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Student Engagement

ENY2040 The Insects
Andrea Lucky, Ph.D.
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Learner Satisfaction

HSC3102 Personal & Family Health
Amber Emanuel, Ph.D.
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Quality of Course Materials

ANT3451 Race and Racism
Mary Elizabeth Ibarrola
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Large Enrollment Strategies

SPN1130 Beginning Spanish I
Crystal Marull, Ph.D.
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Imaginative or Innovative Approach

MCB2006 Microbes without Borders
Monika Oli, Ph.D.
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2017 Category Award Winners

Imaginative or Innovative Approach

ZOO3603 Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Brian Harfe, Ph.D.
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Instructional Strategy

JOU3109 Multimedia Writing
Julie Dodd, Ph.D.
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Learner Satisfaction

EDG7982 Practitioner Research, Theory and Practice
Nancy Dana, Ph.D.
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Quality of Course Materials

GLY3202C Earth Materials
Rachel Walters, Ph.D.
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Student Engagement

AEC6932 Organizational Leadership
Matthew Sowcik, Ph.D.
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2016 Category Award Winners

ECO2013 Principles of Macroeconomics

Thomas Knight, Ph.D.
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GEB3373 International Business

Amanda Phalin, Ph.D.
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SYP3510 Deviance

Marian Borg, Ph.D.
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WST4930 Women, Leadership and Diversity in the Global Environment

Anita Anantharam, Ph.D.
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AEC6211 Delivering Educational Programs in Agricultural Settings

Grady Roberts, Ph.D.
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GMS6483 Theories of Aging

Christy Carter, Ph.D.
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2015 Exemplary Courses
  • BSC2009L Laboratory in Biological Sciences
    • Catalina Pimiento & Kent Vliet, Ph.D., Instructors
    • Ashley Weser, Instructional Designer
  • CHM1025 Introduction to General Chemistry
    • Melanie Veige & Phillip J. Brucat, Ph.D., Instructors
    • Kristina Macadangdang, Instructional Designer
    • John Mitchell, Ph.D., Contributer
  • ENT4934 Social Entrepreneurship
    • Kristin Joos, Ph.D., Instructor
    • Tawnya Means, Ph.D., Instructional Designer
    • Jonathan Brown, Video Production
    • Daniel Ypsilanti, Graphic Designer
  • HUN2201 Fundamentals of Human Nutrition
    • Kristina von Castel-Roberts, Ph.D., Instructor
    • William Wildberger, Instructional Designer
  • VME4012 Aquatic Animal Conservation Issues
    • Iske Larkin, Ph.D., Patrick Larkin, Ph.D. & Amanda Ardente, D.V.M., Instructors
    • Heather Maness, Instructional Designer
  • Outstanding MOOC: Global Students Introduction to U.S. Law (Coursera)
    • Alyson Flournoy, J.D., Pedro Malavet, J.D., Claire Germain, Lyrissa Lidsky, J.D., Sharon Rush, J.D., Loren Turner, J.D., Jennifer Wondracek, J.D., Jeff Harrison, J.D., Ph.D. & Kenneth Nunn, J.D., Instructors
    • William Wildberger, Brian Schilling & Leonardo Latorre, Instructional Designers
    • Christina Lopez, Teaching Assistant
2014 Exemplary Courses

AOM2520 Global Sustainable Energy

Wendell Porter, Ph.D.
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AST1002 Discover the Universe

Naibi Mariñas, Ph.D.
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BSC2009 Biological Sciences

Nicole Gerlach, Ph.D.
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CJL3038 Law and Society

Lora Levett, Ph.D.
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IDS2338 Rethinking Citizenship

Emma K. Humphries, Ph.D.
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ISM3004 Computing in the Business Environment

Eric Olson, MS

SPN1130 Beginning Spanish I

Jesse Gleason, Ph.D.
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VEM5321 Integrating Veterinary Medicine with Shelter Systems

Terry Spencer, DVM Med
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