The Exemplary Online Teaching Awards (EOTA) 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.

The schedule for the 2024 Category Awards selection is as follows:

  • November 1, 2024: Nomination window opens
  • January 19, 2025: Deadline to submit nominations
  • February 2025: Committee will evaluate nominees and vote on winners
  • April 2025: Award winners will be notified and posted to the CTE Awards page
  • April 2025: The 2024 Exemplary Online Teaching Award category winners will be announced at a University-wide awards ceremony

Application Window:

The application window will open on November 1, 2024 at Noon EST and closes on January 19, 2025 11:59 PM EST.

How to Nominate

If you are interested in submitting a nomination for yourself or a colleague, preview the nomination form questions before submitting a nomination through ProposalSpace.  

2023 Exemplary Online Teaching Awards

Global Learning Experiences
DCP4214 Green Building Strategies, LEED Lab
Bahar Armaghani, M.S., Lead Instructor 

 

Inclusive Teaching Strategies
SPM3025 Diversity and Inclusion in
Sport Organizations
Christine Wegner, Ph.D., Instructor 

 

Large Enrollment Strategies
WIS2040 Wildlife Issues in a
Changing World
Michael Moulton, Ph.D., Instructor 

 

Quality of Course Materials
APK2100C Applied Human Anatomy with Lab
Joslyn Ahlgren, Ph.D., Instructor 

 

Fast Track: Innovative Teaching Approach
EDG7982 Practitioner Research
Elyse Hambacher, Ph.D., Instructor 

 

Imaginative or Innovative Approach
AEC3065 Issues in Agriculture & Life Sciences
Kevin Kent, Ph.D., Instructor 

 

Instructional Strategy
MUE6747 Assessing Music Learning
Marshall Haning, Ph.D., Lead Instructor and Course Representative 

 

Learner Satisfaction
IDS2935 Can We Design Better Humans? Should We?
Brian Harfe, Ph.D., Instructor 

 

Student Engagement
ANT3141 Development of
World Civilizations
Anthony Farace, M.S. Instructor 

 

Fast Track: Outstanding
Learning Experience
AEC3033c Research and Business
Writing in Agricultural and Life Sciences
Heather Young, Ph.D., Instructor 

2022 Exemplary Award Winners

Course screenshot.Imaginative or Innovative Approach
AEB5516 Quantitative Methods in Agribusiness Decisions

Dr. Misti Sharp, Instructor
Amanda Heinzmann, Teaching Assistant 

 

 

Course screenshot.Inclusive Teaching Strategies
PHA6276 Pharmacy Benefit Design and Management

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

 

 

Course screenshot.Instructional Strategy
EME4010 Distance Education Research and Practice

Dr. Bojan Lazarevic, Instructor 

 


Course screenshot.Large Enrollment Strategies

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

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

 

 

Course screenshot.Learner Satisfaction
URP6131 Land Use Planning Law

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

 

 

Course screenshot.Quality of Course Materials
APK6167 Nutrition Aspects of Human Performance

Dr. Blain Harrison, Instructor 

 

Course screenshot.Student Engagement
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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