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Educational Technology Services
(ETS) has received the 2004 Center of Excellence Award from the New
Media Consortium. The award, the highest honor bestowed by the NMC,
recognizes “demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievement in
the application of technology to learning or creative expression."
The New Media Consortium
(NMC) is an international consortium of nearly 200 leading colleges,
universities, and museums dedicated to the exploration and use of
new media and new technologies. NMC member institutions are found
in almost every state in the US , across Canada , and in Europe, Latin
America, and Japan. The award was presented to ETS on June 17, in
Vancouver, British Columbia at the NMC annual meeting.
The citation reads: “Recognized
for their exemplary support of faculty.” The accompanying statements
note that ETS has “helped set the standards in the application of
new media form to teaching, learning, and creative expression.”
Some of the activities which
led to this recognition include:
- Extensive faculty development program of workshops and individual
consultations
- Emphasis on being close to faculty and studying what they really
want and really use
- Attention to user interface design and usability testing in classrooms
and web materials
- Integration of learning systems, learning spaces and webcasting
in one organization
- Emphasis on programs and services that promise major impact on
teaching and learning and are scalable and sustainable.
The award [seen at left]
includes a specially struck medallion suspended in a translucent obelisk.
The Center of Excellence Award has been designed purposefully to make
it distinct from other award or recognition programs. Colleges do
not compete for the award, nor is it granted within predefined categories.
The selection process is based on the MacArthur Awards, and like that
program, the nominators and others involved in the selection process
remain anonymous as a core principle of the program. They are chosen
from organizations both within and outside the NMC, and represent
a considerable diversity of knowledge.
The award was received for
UC Berkeley by Victor Edmonds, director of Educational Technology
Services; Mara Hancock, associate director for Learning Systems; Judy
Stern, Faculty Development Program; and Adam Hochman, Multimedia Services.
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