IRVINE, CA, Aug. 02, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Campus Technology has officially announced the recipients of its 2018 Impact Awards (formally the Innovators Awards). After a nomination process that brought in submissions from across the country, 14 honorees were selected in five categories.
In their 14th year, the Campus Technology Impact Awards recognize colleges and universities that are making an extraordinary impact with technology on campus, doing important work in the service of teaching, learning, administration and operations. These projects, both cutting-edge and well established, have made their mark on campus and on the higher ed community at large.
"Technology can impact higher education in a variety of ways, and these 14 projects are terrific examples of that,” said Rhea Kelly, executive editor of Campus Technology. It's a pleasure to recognize this year's honorees for their inspiring work, and we look forward to delving deeper into their stories over the coming months."
The 2018 Campus Technology Impact Award Winners:
Category: IT Infrastructure and Systems
Kennesaw State University
Project: Working with Vendors to Create a Custom Captioning Solution
Project lead: Jordan Cameron, assistant director of academic web accessibility
Vendors/technologies: Ceilo24, Kaltura
Indiana University
Project: Jetstream: A Cloud System Enabling Learning in Higher Education Communities
Project lead: David Y. Hancock, program director, Advanced Cyberinfrastructure
Vendors/technologies: Ceph, Dell, MathWorks, OpenStack, Red Hat
Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
Project: Hurricane Maria Disaster Recovery
Project lead: Gilberto J. Marxuach Torrós, president
Vendors/technologies: Amazon Web Services, The College Board, Dynamic Campus, Microsoft, Moodle
Category: Education Futurists
Washington College
Project: Augmented Archives
Project leads: Heather Calloway, archivist and special collections librarian, and Raven Bishop, instructional technologist
Vendors/technologies: Apple, Aurasma (now HP Reveal), Blabberize, CamScanner, Microsoft, Pro Cyc, YouTube
Drexel University
Project: Virtually Inspired
Project Leads: Susan C. Aldridge, president, Drexel University Online, and Marci Powell, project director and researcher, Virtually Inspired, CEO/president, Marci Powell & Associates, and chair emerita and past president, United States Distance Learning Association
Vendors/technologies: Adobe, GoDaddy, MailChimp, Seer Interactive, WordPress
University of Oxford Saïd Business School
Project: The Oxford HIVE: Hub for International Virtual Education
Project lead: Mark Bramwell, CIO and director of professional services
Vendors/technologies: LG, Sennheiser, SyncRTC, VDO360, Vogel's Professional Solutions
Category: Teaching and Learning
The University of Texas at El Paso
Project: Tech-E Outreach Program
Project lead: Michael T. Pitcher, director, academic technologies
Vendors/technologies: 3DPrinterOS, Apple, Ozobot, Raspberry Pi, Ultimaker
North Carolina State University
Project: GlobalVR: Teaching Cultural Competencies Through Virtual Reality
Project lead: Ilin Misaras, assistant director, Global Training Initiative
Vendors/technologies: Adobe, GoPro, Kolor, Moodle, Samsung, WondaVR
Hillsborough Community College
Project: Redesigning College Algebra: Delivery, Support, Results
Project lead: Misty Vorder Bruegge, math instructor
Vendors/technologies: Apple, McGraw-Hill Education, Pearson, Promethean
Columbus State Community College
Project: “iComp: A Guide to First-Year Writing” Multi-Touch iBook
Project lead: Nick Lakostik, assistant professor
Vendors/technologies: Adobe, Apple
Category: Administration
Georgetown University
Project: Georgetown 360
Project lead: Linda Buckley, assistant vice president, administrative applications
Vendors/technologies: Affinaquest, Appirio, Conga, DocuSign, Emma, ForceAmp, MuleSoft, SalesForce, Wealth Engine
Southern Connecticut State University
Project: Educational Intelligence: How One University Uses Data to Improve Student Outcomes
Project lead: Michael Ben-Avie, Interim Associate Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Vendors/technologies: Digital Measures, IBM, Snap Surveys, Watermark
Category: Student Systems & Services
St. John’s University
Project: BKFNDr Mobile App
Project lead: St. John’s University Libraries Web & Emerging Technologies Team
Vendors/technologies: Apple, Ionic Framework, Radius Networks
Maryville University
Project: Enterprise Application Solution for Yield
Project lead: Kathleen Lueckeman, chief innovation officer
Vendors/technologies: Huron Consulting Group, Salesforce.org
All winners will be featured in the October/November issue of Campus Technology and on https://campustechnology.com beginning this month.
To learn more, visit https://campustechnology.com/impact
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