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Award Info
Program Overview
The In-Unit Excellence in Instructional Design award to recognize the outstanding performance, scholarship, and service of the Instructional Design faculty members. One award for Excellence in Instructional Design is available.
Please contact your division head’s office for earlier deadlines.
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The recipient of the Excellence in Instructional Design award shall receive a one-time payment of $2,000. Award amounts are treated as income and are subject to normal withholding tax.
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Each candidate:
- Must be a full-time in-unit instructional designer on a non-visiting, non-OPS 12-month contract at the time of nomination and over the three preceding academic years.
- Must not have received an Excellence in Instructional Design award in the past three academic years.
Criteria
- Innovative contributions to UCF and/or the ID field;
- Evidence of outstanding effort to promote quality of online instruction and improve relationships with faculty members at UCF.
Application Materials
Award applications are submitted through Interfolio. Visit this link for a video tutorial on filing for awards or explore this guide. For more information, please contact your director.
Application Materials
- Statement of Philosophy of Instructional Design
- Curriculum Vitae
- Letters or Other Supporting Documentation (previous three years)
- Letters or other documentation in support of the candidate which should include, for example:
- Innovative contributions to UCF and/or the instructional design field.
- Effort to improve instructional design services.
- Sustained excellence in the instructional design profession.
- Letters or other documentation in support of the candidate which should include, for example:
- Other
Evaluation and Award Process
The Awards Committee will facilitate the process and determine the winner.
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