| Associate Professor Lori Lockyer and Mr Martin Olmos with the Platinu... Associate Professor Lori Lockyer and Mr Martin Olmos with the Platinum Learning Impact Award trophy |
Platinum success for the GSM
27 May 2008 | Bernie Goldie
The Graduate School of Medicine's (GSM) Online Learning Environment (OLE) has been selected from 23 global finalists in Austin, Texas, to win the prestigious 2008 Platinum Learning Impact Award.
The event was conducted by the IMS Global Learning Consortium, Inc -- a global, non-profit, association that provides leadership in shaping and growing the learning and educational technology industries through collaborative support of standards, innovation, best practice and recognition of superior learning impact.
The consortium is made up of more than 100 members including universities, research institutes, publishers, and e-learning software developers.
The annual Learning Impact Awards recognise outstanding applications of technology that address the most significant challenges facing the global education and training industries. Award criteria include access, affordability, quality, adoption, accountability, organisational learning, interoperability and innovation.
In October 2007, the GSM OLE was the top-ranked entry in the Australian regional competition which earned the University of Wollongong a place among the international finalists competition held in Texas.
UOW was recognised as the top entry overall and shared the Platinum Award with the Tennessee Board of Regents Online Campus Collaborative and Giunti Labs at Volkswagen Group Italia.
The OLE also received a number of "best in category" awards including:
- Best New Learning Project
- Best Academic Program Solution
- Best Graduate School Solution
The GSM's OLE was designed and developed by the Associate Dean of Research in the Faculty of Education, Associate Professor Lori Lockyer and the Educational Technology Manager in the Graduate School of Medicine, Mr Martin Olmos.
Professor Lockyer and Mr Olmos said the GSM was leading the way in how institutions worldwide can incorporate technology into their courses.
The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Professor Paul Chandler, said it was an outstanding success for UOW describing it as a “top notch international award”.
The OLE is an innovative combination of the use of Vista and Equella -- the content management system of the Tasmanian-based The Learning Edge. The OLE provides GSM students and staff with access to all learning activities and resources that are linked to the course learning outcomes, helps to manage quality assurance processes, and supports staff in curriculum mapping.
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