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Volume 5 Issue 4 August/September 2001

CVC Online Teaching Web Site Award

Congratulations to Dr. Elizabeth Barkley, the winner of the CVC Online Teaching Web Site Award for 2001!

The award and a $2,500 prize will be presented at an October 15 luncheon that's part of the CVC Online Learning in Higher Education conference at the Waterfront Hilton in Huntington Beach.

Elizabeth Barkley chairs the Music Department at Foothill College and was the 1999 recipient of the California Community College's Hayward Award for Excellence in Teaching. Her “Music of Multicultural America” online course was praised by the judges for the excellence of its content and the strength and variety of its student activities. The course is designed to offer students the flexibility to study the subject entirely online, entirely face-to-face or through any combination in between that meets their scheduling and learning needs. Students from traditional and online sections are "blended" into one; everyone logs on to the same course site, providing the potential for richer student learning.

The instructor describes “Music of Multicultural America” as a “quiet revolution.” Historically, music courses have covered primarily the music traditions of Western Europe. The “Music of Multicultural America” traces the development of music such as blues, jazz, gospel, spirituals, Anglo folk music, salsa, rock ‘n roll, Tejano, and Cajun.

Two additional sites will also be recognized on October 15 for exemplifying quality online instruction. These Honorable Mentions go to:

Gina Jerry
Introduction to the Internet
Los Angeles Valley College

Dr. David Pierce
The Solar System
El Camino College

Nominated web sites were judged on educational content, construction and layout, instructional design, use of multimedia, interactivity and community, and accessibility to those with disabilities.

The winner of the 2001 CVC Award for the best online teaching web site and Honorable Mention awardees have been invited to demonstrate their courses at the October 14-16 CVC 2001 conference.

For more information about the conference, visit http://pdc.cvc.edu/conferences/.