Thursday, April 10, 2003
USI’s Slavkin wins state award
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Honored for providing leadership in technology-enhanced teaching, Dr. Michael Slavkin, University of Southern Indiana assistant professor of education, was one of five Indiana educators recognized at the annual All Partners Conference held by the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System at Ball State University April 4. IHETS is a consortium of all public and private higher education institutions in Indiana. The awards were sponsored by the Indiana Partnership for Statewide Education, the primary leadership committee within IHETS that focuses on program delivery and facilitation of e-learning courses and programs. “We are proud to acknowledge these individuals for their outstanding contributions in developing e-learning opportunities,” said Dave King, executive director at IHETS. “These are some of the most creative people working in e-learning in Indiana. Their efforts are examples for the state and the country to be proud.” Slavkin won the Teaching with Technology category of the Awards for Innovative Teaching and Instruction Support in a tie with Dr. George Weimer of University of Indianapolis. Each recipient received a cash award for further professional development. With his practical teaching style and leadership in technology-enhanced teaching, Slavkin has served as an innovator and role model for other faculty. He also helps students identify the importance of technology in the classroom by infusing student-centered practices into his teaching. Slavkin holds a Ph.D. from Indiana University and joined the USI faculty in 2000. Several other USI representatives also attended the statewide conference. Kevin Valadares, assistant professor of health services/administration, and Jon Reidford, computer and Internet services coordinator for the School of Nursing and Health Professions, presented the session, “Assessment in Cyberspace: Strategies for Success with Online Testing to Improve Student Learning.” Dr. Martha Raske, assistant professor of social work; Michelle Alvarez, assistant professor of social work; and Kelly Alexander, social work graduate assistant, presented the poster session, “Evaluation of Course Modules for Professional Continuing Education.” Alvarez attended the session virtually while attending another national conference in Jacksonville, Fla., where she was an award recipient for her work in distance education. Dr. Karen Bonnell, director of Instructional Technology Services, and Dr. Saxon Reasons, ITS program manager, served on statewide committees to plan the conference. Other USI attendees included Dr. Suzi Wolfe, associate professor of German; Beth Thompson, associate director of the Charles E. Day Learning Resource Center; Lori Suter, developmental educator in Academic Skills; Dr. Michelle Blake, assistant professor of social work; and Dr. Otis Stanley, lecturer in nursing. USI’s nominees for the awards program also included Slavkin, Alvarez, and Eric VonFuhrmann, associate professor of English, in the Teaching in a Distance Education Program category; Dr. Scott Gordon, associate dean of the Pott School of Science and Engineering, in the Teaching with Technology category; and Reasons and Keith Kennedy, coordinator of instructional broadcasting in the School of Nursing and Health Professions, in the Instructional Support for Distance Education Teaching category. |
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