UT Dallas Faculty Member Honored for Online Teaching
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What does it take to make online learning as engaging and effective as traditional classroom teaching? Dr. Rebekah Nix, a senior lecturer in the UT Dallas School of Interdisciplinary Studies, knows.Nix, who teaches science education courses through the University’s Teacher Development Center, was honored with the 2010 Innovations in Online Learning Teaching Award by the UT System Innovations in Online Learning Conference (IOL) on Thurs., May 27, in Austin.“I am honored to be recognized by my peers, other online educators,” said Nix. “The award is a confirmation of the efforts that UT Dallas is making to advance the quality of education its students receive on campus and through distance education.”This award is given to an outstanding UT System faculty member or teaching assistant who has made innovative contributions to the field of teaching in online education. Recipients must have taught an online course within the past year in which they used inventive techniques in presenting learning materials and/or teaching their online course. Nix used her experiences as an online student and as a teacher to create a student-centered learning environment that would be useful and engaging, whether online or face-to-face.Nix independently designed and produced the educational technology course before UT Dallas had any on-campus support for distance learning. Student reviews consistently rate the course highly in terms of content and delivery and comment on Nix’s expertise and various modes of interaction. Nix received her PhD in science education from Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia.
