Learning Impact 2011 Award Winners

The Learning Impact Awards are designed to recognize the most impactful use of technology worldwide in support of learning. This unique program evaluates established, new, and research efforts in context at an implementing learning institution.

Platinum Awards:

Platinum Awards (established initiatives):

Using eXact LCMS at the UKS NHS - eXact learning solutions and e-Learning for Healthcare (Italy)
Wimba @ Work: Improving Access for High Needs Career Education - Blackboard and Bloomsburg University (USA)

Platinum Awards (new and R&D initiatives):

Diving Supervisor and Chamber Supervisor Training Simulator - Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme, Inc (ADAS) and Active Learning Partners (Australia)
Turbocharging FLVS' Content with Octane(TM) from Ucompass.com, Inc. - Ucompass.com, Inc and Florida Virtual School (USA)

Gold Awards:

Gold Awards (established initiatives):

EF Englishtown - Englishtown B.V. (Switzerland)
The Progressive Science Initiative and the Progressive Mathematics Initiative: an effective new approach to student learning and teacher training -SMART Technologies and New Jersey Center forTeaching and Learning (USA)

Gold Awards (new and R&D initiatives):

ALPS CETL “Promoting the Concept of Competency Maps and Interprofessional Assessments linked to e-Portfolios to Enhance the Student Learning Experience in preparation for Work Based Learning,Employability and Life Long Learning. - ALPS CETL team (United Kingdom)
Cengage Learning Course360 Custom Course Solutions in 1EdTech Common Cartridge v1.0 - Cengage Learning (USA)

Silver Awards:

Silver Awards (established initiatives):

SCU Learning WAVE - Seoul Cyber
University (Korea)
Campus Pack and Baldwin-Wallace College: Encouraging student educational goal planning and facilitating life-long learning - Learning Objects, Inc. and Baldwin-Wallace College (USA)

Silver Awards (new and R&D initiatives):

ONYX: modular QTI 2.1 based e-assessment - BPS BildungsportalSachsen GmbH
Open Learning for Science Education - The Richness of European Science Centres and Museums Connected to Users and Learners Worldwide - Ecsite - the European Network of Science Centres and Museums (Multiple EU Countries)

Bronze Awards:

Bronze Awards (established initiatives):

Mathletics - 3P Learning Pty Ltd (Australia)
FASTEL (For All Students & Teachers in the E-Learning space) - Ministry of Education, Science and Technology & Kongju National University and SK C&C (Korea)

Bronze Awards (new and R&D initiatives):

iUOC: Enhanced Mobile Learning at UOC - Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) supported by Orange Spain (Spain)
Jericho: Breaking down the barriers of vocational career choices & workplace assessment -S&B Automotive Academy and JISC-RSC South West England (United Kingdom) -

The following nominations received non-medal Learning Impact Leadership Awards:

Established initiatives:

4-Screen based Converged Smart Learning Platform (CSLP) - SK Telecom and 4CSoft, Inc. (Korea)
Innovative Global Classroom System (IGCS) - Institute for Information Industry & Hong Ding Technology Co., Ltd (Taiwan)
lynda.com @ PennState: Help! I Need Training Now! Providing Just-in-Time Training - lynda.com Online Training Library and Penn State University (USA)
Using HarvestRoad Hive: Birmingham Learning Platform - eXact learning solutions and Link2ICT (Italy)
Redefining 'Class' - Wanganui Park Secondary College (Australia)
LTI-enabled e-learning System at Yeungnam University - DUNET and Yeungnam University (Korea)

New and R&D initiatives:

eRepository-BLTI-ANGEL@PennState - Penn State University (USA)
Harmonizing Virtual Mobility and the European Qualification Framework - VIRQUAL and Universidade do Porto (Portugal)
Enabling Integrated Learning Environments (EILE) - University of Kent (United Kingdom)
Standard Development Research on the Connection between e-Learning and e-Textbooks Implemented by ePub - KERIS (Korea Education Research & Information system) (Korea)
The Project about Development of an Open Source Based for Implementation of Smart Learning environment - KERIS (Korea Education Research & Information system) (Korea)
Learning Components at Utah Valley University - Learning Components and Utah Valley University (USA)
Lightwork - Managing Marking Effectively - Massey University (New Zealand)
Education Living Lab in Cloud Computing - Ngee Ann Secondary School (Singapore)