2017 Learning Impact Awards Winners

The following institutions and organizations were recognized with a 2017 Learning Impact Award for their outstanding achievement:

2017 Winners - New/Research Projects

• Platinum Medal: IBM's Open Badging Program - Pearson Acclaim and IBM (Video, Paper)

• Gold Medal: Texas Gateway CMDS - Trinity Education Group and Texas Education Agency (Video, Paper)

• Silver Medal: Connect2 Open Learning Platform for Higher Education—International - McGraw-Hill Education (Video, Paper)

• Bronze Medal: The IMDA Singapore PlayMaker Programme: Unleashing Creative Confidence in Children through Play and Maker-Centred Learning - Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, Tinkertanker PTE LTD, Preschool Market (Video, Paper)

• Bronze Medal: Bluepulse 2—Integrated - eXplorance (Video, Paper)

2017 Winners - Established Projects

• Platinum Medal: Universal Design Online content Inspection Tool (UDOIT) - University of Central Florida Center for Distributed Learning (Video, Paper)

• Gold Medal: HISD's Analytics for Education (A4E) Dashboards and PowerUser Reporting Environment (PWR) - Houston Independent School District (Video, Paper)

• Silver Medal: InQuizitive use at State College of Florida - W.W. Norton & Company and State College of Florida  (Video, Paper)

• Bronze Medal: PowerUp: Taking Technology Integration to the Next Level in K-12 - itslearning and Houston Independent School District (Video, Paper)

2017 Honorable Mentions

• Access Manager - McGraw-Hill Education (Video, Paper)

• Behavioral Analytics Driving Student Outcomes - Echo360 and University of Cincinnati (Video, Paper)

• Building an Ecosystem Using 1EdTech Standards - Pearson Realize and Berkeley County School District (Video, Paper)

• College for America at SNHU: Degree Programs that Work for Working Adults - College for America at Southern New Hampshire University (Video, Paper)

• CTU Mobile by Colorado Technical University - CTU Mobile and Colorado Technical University (Video, Paper)

• Development and Verification of an e-Learning System that Augments Interest and Inner Motives - Kumsung Pub. and purunet.com (Video, Paper)

• FLVS Playbook - Florida Virtual School (Video, Paper)

• Follett Discover Suite of Products to Support Academic Success - Follett (Video, Paper)

• Hawkes Learning Partners with the University of Louisville on an Emporium Approach to Intervention Courses in Algebra - Hawkes Learning and University of Louisville (Video, Paper)

• HigherEd.org–A New Learning Ecosystem and Portal for Personalized Competency-Based Education - HigherEd.org New Learning Ecosystem and Lord Fairfax Community College (Video, Paper)

• Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) Lab on Wheels - Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) of Singapore (Video, Paper)

• Integrated Learning Analytics for Video using LTI and Caliper - Kaltura and Blackboard (Video, Paper)

• KANTAN (Easy) cloud-based e-learning authoring and delivery service - NetLearning (Video, Paper)

• Learnosity Assessment APIs - Learnosity (Video, Paper)

• LIVE (Learning Immersion in a Virtual Environment) Effectively Reaches Global Audience and Measures Engagement - Ingram Micro (Video, Paper)

• LMS Dynamic LTI Handler - University of Phoenix (Video, Paper)

• LMS LTI Integration with Adobe Connect Virtual Classroom Platform - eSyncTraining and Pasco eSchool (Video)

• M2B System for Data-Driven Education and Learning-Learning Analytics Center - Kyushu University (Video, Paper)

• MyInternshipBuddy@WORK at Republic Poly - Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, Republic Polytechnic of Singapore, Coursepad Pte Ltd (Video, Paper)

• Nebula: A New Design For Canvas Discussion Boards - Northwestern University (Video, Paper)

• Norming student essays using Turnitin Revision Assistant to inform instruction at Newport-Mesa USD - Turnitin and Newport-Mesa Unified School District (Video, Paper)

• Nudging Student Success with UMBC's Check My Activity (CMA) LMS Feedback Tool - University of Maryland Baltimore County and University of Maryland Baltimore County Division of Information Technology (Video, Paper)

• OpenSALT - PCG Education and Houston Independent School District (Video, Paper)

• Penn State Digital Badging Platform - Penn State University TLT Studio and Penn State University Libraries (Video, Paper)

• Pilot on IoT@Schools - Promote Inquiry-based Learning with Real-World Data - Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore and Sciencescope Limited (Video, Paper)

• Robots for Early Childhood Education - Infocomm Media Development Authority of Singapore, Robotics Research University, Nanyang Technological University, SoftBank Telecom Singapore (Video, Paper)

• Scope by Purdue: A lesson in using the Caliper Specification - Purdue Teaching and Learning Technologies (Video, Paper)

• Texas OnCourse CBE Micro-credential System - Learning Objects and the University of Texas at Austin (Video, Paper)

• Transforming learning at scale: How Saint Leo University unified its learning ecosystem for better results - D2L and Saint Leo University (Video, Paper)