Learning Impact Awards 2020 Medal Winners
Congratulations to the eight medalists whose evidence-based technology projects were selected from 23 finalists in the 2020 competition by a panel of experts and peer voting.
PLATINUM MEDALS
Blended Learning Optimization
Digital Hands-on Learning Labs for FAST Track IT Programs — XtremeLabs LLC and Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) (Video, Paper)
Gaming, Simulation, and Immersive Learning
Virtual Reality in Vocational Training: Evaluating Effectiveness and Efficacy — TAFE NSW (Video, Paper)
GOLD MEDALS
Student Success and Outcomes-Based Learning Support Services
Berkeley Online Advising (BOA): Transforming Data for Student Success — Berkeley Online Advising (BOA); Research Teaching and Learning, UC Berkeley (Video, Paper)
MagicBox — Digital Education Solution for Student Success - MagicBox (Video, Paper)
SILVER MEDALS
Scaling Pedagogical Knowledge and Practice
Interactive Video, Reimagined — PlayPosit (Video, Paper)
Student Success and Outcomes-Based Learning Support Services
Simply Speak — Simply Speak and Florida Virtual School (Video, Paper)
BRONZE MEDALS
Education Pathways, Portfolios, and Learning Maps
Broward Open CLR Lab — Public Consulting Group and Broward County Public Schools (Video, Paper)
Scaling Pedagogical Knowledge and Practice
Leveraging Actionable Data to Transform and Safeguard Learning Environments — CatchOn and Mashpee Public Schools (Video, Paper)
Honorable Mentions
Adaptive Learning & Online Homework
Digital Credentials and Competency-Based Innovation
Blockcerts as Stackable Credentials for High-Impact Learning Experiences — Hyland/Learning Machine and Lehigh University (Video, Paper)
ACE and Credly Bridge the Gap Between Employer-led Learning and Academic Credit with Standards-based Digital Credentials — Credly and American Council on Education (Video, Paper)
e-Collaborative Learning
Tec Now — Tecnológico de Monterrey (Video, Paper)
Education Pathways, Portfolios, and Learning Maps
Squirrel AI Intelligent Adaptive Learning System — Squirrel AI Learning (Video, Paper)
Vocabulary Progression — Wayside Publishing (Video, Paper)
Evolution to Next Generation Digital Learning Environments
Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub — Cal Poly Digital Transformation Hub and California Polytechnic State University (Video, Paper)
Scaling Pedagogical Knowledge and Practice
How Wiris Quizzes Helped to Build a New Formative Assessment Paradigm for Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) — WIRIS (Video, Paper)
Hylable Discussion for Quantitative Discussion Visualization — Hylable Inc. (Video, Paper)
Student Success and Outcomes-Based Learning Support Services
Mindfulness Cabin — Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Video, Paper)
Miraimon: An Exam Question Predicting AI — SiGHTViSiT Inc. (Video, Paper)
My Spartan Story and the Spartan Experience Record — Michigan State University (Video, Paper)
Bernalillo Public Schools and Istation — Istation and Bernalillo Public Schools (Video, Paper)
Online Learning Provides Rigorous, Equitable Learning Opportunities to Rural District in South Carolina — Apex Learning and Spartanburg County School District One (Video, Paper)
Large-Scale Academic Ability Assessment Platform for Measuring Four Foreign Language Skills — UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD., Institute For Education Research (Video, Paper)