BCOU "Open Thinking" course wins award.

"A new business course developed by the British Columbia Open University (BCOU) has been selected by WebCT to receive an Exemplary Course designation. [...] In 2003, the six selected exemplary courses represent institutions in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. BCOU's ADMN 361, Open Thinking, received the highest possible ratings in the categories of course design, interaction and collaboration, technology, assessment, and learner support.
"Open Thinking is delivered to students via the Internet over a fourteen-week period."
-- http://www.bcou.ca/news/releases/2003_06_10_00.html

"ADMN 361 is a three-credit competency-based course that focuses on the development and exploration of the use of our brain. In this course, the student is encouraged to take an inventive, flexible and responsive approach to problem solving [...].
Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Creating Openness
Module 3: Removing Barriers
Module 4: Understanding How the Brain Works
Module 5: Moving Towards Whole Body Thinking
Course Project: Maintaining Openness and Bringing It All Together"
-- http://www.bcou.ca/courses/admn361.html

 

The other winners

2003 Project - Winners Announced!



The winners of the 2003 Exemplary Course Project have been announced. Winners will present their courses during a presentation at the 2003 WebCT User Conference, July 14-18 in San Diego:

Ann Pollock
British Columbia Open University
Open Thinking

Rev. Dr. Susan Lochrie Graham
University of Exeter
Living Belief: Introduction to the Bible

Michael Danchak
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
GUI Building

Anita Philipp
Oklahoma City Community College
Web Site Development

Cheryl Schrader
University of Texas at San Antonio
Linear Systems and Control

Robert Sanders
Portland State University
Spanish 101

http://www.webct.com/exemplary#3