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Outstanding Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award

All full-time and part-time UNO faculty teaching in the current academic year are eligible to be nominated. Nominations may be made by a current or former student, faculty member, staff member, or administrator (e.g., chair/director, dean). Individuals can nominate themselves for the award.

Nominate for the Award [Deadline: April 27th]

All Recipients by year:

  • 2019 recipient – Erica Rose, CEHHS ( 2019 News Release)
  • 2020 recipient – Dr. Jeff Bredthauer, CBA ( 2020 News Release)
  • 2021 recipients – Dr. Melissa Cast-Brede, CEHHS and Jody Boyer, CFAM ( 2021 News Release)
  • 2022 recipients – Dr. Cecilia Tocaimaza-Hatch, CAS and Tara Toscano, CAS ( 2022 News Release)

Each Spring, a UNO faculty member is recognized with the Outstanding Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award. Sponsored by ITS, the Outstanding Innovation in Teaching with Technology Award honors faculty who have implemented outstanding innovative teaching approaches shown to increase student learning, engagement and success. Innovative teaching is defined broadly and may include:

  • The use of new instructional technologies, the use of traditional technologies in creative ways;
  • The adoption of teaching strategies that scale through the use of technology;
  • The adoption of tools or integrations that engage students in the learning process.

The award recognizes faculty members who have contributed significant, creative teaching innovations that promote effective and deeper learning.


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Erica Rose, Instructor, Library Science

"Online learning affords me the privilege of sharing my passion for librarianship with students across the country and even the world. The online classroom celebrates the varied and unique perspectives of a wide variety of students. In many ways, online learning models the very work we are training students for: connecting people to the resources and information they need using the tools that fit into lives."

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