A Comprehensive Approach to Instructional Design at Northeastern University

June 2002, Columbus, Ohio

The EdTech Center was the recipient of the 2002 "Center of Excellence" award from New Media Centers for its "comprehensive approach to instructional design."

An international consortium of colleges, universities, and museums, New Media Centers announced the inaugural recipients of the organization's Center of Excellence Award at its annual conference in June 2002. The award, the highest honor bestowed by the NMC, recognizes demonstrated excellence and outstanding achievement in the application of technology to learning or creative expression. Other institutions recognized in 2002 include the following:

• California State University System, Center for Distributed Learning
• University of Calgary, Learning Commons
• Carleton College, Information Technology Services
• City College of New York, Robinson Center for Graphics Arts and Communications Design
• Northeastern University, Educational Technology Center

EdTech Center director Alicia Russell accepted the award at NMC's national conference in Columbus, Ohio. She presented an overview of the Center's approach to teaching and learning and screened an original video, "The Making of the EdTech Web Site," during the Five Minutes of Fame segment of the event.

Russell said, "To be recognized by a prestigious organization such as New Media Centers is an honor. The EdTech Center looks forward to building its reputation in the coming years. Our plans for the future include working with each of Northeastern's colleges to develop distributed learning plans and establishing a Center for Innovative Course Design with our many university partners."

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