FIU Online is proud to participate in Blackboard Inc.’s Exemplary Course Program, which awards online and blended courses that meet exceptionally high standards for course design, interaction and collaboration, assessment, and learner support. Since 2006, 13 courses from FIU have won the prestigious Blackboard Catalyst Exemplary Course Award, making FIU the most awarded public university in the program.
Alongside the Quality Matters and Gold Standards rubrics, FIU Online uses the Blackboard Exemplary Course rubric as a benchmark of quality for our online course offerings. Visit the Blackboard Exemplary Course Program website for more information about the program and award, and speak to an FIU Online instructional designer if you are interested in submitting your course for review.
Exemplary Course Award Winners
Year
Course Title
Faculty Member
College/Department
2006
Women, Culture & Economic Development
Irma Alonso
College of Arts and Sciences
2008
Psychology of Women
Dionne Stephens
College of Arts and Sciences
2012
Foundations of Educational Research
Melody Whiddon Willoughby
College of Education
2012
Customer Relationship Management
Nancy Rauseo
College of Business
2013
Social and Personality Development
Melody Whiddon Willoughby
College of Arts and Sciences
2013
Wellness Management
Marc Weinstein
College of Business
2014
Crisis Management
Adam Owenz
College of Business
2014
Human Resource Management
Emmanuele Archange
College of Business
2014
Marketing Yourself in Today’s Competitive Job Market
Kimberly Taylor
College of Business
2014
Business Law I
Wendy Gelman
College of Business
2014
Issues in Early Childhood Education
Laura Dineheart
College of Education
2014
Educational Psychology
Melody Whiddon Willoughby
College of Education
2014
Project Management Basics
Silvia Gurdian
University College