CHARLES TOWN, W. Va--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 2, 2012--
American
Public University System (APUS) today announced that Dr.
Phil Ice, vice president of research and development, has been
honored by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) for
Outstanding Leadership by an Individual. USDLA, the nation’s
leading distance learning organization, presents the prestigious international
award annually to individuals engaged in the development and
delivery of distance learning programs.
"As a premier organization for the entire distance learning profession,
we honor Dr. Phil Ice as a leader in the industry," said Dr. John
G. Flores, executive director of USDLA. “Dr. Ice has raised the
bar of excellence and we recognize his ongoing contributions on behalf
of American Public University System to the distance learning industry."
The USDLA Awards were created to acknowledge major accomplishments in
distance learning and to highlight those distance learning instructors,
programs, and professionals who have achieved and demonstrated
extraordinary results through the use of online, videoconferencing,
satellite and blended learning delivery technologies.
"I’ve had the good fortune to work closely with Dr. Ice on many of his
pioneering industry initiatives on the cognitive impact of new and
emerging technologies in online learning environments,” said APUS
President and CEO Dr. Wallace E. Boston. “I’m very proud to congratulate
him on this well-earned recognition of his significant contributions to
our industry,”
The award marks the latest industry laurels for Dr. Ice, who received
the Wagner
Award for
Innovation in Distance Learning Administration in 2011 and three Effective
Practice of the Year Awards (2007, 2009 and 2010) from the Sloan
Consortium, which also recognized his leadership of an APUS team with
the Gomory
Award for Data Driven Quality Improvement in 2009. He was a member
of the advisory council for the 2011 and 2012 NMC / ELI Horizon Reports,
is a member of Adobe's Education Leaders Group and Higher Education
Advisory Board, and also received the Adobe Higher Education Leaders
Impact Award for 2010.
Dr. Ice’s vision for the future of technology in higher education has
covered the use of technology-mediated feedback, which has been adopted
by more than 50 institutions of higher education in five countries. It
also encompasses multi-level institutional assessment techniques and
application of semantic analysis for mapping institutional learning
assets.
Dr. Ice has conducted more than 200 peer-reviewed and invited
presentations and workshops, as well as authored more than 30
publications related to the integration of emerging technologies in
eLearning. He is also involved with seven other researchers in the US
and Canada in numerous other research initiatives related to the
Community of Inquiry Framework. This research has resulted in the
development of a validated instrument that captures the intersection of
teaching, social and cognitive presence in online learning environments.
About United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)
The United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA) is a 501(c) 3
non-profit association formed in 1987 and is located in Boston,
Massachusetts. The association reaches 20,000 people
globally with sponsors and members operating in and influencing 46% of
the $913 billion dollar U.S. education and training market. USDLA
promotes the development and application of distance learning for
education and training and serves the needs of the distance learning
community by providing advocacy, information, networking and
opportunity. Distance learning and training constituencies served
include pre-K-12 education, higher and continuing education, home
schooling as well as business, corporate, military, government and
telehealth markets. The USDLA trademarked logo is the recognized
worldwide symbol of dedicated professionals committed to the distance
learning industry. http://www.usdla.org
About American Public University System
American
Public University System, winner of the Sloan Consortium’s 2009
Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education and two-time
recipient of Sloan’s Effective Practices Award, offers 87 online degree
programs through American
Public University and American
Military University. APUS’s relevant curriculum, affordability and
flexibility help more than 100,000 working adults worldwide pursue
degrees in a diverse variety of subjects. For further information,
please visit www.apus.edu.
Source: American Public University System
American Public University System
Brian Muys, 703-334-3225
bmuys@apus.edu