We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s annual Exemplary Course Award.

Congratulations to Mari Dunning from Lifelong Learning for the award-winning course: XM18210: Writing Women: Feminism in Poetry and Prose.

The panel noted exemplary practice in the courses’ clear introduction and design, strong support and guidance, active and engaging participatory activities, and creative tasks. This was all achieved through an accessible and enthusiastic online learning environment.

Many congratulations to our highly commended and commended recipients:

• Law & Criminology’s Dr Kathy Hampson for the course LC37120: Critical and Radical Criminology
• Lifelong Learning’s Henrietta Tremlett for the course XM15710: Autobiographical Writing
• Computer Science’s Dr Yasir Saleem Shaikh for the course CSM0120: Programming for Scientists

These 3 courses demonstrated some excellent practices, including: clear and accessible structures, effective use of weekly quizzes, engaging and varied activities, clear marking and feedback processes, creative assessment design, and well-designed learning objectives communicated with clarity.

The award is assessed based on a rubric across four areas:

• Course Design
• Interaction and Collaboration
• Assessment
• Learner Support

The courses were of such a high standard, and we look forward to sharing their practices with you in due course.

Many congratulations to this year’s well-deserved recipients.