
Tips from 2022's award-winners
Video interviews with category winners from 2022's awards.
Nominations for the 2023 awards are now open!
If you would like to highlight an exemplary Blackboard course, or other VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) that provides excellent online support for your course, then submit your nomination here or via the image link below.
You may nominate up to 3 modules, and the link will remain open until 18th June 2023. It can be any module from the current academic year. For every module you nominate you will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a £50 Amazon voucher.
Courses will be shortlisted based on the number of nominations they receive and student comments, and a team of judges will view the shortlisted courses. Winners will be announced at the Awards Event in September, and shared via this page afterwards.
Examples and tips from previous award-winning courses are available below.
Staff have the opportunity to nominate one of their own courses in this category and this year we are aligned to four thematics within the Blackboard exemplary course programme and the TEF indicator questions. For further information, view the separate staff self-nomination form.
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In 2020 we launched the Blackboard & VLE Awards superleague, featuring courses that have won previously and are still consistently nominated by students for the outstanding support they provide. For inspiration, tour some of the superleague courses on YouTube or search the Blackboard Course Catalogue for 'Superleague'.
Now into its eleventh year, our Excellence in VLE Awards gives students the opportunity to nominate exemplary Blackboard modules, or those using other VLE (Virtual Learning Environment) platforms, and highlight what it is that makes these courses stand out.
Award-winning courses have been chosen for their innovative features and for the high standard of support they offer students. The judging panel includes student representation, Associate Deans (Education) and online learning specialists. Our course rubric explains some of the key aspects considered. Find out more about last year's winning courses in our Blackboard & VLE Awards: 10th Anniversary blog post.
Central to the VLE Awards is the chance to share good practice. Our Award winners are encouraged to contribute case studies of their practice. Short presentations summarising features praised by students, using examples from shortlisted courses, can be viewed below. This is further explored through a series of workshops for staff, which showcase faculty-specific examples of excellent materials, offer practical tips and discuss good design for online learning.
Video interviews with category winners from 2022's awards.
Explore why students nominated the finalists for 2022's Overall award winners in this video playlist.
Tour the winning courses and hear from award winners what worked well in an extraordinary year.
7-minute overview summarising students' comments from the record-breaking 2021 VLE Awards.
What did students value in 2020's award-winning course sites?
Video interviews and demonstrations from 2019's shortlisted courses.
Animation featuring 2018's shortlisted courses.
Blackboard site featuring examples and advice from 2017's shortlisted courses.
Prezi featuring 2016's shortlisted courses.
Prezi featuring 2015's shortlisted courses.
Prezi featuring 2014's shortlisted courses.