Group photo 2021 and 2022 award winners (1)
Each year, USDLA recognizes innovators and leaders within the distance/digital learning industry as part of our international Awards program. These highly coveted awards are presented annually to organizations and individuals who compete across several categories of excellence. The USDLA International Distance Learning Awards are created to acknowledge major accomplishments in distance/digital learning and to highlight those instructors, programs, and professionals who have achieved and demonstrated extraordinary achievements through the use of online learning techniques, innovation, and video delivery technologies globally.

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This year, the following nominees were chosen by the review committee to receive awards in their respective categories:

Quality Research
- Gold: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Creating Relevant Extended Reality
- Silver: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Remote Education Tutors
- Bronze: Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University - Examining research on the impact of distance and online learning: A second-order meta-analysis study

Excellence in Distance Teaching
- Gold: Anna Hollis - University or Texas, Arlington
- Silver: Heather Vaccaro - Savannah College of Arts and Designs
- Bronze: Heather Leslie - University or San Diego

Innovation (Higher Ed)
- Gold: Stevens Institute of Technology - Boosted Learning: Continued Learning Between Semesters
- Silver: Walden University - Expanding Experiential Learning with Mixed-Reality Online Simulations
- Bronze: Walden University - The Student Progress Insights and Innovation (SPII) Hub

Innovation (K-12)
- Gold: University of Central Florida - Personalized Adaptive Learning
- Silver: White Plains City School District and the Liberty Science Center - Architecture and Engineering Unit

Corporate
- Gold: Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration - Student Virtual Experiences
- Silver: Florida Virtual School - FlexPoint Education Cloud
- Bronze: Liberty Science Center - OpenSciEd Middle School Science Curriculum

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