2023 AAOU Awards

Congratulations to the winners of the 2023 AAOU Awards for the category of Best Paper Award, Best Practice Award, and Young Innovator Award. Prior to the conference, full papers submitted for the conference were evaluated and shortlisted by the Conference Programme Committee. The Adjudication Committees for Best Paper Award and Best Practice Award chose six finalists (per award) for oral presentation at the 36th AAOU Annual Conference.

After assessing the presentation of the authors of these papers, three winners for each of the awards were selected. The winners of each award were presented along with cash incentives at the closing ceremony of the conference. The contributions of all winners and authors of papers are highly appreciated.

AWARDEES

Best Paper Award

  • Gold Medal:
    EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS ON LEARNER PARTICIPATION IN E-LEARNING
    JungHyun Park, Jin Gon Shon
    Korea National Open University
  • Silver Medal:
    A STUDY ON THE FULFILLMENT OF PRACTICUM AND DIGITAL LITERACY IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
    Jinah Seol, Younghee Woo, Hyeryung Jung
    Korea National Open University
  • Silver Medal:
    PROBLEMATIZING TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTIONISM IN OPEN UNIVERSITIES: PERSPECTIVES DRAWN USING THE METHOD OF EMPATHY-BASED STORIES (MEBS)
    David Lim, Hamidah Mat, Fatimah Yussoff
    Open University Malaysia

Best Practice Award

  • Gold Medal:
    LEVERAGING GENERATIVE AI TO BUILD A BESPOKE EDUCATIONAL CHATBOT
    Nantha Kumar Subramaniam
    Open University Malaysia
  • Silver Medal:
    IBOOK PLUS: AN INTERACTIVE BOOK-BASED APPROACH IN OPEN AND DISTANCE E-LEARNING
    Roberto B. Figueroa Jr.
    University of the Philippines Open University
  • Silver Medal:
    DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES BASED ON SPATIAL LEARNING ANALYTICS OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING STUDENTS
    Hajrah Amir, Kamran Mir, Ali Tahir, Salman Atif, Arham Muslim
    National University of Sciences and Technology
    Allama Iqbal Open University

Young Innovator Award

  • Silver Medal:
    REVOLUTIONISING LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH AIGC-AVATAR: INSIGHTS FROM STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES
    Saw Fen Tan
    Wawasan Open University

ADJUDICATION COMMITTEE

Best Paper Award

  • Chair:
    Jean A. Saludadez, Ph.D.
    Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration
    University of the Philippines Open University
  • Members:
    Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda
    Acting Vice-President for Human Resources, Research, and General Administration
    Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

    Dr. Zahid Majeed
    Director of Academic Planning and Course Production
    Allama Iqbal Open University

Best Practice Award

  • Chair:
    Prof. Tsuneo Yamada
    Advisor to OUJ President for International Affairs
    The Open University of Japan
  • Members:
    Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fırat
    Professor at the Faculty of Open Education
    Anadolu University

    Asst. Prof. Dr. Gan Chanyawudhiwan
    Acting Vice-President for Academic Services, Cultural Preservation, and International Affairs
    Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University

Young Innovator Award

  • Chair:
    Prof. Dr. Santhi Raghavan
    General Manager of Learner Experience and Technology Open University Malaysia
  • Members:
    Dr. Reinald Pugoy
    Gold Medal Winner for AAOU Young Innovator Award 2022
    University of the Philippines Open University

    Prof. Dr. Cengiz Hakan Aydın
    Head of the Distance Education Department, Faculty of Open Education
    Anadolu University