Innovation of the Year
Innovation of the Year
Every year the League honors outstanding innovations which have been recognized by member institutions as Innovations of the Year. These innovations represent capstone achievements and the continuing renewal of the spirit of innovation and experimentation upon which the League was founded.
Which innovation will join the list of previous EMCC Innovation of the Year winners?
If your proposal is selected as the District Innovation of the Year, you and/or your team could win the Dr. Paul M. Pair Innovation of the Year Award, which includes $2,000 to be used to further the winning innovation.
The deadline for EMCC submittals for the 2011/2012 Innovation of the Year is Monday, March 5.
Please submit your innovation via email to our EMCC Innovation of the Year Liaison, Brachelle McMurry at dl-emc-humanresources@estrellamountain.edu . Innovations will be reviewed by a EMCC peer committee per the following criteria.
Quality: It is evident that the innovation increases "quality" in the course, program, office, or institution.
Efficiency: There is evidence that the innovation contributes to a more efficient way of doing things.
Cost Effectiveness: There is evidence that the innovation adds a value to the institution while at the same time containing or reducing costs.
Replication: The innovation selected can be replicated in other institutions with a minimum of difficulty.
Creativity: The innovation should be as original as possible or the adaptation should be creative.
Timeliness: The innovation should not be more than five years old in the institution, but it must have been around long enough to be tested so that it meets most of the criteria.
Learning:The results of the innovation have been shared with others for the benefit of students throughout Maricopa.
Collaboration:The innovation successfully demonstrates collaboration, teamwork, and cooperation to ensure continuous process improvement efforts on behalf of students throughout Maricopa.
Maximizing Student Success – Estrella Mountain will create and expand learning-centered programs and strategies that support the success of students.
Creating a Culture of Assessment – Estrella Mountain will commit to assessing and documenting learning outcomes across divisions that result in strategies to improve learning.
Creating an Organizational Culture that Supports Learning – Estrella Mountain will cultivate an organizational culture where policies, programs, practices, and employees support learning as the major priority. This includes professional development programs and diversity initiatives that prepare all employees to become more effective facilitators of learning.
Creating Dynamic Environments that Support Student Learning – Estrella Mountain will promote and support the expansion of dynamic learning environments that improves student learning through the effective use of information technology and teaching pedagogies.
Maximizing Partnerships and Resources to Support Learning – Estrella Mountain will maximize existing partnerships and resources (capital and human), while continuing to pursue new opportunities to support learning.
Under downloads is last years winner of Innovation of Year nomination form.
EMCC Previous Winners
1994 A New Learning Community
1995 The Fitness Center Team
1996 The Genesis West Program
1997 Fitness Track
1998 Beta Alpha XI “Students’ Right, Responsibilities, and Privileges”
1999 Cisco Regional Networking Academy
2000 The New Car Raffle
2001 One – Stop Enrollment – Also selected as the Dr. Paul M. Pair Innovation of the Year
2002 Center for Teaching and Learning
2003 The NASA Center for Success in Mathematics and Science
2004 Hybrid Learning Program
2005 Planning, Effectiveness, and Assessment: A Stakeholder Driven Strategic Planning Process
2006 "Learning Studios" Radical Flexibility for the Next Generation of Learning Spaces
2007 Student Success Conference
2008 Student Peer Mentoring Program
2009 Adjunct Faculty Online Orientation
2010 The Humannequin Project
The campus winner will then will represent the College in the District-wide competition. All selected innovations will be celebrated at the Innovation of the Year Awards Program that will be held from 2:30pm-4:00pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at Rio Salado College Conference Center.
