{"630898":{"#nid":"630898","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Faculty Honored by USG for Classroom Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwo Georgia Tech professors have been honored by the University System of Georgia for their dedication in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAshok Goel\u003C\/strong\u003E, professor in the School of Interactive Computing, will receive a Regents Award for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. The award recognizes his groundbreaking contributions to the evolution of online learning.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWidely known as creators of Jill Watson \u0026shy;\u0026ndash; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/jill-watsons-terrific-twos\u0022\u003Ethe world\u0026rsquo;s first artificially intelligent (AI) teaching assistant\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026ndash; Goel and his Design and Intelligence Lab team continue to build upon the Jill platform to create next-generation AI tools that increase engagement, help retention, and improve learning outcomes for online teachers and learners.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We\u0026rsquo;re moving well beyond answering questions about a particular class and getting closer to developing AI technologies that can scale globally, work in tandem with other AIs, and truly be transformative for a broad spectrum of online learners,\u0026rdquo; \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dilab.gatech.edu\/ashok-k-goel\/\u0022\u003EGoel\u003C\/a\u003E said.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/news\/630839\/award-recognizes-professors-impact-evolution-online-learning\u0022\u003ERead more about Goel\u0026rsquo;s work.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDonald Webster\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Karen and John Huff Chair of the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Felton Jenkins Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Award. The award recognizes faculty for their strong commitment to teaching and student success.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWebster is the only faculty member from a Georgia research university to receive this \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/facultydevelopment\/centers\/program_spotlight\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Esystem-wide award\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Being selected among the many, many outstanding faculty instructors in the University System who are dedicated to teaching and student success is an exhilarating honor,\u0026rdquo; Webster said. \u0026ldquo;I am passionate about student-centric instruction and creating pathways for success in challenging engineering courses, so it\u0026rsquo;s thrilling to be recognized for innovative teaching approaches that improve student achievement.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ce.gatech.edu\/news\/webster-honored-teaching-excellence-university-system-georgia\u0022\u003ERead more about why Webster was honored.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGoel and Webster will receive their awards at the Regents Scholarship Gala on Friday, Feb. 21. \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/facultydevelopment\/centers\/program_spotlight\u0022\u003ESee a full list of 2020 Regents Award winners\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAshok Goel and Donald Webster are being recognized by the University System of Georgia for their dedication in the classroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ashok Goel and Donald Webster are being recognized by the University System of Georgia for their dedication in the classroom."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2020-01-10 18:50:00","changed_gmt":"2020-01-10 18:57:46","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-01-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"630900":{"id":"630900","type":"image","title":"Ashok Goel and Donald Webster","body":null,"created":"1578682626","gmt_created":"2020-01-10 18:57:06","changed":"1578682626","gmt_changed":"2020-01-10 18:57:06","alt":"Ashok Goel and Donald Webster","file":{"fid":"240160","name":"goel-webster.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/goel-webster.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/goel-webster.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":314446,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/goel-webster.jpg?itok=VxZHqdH2"}}},"media_ids":["630900"],"groups":[{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1966","name":"usg"},{"id":"728","name":"Board of Regents"},{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"},{"id":"737","name":"teaching"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"276","name":"Awards"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}