Published: 2007.06.01

The recipients of the 2007 Copenhaver Award for Innovation in Teaching with Technology are Judith Baca from the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies and the Chavez Center and Jeffery Lewis from the Political Science Department.

		Judith Baca in Chicana and Chicano Studies in recognition of her development and use of an "interactive digital mural" that enables murals to reside on the Internet as well as public space for public response. Clickable sections enable the viewer to further explore the mural for such things as historical background. When viewed in a facility like the ATS Visualization Portal, the viewer can also fly or walk through the mural.
		Jeffrey Lewis in Political Science in recognition of his development and use of simple web-based software that uses cell phones and computers to administer game tournaments in class to help students make the connection between intuition and formal analysis. This same software is now being extended to enable instructors to administer quick pools or surveys for which students provide responses using their cell phones.

Ruth Sabean, newly-retired Assistant Vice Provost and Director of Educational Technology, received an Honorary Copenhaver Award to recognize her efforts in Educational Technology and with the Copenhaver Awards process.

Twenty-three instructors were nominated for the award in 2007. This is the fifth year in which the award has been given by the Faculty Committee on Educational Technology to recognize and honor faculty making innovative use of technology to improve undergraduate instruction.