Spears School professor earns award for distance learning teaching

Friday, December 4, 2009

(December 4, 2009  Stillwater, OK) – Marilyn Kletke, professor of management information systems in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University, received the Best Practices Award for Distance Learning Teaching from the Oklahoma Distance Learning Association (ODLA) on November 13.

The Best Practices Award for Distance Learning Teaching is presented to an individual that excels within recognized synchronous and/or asynchronous distance learning environments as a faculty member.

“Dr. Kletke’s willingness to learn new technologies coupled with her love and self-sacrificing attitude is making a real and measurable difference in the lives of her students,” said Wade Price, manager of Instructional Technology Services for ODLA.

Kletke started her career at Oklahoma State University in 1981 as an assistant professor in the Department of Management Sciences and Information Systems. She offered compressed video courses to various sites in the mid-to-late 1990’s, and then asynchronous delivery since spring 2000.

In addition, she is faculty advocate for MyITlab, which is an online solution designed by professors that allows users an easier delivery of courses about Microsoft Office 2007.

Recently, she became certified as a Course Reviewer for Quality Matters, an inter-institutional quality assurance model in online learning. Immediately after completing the online certification-training program, she was asked to serve on a nationwide online course review team.

“Dr. Kletke consistently maximizes the capabilities of the technologies at her disposal,” said Shona Gambrell, distance learning program manager for the Center of Executive and Professional Development in the Spears School. “She is a well-deserving recipient of this award.”