{"642239":{"#nid":"642239","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Michael Schatz Wins 2021 Regents\u0027 Teaching Excellence for Online Teaching Award","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn April,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESchool of Physics\u003C\/a\u003E interim chair and professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/physics.gatech.edu\/user\/michael-schatz\u0022\u003EMichael Schatz\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;won a\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/five-sciences-faculty-honored-georgia-tech-center-teaching-and-learning-awards\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning Award\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for his work on remote learning. That was about a month after Georgia Tech \u0026ndash; and most of the United States \u0026ndash; transitioned to working, teaching, and learning from home due to the pandemic.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the time, Schatz was undeterred and optimistic about the innovations that could arise from the sudden and unexpected shift to full remote learning. \u0026ldquo;Our current circumstances are forcing all of us to think more deeply about how we can operate as educators in an online environment,\u0026rdquo; Schatz said. \u0026ldquo;I fully expect that my Georgia Tech colleagues will come up with many novel approaches to enhance the learning experiences of our students.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFast forward to December 2020, and Michael Schatz has received a second formal honor for his work in the space of remote education, the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/faculty_affairs\/awards\/2021_fiscal_year_regents_award_recipients\u0022\u003E2021 Regents\u0026#39; Teaching Excellence for Online Teaching Award\u003C\/a\u003E from the University System of Georgia.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.usg.edu\/divisions\/academic_affairs\u0022\u003ETristan Denley\u003C\/a\u003E, USG Chief Academic Officer and Executive Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs, recently informed Schatz in a letter that he was the unanimous choice of the nominations review committee for the award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The committee was impressed with your innovation in online classroom practices \u0026ndash; group problem-solving sessions, interactive strategies, and animated lectures,\u0026rdquo; Denley wrote. \u0026ldquo;They were deeply impressed by your reach beyond the Georgia Tech classroom through service to local and state-wide communities at so many levels, from teacher training in Atlanta and Fulton County Schools, to your development of a physics MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) that reached thousands and utilized lab activities that students could do with their smartphones.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESchatz will be officially recognized at the annual Regents\u0026rsquo; Scholarship Gala, tentatively scheduled for early September 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Schatz, School of Physics interim chair and professor, wins his second award of the year for online education, receiving a statewide honor from the University System of Georgia for his work and new ideas on remote education.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Michael Schatz is the recipient of a University System of Georgia award for online teaching excellence, bringing new ideas to remote learning"}],"uid":"34434","created_gmt":"2020-12-17 20:12:03","changed_gmt":"2020-12-17 20:58:01","author":"Renay San Miguel","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2020-12-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"329411":{"id":"329411","type":"image","title":"Michael Schatz","body":null,"created":"1449245090","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:04:50","changed":"1475895041","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:41","alt":"Michael Schatz","file":{"fid":"200315","name":"schatz_0.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/schatz_0_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/schatz_0_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1120898,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/schatz_0_0.jpg?itok=D2j3LfCz"}}},"media_ids":["329411"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/five-sciences-faculty-honored-georgia-tech-center-teaching-and-learning-awards","title":"Five Sciences Faculty Honored with Georgia Tech Center for Teaching and Learning Awards"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"126011","name":"School of Physics"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4896","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"166937","name":"School of Physics"},{"id":"40211","name":"Michael Schatz"},{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"},{"id":"186493","name":"USG Regents Teaching Excellence in Online Teaching Award"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERenay San Miguel\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n404-894-5209\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["renay.san@cos.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}