Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Award Recipients – May 2026

We’re very excited to let you know that three academics from UON have each received a Blackboard Exemplary Course Program (ECP) Award for their NILE courses this month. The recipients are:
- Carey Allen for PSY1011: Positive Psychology
- Dr Muhammad Hijazy for HRMM094: Academic and Digital Skills for Professionals
- David Meechan for EYS3145: Research and Inquiry
The ECP is an international award which recognises staff who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to creating engaging, innovative, and student-centred learning experiences in their Blackboard (i.e. NILE) courses. To reach ECP standard is a major achievement, and effectively means that these NILE courses are amongst the best anywhere in the world!
“We are proud to recognise educators like Carey, Muhammad, and David, whose work reflects the creativity, care and intention behind impactful course design,” said Dr Lisa Clark, Associate Vice President of Academic Transformation at Blackboard.
As well as being a very well-deserved recognition for Carey, Muhammad, and David, for their hard work and expertise in developing excellent NILE courses, this is a big achievement for UON’s Learning Technology Team too, as only seven ECP awards went to staff at UK universities, and UON staff won three of them!
A complete list of May’s ECP winners is available at: Blackboard Community – Congratulations to Our Exemplary Course Program Winners
Finally, many, many congratulations once again to Carey, Muhammad, and David. ECP status is no small achievement, and we’re very proud to have your award-winning courses on NILE.
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