{"629956":{"#nid":"629956","#data":{"type":"news","title":"OMSCS Wins Oscars of Educational Technology","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.omscs.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EOnline Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS)\u003C\/a\u003E won \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.reimagine-education.com\/\u0022\u003EReimagine Education\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/a\u003E gold award for the best distributed\/online program for nurturing 21st-century skills. The program also received a bronze award in Computing \u0026amp; IT for OMSCS course \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/academics\/degree-programs\/bachelors\/online-cs1301\u0022\u003ECS1301: Introduction to Computing Using Python\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;These awards really show that the world recognizes the need to expand access to affordable, high-quality CS education, and also shows that the College of Computing is leading the way in creating those experiences,\u0026quot; said Associate Director of Student Experience \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/david-joyner\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EDavid Joyner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EReimagine Education, an annual educational technology conference and award ceremony, took place in London, U.K., from Dec. 8 to 10. The awards highlight work from startups, universities, and corporations that enhances student learning outcomes and employability in what is known as the \u0026ldquo;Oscars of Education.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u0026rsquo;s awards were competitive with a pool including 1,518 submissions in 16 major categories. OMSCS was one of 160 finalists. A panel of 180 international judges selected the winners. OMSCS was also one of 12 finalists for the competition\u0026#39;s grand prize.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFormer John P. Imlay, Jr. Dean of Computing \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.cc.gatech.edu\/people\/zvi-galil\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EZvi Galil\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E and Joyner represented the program at the awards gala, where Joyner provided attendees with an overview of the OMSCS program.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;David wrote our submission and gave an excellent presentation,\u0026rdquo; said Galil. \u0026ldquo;Many thanks to David and congratulations to all of us!\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EYet OMSCS\u0026rsquo;s impact is the work of many, according to Joyner.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;This award really does belong to everyone involved in the program: the faculty, the advisers, the staff, the teaching assistants, the students, everyone,\u0026rdquo; Joyner said. \u0026ldquo;Without any of them, this program wouldn\u0026#39;t be what it is today.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the five years since the College of Computing launched OMSCS, the program has grown from 380 students to nearly 10,000 with 2,000 alumni. Now the largest computer science master\u0026rsquo;s in the country, it also led to the creation of two new online master\u0026#39;s degrees at Georgia Tech in analytics and cybersecurity. \u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS) won Reimagine Education\u2019s gold award for the best distributed\/online program for nurturing 21st-century skills."}],"uid":"34541","created_gmt":"2019-12-12 16:04:53","changed_gmt":"2019-12-13 12:37:42","author":"Tess Malone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-12-12T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629957":{"id":"629957","type":"image","title":"Zvi and David Reimagine","body":null,"created":"1576166985","gmt_created":"2019-12-12 16:09:45","changed":"1576166985","gmt_changed":"2019-12-12 16:09:45","alt":"Zvi and David","file":{"fid":"239895","name":"oscar[1] copy.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/oscar%5B1%5D%20copy.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/oscar%5B1%5D%20copy.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1731678,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/oscar%5B1%5D%20copy.jpg?itok=86PiS0w8"}}},"media_ids":["629957"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"},{"id":"431631","name":"OMS"},{"id":"1317","name":"News Briefs"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"121521","name":"OMSCS"},{"id":"168541","name":"Online Master\u0027s in Computer Science"},{"id":"69631","name":"Online Master of Science in Computer Science"},{"id":"183313","name":"Reimagine Education"}],"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\u003ETess Malone, Communications Officer\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Etess.malone@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["tess.malone@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}