IOWA LAKES PROFESSOR NAMED IN ‘TOP FOUR’ FOR ONLINE TEACHING IN IOWA CONSORTIUM

An Iowa Lakes Community College Professor has been named as one of the top four instructors for online teaching in a statewide group.

Carol Ayres, Professor of Music, was selected as one of four finalists of the “e11 Outstanding Online Instructor” award given by the Iowa Community College Online Consortium (ICCOC), a partnership of community colleges teaching online courses. She was honored at a dinner during the annual conference of ICCOC in late March.

Ayres was selected for her fully online Music Appreciation class. She was cited for demonstrating creation of superior online content; development of highly engaging learning opportunities; formation of outstanding mentoring relationships with students; promotion of exceptional learner-learner; and, use of first-rate approaches to assessment.

She has been at Iowa Lakes since 1988 where she leads the instrumental music groups; teaches humanities classes of music appreciation and jazz history; works on the biennial college/community musical; co-organizes the college Madrigal; is the director of the Iowa Lakes University of Okoboji Reggie Schive Annual Summer Jazz Camp; and is involved in several Lakes area musical events throughout the year.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Buena Vista University and her Master’s degree in Music Education at the University of South Dakota.

The “e11 Outstanding Online Instructor” award is named after the first 11 instructors who began the effort to teach online courses. Two of those instructors, Dr. Bob Klepper and Paula Henry, are Iowa Lakes instructors and continue to teach coursework for the ICCOC.

Carol Ayres, Professor of Music