Introducing the 2025 D2L Excellence Award Winners
Every year, the D2L Excellence Awards recognize innovation, progress and the betterment of learning in the communities we serve. Over time, they have grown into something more: a moment to celebrate the community that transforms learning experiences every day.
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49
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7
countries
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31
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6
winners
Meet the 2025 Award Winners
Northeast Iowa Community College
Transformative Accessibility Hub
A centralized Accessibility Hub simplified accommodation management, reducing staff workload and improving student engagement.
- Leveraging existing interactive Brightspace tools at no additional cost to the college
- Automated delivery of 12,000 personalized messages to 350 students
- Students have accessed accommodation letters over 3,000 times
Upper Grand District School
Agile and Responsive Professional Learning
Adaptable PD system has helped educator effectiveness, and improved student outcomes and teacher satisfaction.
- 67% of students moving out of math risk categories
- 26% improvement in early reading interventions across a 10-week cycle
- 545% access rate among 199 grade 3, and 529% access rate among 140 grade 6 educators in Professional Learning VLE
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Shaping the Future of Healthcare Professionals
The scalable, engaging and self-reflective course evolves each academic year to address contemporary issues in healthcare equity.
- Reached 3,500+ learners over five years
- 93% of participants found the program useful for their professional or educational goals
- 87% of participants reported a change in perspective on health equity-related concepts
Singapore Polytechnic
GenAI Upskilling for Staff
Designed within three months, the GenAI learning package features adaptive learning pathways for foundational and advanced training.
- 800+ staff upskilled
- 94% completion rate within the first six months
- Increased engagement with AI-related projects, with four staff groups securing national grants
View Past Year’s Winners
Excellence Award winners represent a diverse community of educators and technologists dedicated to creating transformative learning experiences that improve learner outcomes. Their stories of overcoming challenges and implementing innovative solutions inspire progress across the education sector and help shape the future of learning. By sharing their proven methodologies and measurable results, these leaders pave the way for broader systemic change.
2024 Winners
2023 Winners
2022 Winners
- Pima Community College
- Sinclair College
- Purdue University West Lafayette
- Energy Safety Canada
- Greater Essex County District School Board