APU Global wins 2020 Omni Awards for Instructional Media Design

APU Global wins 2020 Omni Awards for Instructional Media Design

APU Global has been named a winner of two Omni Awards for excellence in media design. The Omni Awards exist to recognize outstanding achievements in film/video, web and mobile media. APU Global achieved Silver and Bronze awards among entries in the Educational category.

“Our mission as an institution includes promoting student success by designing courses that are as engaging as they are instructional,” said George Hanshaw, Director of eLearning Operations. “These awards are a positive affirmation of the quality and creative energy that our eLearning team puts into their work. We’re very proud of the learning experiences they create.”

Studies have shown that the success and persistence of online students are improved when course content is creative and engaging. “Online education is far more than just teaching remotely,” says Dr. John Reynolds, President of APU Global. “It’s more than Zoom meetings and PDF’s. It involves producing and delivering rich, immersive content that captures and holds the learner’s attention, as well as educates. When combined with the passion and expertise of the faculty, the result is a very positive student experience.”

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What the Omni Awards recognize

The Omni Awards honor excellence in media production across corporate, educational, and broadcast categories. For an online university, competing in instructional media means being judged against professional production houses, not only against other schools.

Design as academic infrastructure

Every award-winning piece begins as a teaching problem: how do you make a difficult concept clear to a working adult studying at 10 p.m. on a phone? Instructional media designers work alongside faculty subject-matter experts so the production serves the learning outcome rather than decorating it.

• Faculty-partnered design for each course build
• Accessibility standards applied to every media asset
• Mobile-first framing, captioning, and pacing
• Consistent visual language across the catalog

The student payoff

Better media means less friction and higher completion. Explore how online learning works, browse programs, or request information.

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