On 2 September 2024, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University (STOU) organized Innovation and Good Practice Award Ceremony 2024, which was held at Aneknitat Building (Conference Hall). In this occasion, Asst. Prof. Dr. Phanompatt Smitananda, Acting President of STOU, presided over the opening ceremony and presented the awards.
The event aims to encourage personnel from all departments within the university to participate in innovation development to support the department’s main missions and to use their knowledge and abilities to innovate or enhance existing works, responding to the needs of the students.
For this year, there are 18 works in the competition, divided into 6 categories:
1. Distance Education Innovation
2. Product Innovation
3. Service Innovation
4. Process Innovation
5. Organizational Innovation
6. Management Innovation.
Dr. Sasiyanai Sanpang and Dr. Apisit Thaoyabut, Faculty Member of the Office of Educational Technology, received the Winner’s Award for “Innovation in Organizing Training Workshops Organization of Office of Educational Technology.”
Mr. Veerapol Matale from the Office of Computer Services received The First Runner-Up Award for “IT Help Desk.”
Asst. Prof. Dr. Pimprapa Phanphai and Asst. Prof. Dr. Phantipa Amornrit, Faculty Members of the Office of Educational Technology, received The Second Runner-Up Award for “Watpon.tools : Individual measurement and evaluation tools.”
Asst. Prof. Dr. Mayurin Laorujisawat, Faculty Member of the School of Health and Science, received The Honorable Mention Award for “Online System for Reporting, Monitoring, and Collecting Student Evaluation Results for Course 52405: Professional Public Health Internship in Community, School of Health Sciences.”
Miss Ratchakon Kongjaroen Miss Duangrat Dikhua and Miss Patthrawadee Poolboon, from the Office of Documentation
and Information, received The Honorable Mention Award from “STOU Storian Podcast – STOU Identity: Sustainable Lifelong Learning Resource.”
The Curriculum and the Instruction Development Section, the Office of Academic Affairs and Mr. Amnat Thammakit from
the Office of Computer Services, received The Honorable Mention Award for “Curriculum Management Information System Development Project.”
There were 12 other works, which joined the competition.
1. “Virtual Classroom for Developing Digital Skills for STOU Students” of the Office of Educational Technology
by Dr. Apisit Thaoyabut
2. “Pilot Innovation Text to Speech Project (Course Teaching Materials)” of the School of Management Science
by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theppasak Boonyarataphan
3. “Online Lesson Innovation for Nursing Students in Midwifery Practice for School of Nursing” of the School of Nursing
by Asst. Prof. Dr. Kanjana Srisawad
4. “Teaching and Learning Management for Course 51106: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pharmacology for Nurses for Study Plan A3” of the School of Nursing by Miss Supattra Changsuphan
5. “Development of a System for Submitting and Formatting Theses of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University”, cooperative works between the Office Graduate Studies and the Office of Computer Services by Miss Daungrudee Phoons,
Mrs. Anchalee Bidla and Mr. Amnat Thammakit
6. “Development of an Automated Question-Answering System Using Dialogflow on Line Official Account for Student Services” of the Office of Educational Services by Miss Methita Sapaiwan
7. “Digital Technology in Health Services and Nursing Course with a Distance Learning Module System” of the School of Nursing by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aree Cheevakasemsook
8. “Research and Innovation Output Information System of Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University” of the Institute for Research and Development by Mr. Suradet Athikom
9. “Good Practices in Undergraduate Student Enrollment Promotion” of the School of Communication Arts
by Asst. Prof. Dr. Karn Boonsiri
10. “Information System for Tracking the Progress of Institutional Research Projects that Received Institutional Research Grants” of the Department of Institutional Research and Information by Miss Boonsita Ketmanee
11. “Electronic Backup Test Submission System” of the Office of Registration, Records and Evaluation by Miss Phadungkwan Laesupa
12. “Nonthaburi Smart City Project” of the School of Management Science by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Theppasak Boonyarataphan
