A) International and National Awards
1) 2008, Blackboard Greenhouse Exemplary Course Program Award. Excellence in teaching, research, course design, interaction and collaboration, assessment and learner support.
http://www.cs.iastate.edu/~shchang/award.pdf
2) 2007, Blackboard Exemplary Course Program Best Practice Award in Course Research and Design, and the Movement to an Entirely Online Format of COMS 103 while preserving 94% High Student Satisfaction Rate and Success.
http://www.las.iastate.edu/susan-changs-work-leads-to-high-student-satisfaction-rate/
B) Iowa State University Awards
1) The Master Teacher Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Iowa State University, 2009.
http://www.las.iastate.edu/five-named-liberal-arts-and-sciences-master-teachers-for-2009-10/
2) College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Excellence in Undergraduate Introductory Teaching Award, Iowa State University, 2008.
C) Certificates
1) Blackboard/WebCT Senior Certified Trainer
2) Postsecondary (College) Teacher License, State of Iowa Board of Educational Examiners Licenses.
3) Mentor in Blackboard/WebCT Certified Trainer Communities.
She has used innovative technologies, employing emerging pedagogies such as on-demand and active learning, and devised effective teaching methodologies to make these courses successful on campus. The technologies and methodologies facilitate student learning, student-to-instructor interaction, and student-to-student interaction by creating small communities where students share their experiences.