Application Procedures for MTSU Award Recipient

Award Purpose and Eligibility

The International Conference on College Teaching and Learning recognizes and honors outstanding faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, learning, and technology at its annual conference in Florida. This conference emphasizes the use of innovative strategies, such as interactive and cooperative learning, combined with the use of technology to support higher education learning. Award recipients will also be asked to submit a paper for presentation at the conference describing their work dealing with successful practices and research to improve higher education learning; especially those that combine innovative learning strategies, such as constructivist, immersive and cooperative learning, as well as learning communities, with uses of the Web and advanced technologies.

Award Sponsors:

1996: College of Education and Behavioral Science	2005: College of Liberal Arts
1997: College of Business	2006: College of Education and Behavioral Science
1998: College of Mass Communication	2007: College of Business
1999: College of Basic and Applied Sciences	2008: College of Mass Communication
2000: College of Liberal Arts	2009: College of Basic and Applied Sciences
2001: College of Education and Behavioral Science	2010: College of Liberal Arts
2002: College of Business	2011: University Deans
2003: College of Mass Communication	2012: University Deans
2004: College of Basic and Applied Sciences

Criteria for Selection (in priority order):

• Demonstrated use of innovative teaching strategies that show direct effects on learning, and student motivation and creativity

• Potential of instructional technology projects to enhance students' learning, improve their comprehension and retention, and/or enrich course experiences

• Creativity in combining innovative learning strategies, such as constructivist, immersive and cooperative learning, as well as learning communities, with uses of the Web and advanced technologies.

• Demonstrated a spread of effects beyond students in his/her own classes.

• Completeness of materials submitted
  

What to submit (Note: The nominee must submit these materials):

• Letter of nomination from full-time faculty member or department chair (if the nomination comes from a faculty member, we ask that the nominee's department chair also sign the nomination letter)
• Description of innovative teaching / instructional technology work (up to 3 pages of text plus supplementary material, if any)
• 2-page resume (including instructional technology accomplishments; please also include your campus email address)

When to submit:

• Application deadline for the2011 award will be FRIDAY , OCTOBER 14, 2011.

Where to submit:

• Send application materials to Barbara Draude at MTSU Box 226. Your application will be acknowledged through email.

Selection Committee:

• Member of the LT&ITC Advisory Board serve as the TLTR subcommittee. For more information concerning the TLTR and its programs, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/tltr.

Selection Timeline:

• All nominees are invited to the ITD ShareFair October 26, 2011 in the LT&ITC. The award recipient will be announced during the ShareFair.

Award Purpose and Eligibility

The International Conference on College Teaching and Learning recognizes and honors outstanding faculty who have demonstrated excellence in teaching, learning, and technology at its annual conference in Florida. This conference emphasizes the use of innovative strategies, such as interactive and cooperative learning, combined with the use of technology to support higher education learning. Award recipients will also be asked to submit a paper for presentation at the conference describing their work dealing with successful practices and research to improve higher education learning; especially those that combine innovative learning strategies, such as constructivist, immersive and cooperative learning, as well as learning communities, with uses of the Web and advanced technologies.

Award Sponsors:

1996: College of Education and Behavioral Science	2005: College of Liberal Arts
1997: College of Business	2006: College of Education and Behavioral Science
1998: College of Mass Communication	2007: College of Business
1999: College of Basic and Applied Sciences	2008: College of Mass Communication
2000: College of Liberal Arts	2009: College of Basic and Applied Sciences
2001: College of Education and Behavioral Science	2010: College of Liberal Arts
2002: College of Business	2011: University Deans
2003: College of Mass Communication	2012: University Deans
2004: College of Basic and Applied Sciences

Criteria for Selection (in priority order):

• Demonstrated use of innovative teaching strategies that show direct effects on learning, and student motivation and creativity

• Potential of instructional technology projects to enhance students' learning, improve their comprehension and retention, and/or enrich course experiences

• Creativity in combining innovative learning strategies, such as constructivist, immersive and cooperative learning, as well as learning communities, with uses of the Web and advanced technologies.

• Demonstrated a spread of effects beyond students in his/her own classes.

• Completeness of materials submitted
  

What to submit (Note: The nominee must submit these materials):

• Letter of nomination from full-time faculty member or department chair (if the nomination comes from a faculty member, we ask that the nominee's department chair also sign the nomination letter)
• Description of innovative teaching / instructional technology work (up to 3 pages of text plus supplementary material, if any)
• 2-page resume (including instructional technology accomplishments; please also include your campus email address)

When to submit:

• Application deadline for the2011 award will be FRIDAY , OCTOBER 14, 2011.

Where to submit:

• Send application materials to Paula Calahan, Box 231. Your application will be acknowledged through email.

Selection Committee:

• Member of the LT&ITC Advisory Board serve as the TLTR subcommittee. For more information concerning the TLTR and its programs, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/tltr.

Selection Timeline:

• All nominees are invited to the ITD ShareFair October 26, 2011 in the LT&ITC. The award recipient will be announced during the ShareFair.