Ernest L. Boyer International Award for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology
An institution nominating a faculty member for the Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology may also choose to have its nominee serve as a candidate for the Ernest L. Boyer International Award.
The nomination form must be completed and signed by the institution's president or chancellor. A 5x7 color glossy photograph (or electronic version) must be included along with the award nominee registration fee of $615. These materials must be accompanied by a completed proposal submission form indicating her/his agreement to make a presentation at the Conference concerning the work for which s/he has been nominated. Additionally, each Boyer Award nominee must also submit a copy of her/his resume or CV as well as the Boyer Narrative which is described below.
An international committee to be announced will select the recipient. The chosen recipient will be honored at the awards ceremony held during the Conference. S/he will receive a trophy and a $5,000 cash award provided by Pearson. In addition, the recipient of the award will also receive an opportunity to participate as a member of the international committee to select future recipients of the award.
The Boyer Narrative
Each candidate must submit a narrative (not to exceed five double-spaced pages) addressing the topics listed below. In each case, please cite as much tangible, concrete data as possible to support the statements concerning the activities on which the nomination is based (examples: abstracts of methods and results of controlled studies, student anecdotal data, etc.). The nomination should be based on faculty achievements during the past three years.
Method of Selection by the Sponsoring Institution--The nomination must have resulted from a university or college-wide, peer-reviewed faculty process. Please identify the sponsoring campus office and briefly describe the process.
Direct Effects on Learning--How did the nominee’s work directly improve the learning process? What process was used? What classes were involved? Was understanding increased? Was learning time decreased? Have there been any effects on retention of learning? If yes, over what time frame? What evidence exists to support the effects?
Direct Effects on Motivation--How did the nominee’s work increase student interest in learning and applying learning to the real world? Was intellectual curiosity increased? If so, how? Did students find learning experiences with this faculty member to be enjoyable, memorable, stimulating? Did the work give any evidence of increasing student interest in becoming lifelong learners?
Direct Effects on Creativity--How did the nominee’s work directly increase the creative thinking abilities of students? As a result of the nominee’s work, did student performance on relevant intellectual tasks show evidence of increased original thinking? Did students show increased interest in careers requiring original thinking and risk taking for success? What kinds of data support the responses to this item?
Spread of Effect--Have the effects of the nominee’s work resulted in positive improvements in learning/motivation/creativity beyond those of students in her/his own classes? Have other faculty adopted these methods? Have the effects spread beyond the department, college, or institution concerned? What evidence is available to support this spread of effect?
Please note that previous Boyer Award winners are not eligible for nomination. Boyer nominees must also be current nominees for the Conference’s Awards for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology or past recipients of that award.
EXTENDED NOMINATION DEADLINE: February 17, 2012 for nominations and supporting materials
(The nomination form is a PDF document which requries the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.)