The Distinguished New Faculty Award

Sponsored by the International Academy for the Scholarship of Learning Technology, the Distinguished New Faculty Award is a new award designed to pay tribute to new* educators who are guiding the millennial students into the future. New pedagogical techniques and creative ways of thinking are needed to engage and motivate the students of tomorrow. Today’s new faculty are responsible for this challenge. This award is designed to recognize new faculty who are meeting this challenge, by celebrating their current contributions to advancing education, and to encourage their future contributions to the teaching profession.

Nomination Process

Each institution may nominate one promising new faculty member for the Distinguished New Faculty Award, an award sponsored by the International Academy for the Scholarship of Learning Technology. Each college or university selects its candidate based on an institution-wide search, using its own criteria to identify the new faculty member who best exhibits a dedication to academic teaching and scholarship. 

*(3 years or less full-time teaching)

Institutions nominating faculty for the Distinguished New Faculty Award must submit a completed nomination form, conference registration form (available late September), and proposal form; a color glossy 5x7 photograph; and the award nominee registration fee of $615, as well as additional materials described below relating to the qualifications of their respective candidate. All items may be submitted separately.

An international committee, to be announced, will select the top 10 nominees, who will be the award recipients for 2010. The awardees will be honored at the awards ceremony held during the Conference. Each will receive a trophy sponsored by the International Academy for the Scholarship of Learning Technology. All nominees will be listed in the awards program.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR NEW DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD NOMINEES:

Please submit three letters of recommendation in support of the award nomination, detailing the teaching/learning achievements of the nominee.

In addition, each nominee must prepare and submit a narrative (not to exceed three double-spaced pages) addressing the topics listed below. In each case, s/he should 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.).

New Pedagogical/Androgical Approaches -- Describe the nominee’s pedagogy/androgogy practices as they related to motivating millennial students. What was the effect on retention or learning? Share evidence that supports the nominee’s use of new approaches.

Creative Ways of Thinking -- Describe the nominee’s creative ways of thinking about teaching millennial students. Give specific examples that illustrate the creativity and the impact this creativity had on student performance. Share evidence that supports the nominee’s creativity.

Motivating Students – Describe how the nominee motivates millennial students. Share evidence that supports the nominee’s use of effective motivational approaches for student learning.

Future Promise – Describe the future promise of the nominee. Briefly describe what makes this person stand out from others. Share evidence of past events that highlight the promise of this nominee and describe what you expect for future performance by this nominee.

Additional Information – Provide any additional information regarding the nominee’s professional contributions and activities, information which illustrates the nominee’s dedication to academic teaching and scholarship.

NOMINATION DEADLINE: March 5, 2010 for nominations and supporting materials

 

Nomination Form
(The nomination form is a PDF document which requries the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to open.)

2010 Distinguished New Faculty Award Recipients

2009 Distinguished New Faculty Award Recipients