Nominations

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1. OUTSTANDING  PRACTICE by a STUDENT of  EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY in an  INTERNATIONAL  SETTING 

Submit nominations to: Dr. Charles Wang, xwang10(-at-)gsu.edu

The  Outstanding Practice by a Student recognizes a student in  the field of  Educational Communications and Technology  who has applied educational communications and technology  practice  in  an exemplary manner.  Documentation of  the practice, appropriate for the nature of the practice, should be employed with  the  nomination letter.   Self-nominations are welcome. There may be multiple awardees in any given year.

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Nominee must be a student member of  AECT 
• Nominee must be principal person if as group is involved 
• Nominee must have done work while a student within past 5 yrs. 

NOMINATION

• Signed letter by a member of  AECT
• Letter seconding nomination
• Detailed description of  practice
• Materials used for practice
• Performance data regarding effectiveness of practice nominee 

Be sure to include:

NAME OF NOMINEE; ADDRESS; FAX:#_ (if available); E-MAIL; PHONE #

Other Information:
Either nomination or second must come from  academic official  with  oversight of  practice, such as Dept. Chair or Adviser.

“Exemplary manner “: clear description with sufficient information for replication

Student: Graduate or  Undergraduate
Int’l  Setting: Practice is developed for  use outside the continental U.S.

Previous recipients

2. DISTINGUISHED  SERVICE AWARD

Submit nominations to Dr. Karen Murphy, kmurphy(-at-)tamu.edu

The Distinguished Service Award: our highest award which recognizes a member for leadership, dedication and participation in the Division and in so doing  in the AECT at large. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Nominee is current member of Int’l Division
• Nominee must have a recognized record of outstanding service in one of the following
• Service to the profession in an Int’l area for at least ten years.
• Service on the Int’l Division Board for at least five years
• Extraordinary service to the profession in the international arena

NOMINATION

• Signed letter of nomination by Int’l Division member describing qualifications
• Signed letter from second Int’l Division member supporting nomination 

Be sure to include:

NAME OF NOMINEE; ADDRESS; FAX:#_ (if available); E-MAIL; PHONE #

Other Information:
“Commonly  recognized” means at least three additional members support this  nominee.

Previous recipients

3. OUTSTANDING JOURNAL  ARTICLE  PUBLISHED in  ETR&D 

This recipient is selected by the ETR&D editors. The Int’l Division representative is Dr. Abbas Johari,
abbasj(-at-)cameron.edu

• Nomination coordinated by current ETR&D International Division Editor.
• This award recipient is determined by the ETR&D editors.
• Nominees must attend the conference. Multiple authors will each receive an award, one must attend conference

Multiple authors will each  received  award,  at least one must attend annual AECT conference.

Previous recipients

4. INTERNATIONAL DIVISION RECOGNITION of PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE    

Person Responsible: Immediate Past President (see Leadership page)

The award is determined by the members of the Past President's Council, based on the President's leadership and achievement of goals set for the year by the President.

Qualifications: The Nominee is the President sitting during the year of the annual conference.   

5. INTERNATIONAL  CONTRIBUTIONS

Submit nominations to Dr. Amy Leh, aleh(-at-)csub.edu

The International Contributions Award recognizes a person, who has, over a substantial period  of time, made significant contributions to the field internationally and shown outstanding  leadership across national boundaries or conducted research and activities outside his/her country. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Nominee has recognized record of contributions to the int’l field in educational communications and technology over at least five years.
• Nominee must have extraordinary service to the profession (publication, project, administration or teaching) 
• Nominee must be member of AECT or join this year. 

NOMINATION

• Description of contributions impact on the  int’l arena.
• Supporting statements by one other Int’l Council member

Be sure to include:

NAME OF NOMINEE; ADDRESS; FAX:#_ (if available); E-MAIL; PHONE #

Previous recipients

6. ECT FOUNDATION AWARD by  ROBERT deKIEFFER for INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP 

The ECT Foundation's Robert deKieffer International Fellowship Award is presented to an individual in recognition of his/her professional leadership in the field of educational communications and technology in a foreign country.

The awardee receives a cash award of $200 and a certificate of achievement which is presented during the awards ceremony at the annual convention.

Background

Robert deKieffer was born in Chicago in 1916. His father died when he was only four years old. Bob was diagnosed with dyslexia so his mother encouraged him to study music which eventually lead him to Heidelberg, Germany after his high school graduation. Bob served as Concert Master of the Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra then he returned to the United States and earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Northwestern University. After serving in the Navy during World War II, he earned his Ph.D. from State University of Iowa, where he established his reputation in the educational technology field with the study, "The Status of Teacher-Training in Audio-Visual Education in the Forty-Eight States", a forty year longitudinal study reported at ten-year intervals. Bob held positions with Stephens College in Missouri and the University of Oklahoma then, in 1954 Bob became the director of the Bureau of Audio-Visual Instruction at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he developed an extensive film collection, supported instructional television and eventually served as Dean of the Division of Continuing Education until his retirement in 1982. Always interested in leadership development, Bob served as AECT President and Chair of the ECT Foundation, giving many years of leadership and service to his profession.

Criteria:

• The nominee must be a professional in educational
• communications and technology.
• The position held by this individual may be at any level.
• The nominee must be member of AECT.
• The nominee resides outside the 50 states of the United States.
• The recipient must meet at least one of the following criteria:
• Has conducted a major project or been involved in the advancement of educational communications and technology outside of the USA.
• Is recognized as a leader in the field based on his/her teaching, research or service records.
• Has been active and is instrumental in forging a professional partnership in educational communications and technology between the USA and one or more foreign countries.
• Recommendations from three references must be submitted in order for the nomination to be considered.

Procedure:

To submit a nomination complete the form. Please click here.

Comments from an additional three contributors must be submitted in order for the application to be considered. Please use the save form. Click the above link.

Contact:

For more information please contact Dr. Francois Marchessou, francois.marchessou(-at-)wanadoo.fr

ECT FOUNDATION

The ECT Foundation is the non-profit foundation of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) and was established to carry out the purposes and programs of AECT that are charitable and educational in nature. The ECT Foundation funds an extensive awards program that promotes scholarship and leadership in the field of educational communications and technology at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Because it is a non-profit organization, all donations to the ECT Foundation are tax-deductible. Financial gifts to support its many programs are welcome. For additional information or to make a donation, write to ECT Foundation, c/o AECT, 1800 N. Stonelake Dr., Suite 2, Bloomington, IN 47404.

Previous recipients

7. DR. R.W. "BUDDY" BURNISKE MEMORIAL AWARD

The International Division TechTrends liaison is Dr. Ross Perkins, rossperkins (-at-) boisestate . edu

This award was created in 2008 in memory of Dr. R.W. "Buddy" Burniske, who was a member of the AECT International Division, and served on its board. Additionally, Dr. Burniske was the Board liaison to TechTrends. More information about our valued colleague can be found on his "In Memoriam" web page.

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