The United States Distance Learning Association and the USDLA Awards
Committee invite nominations for the USDLA 2003 Distance Learning Awards.
The Awards will be presented on April 30th during the Learning and Training
Week 2003 Conference and Expo held by Advanstar Communications at the
Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C. from April 28 –
May 1, 2003. The award categories are:
I. Excellence in Distance
Teaching in the following five areas:
• Pre-K-12
• Corporate / Business
• Government
• Higher Education
• Health Care / Telemedicine
The purpose of this award is to recognize an outstanding
individual who has creatively utilized distance education technology
to inspire learning. The recipient must have completed teaching a course/series/unit
in a distance learning format with an imaginative approach to the material
taught, well designed instructional strategies, and a demonstrated rapport
with the program participants, as appropriate.
II. Excellence in Distance
Learning Programming in the following five areas:
•
Pre-K-12
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Corporate / Business
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Government
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Higher Education
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Health Care / Telemedicine
The purpose of this award is to recognize organizations,
which have designed and delivered an outstanding and comprehensive distance
learning program service. The ideal recipient would have had a regional
or multi-state comprehensive curriculum, including courses from diverse
disciplines.
III. Most Outstanding Achievement
by an Individual in the following five areas:
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Pre-K-12
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Corporate / Business
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Government
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Higher Education
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Health Care / Telemedicine
The purpose of each of these awards is to recognize
an individual in each of the five areas who demonstrates extraordinary
achievements through distance learning. An individual nominated should
be known for scholarly research and writing, leadership activities,
service, and/or contributions to a better understanding of distance
learning.
USDLA Awards Procedural
Information:
1.
DUE DATE - All nomination packages must be received
by Friday, February 7, 2003.
2. JUDGING CRITERIA -
Located at www.usdla.org/awards/criteria.
3.
NOMINATION COVER FORM - All
nominations must have the official nomination cover form with the following
information: (1) award category (e.g., Distance Teaching / Higher Education);
(2) complete contact information for organization or individual nominated
(e.g., name, title, organization, address, phone, fax, e-mail); (3)
contact name and information for individual submitting the nomination
if it is not a self-nomination; (4) a brief narrative summarizing the
nomination, not to exceed 50 words. Download here for Nomination
Cover Form.
4. REQUIRED MATERIALS
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Excellence in Distance
Teaching: (1) a general description of the course(s) taught; (2)
description of the distance education technology utilized; (3)
up to two examples of well-designed teaching strategies, e.g.
a five minute video clip or printed web screen pages; and (4)
three letters of support including a student, an administrator
and a colleague. If submitting printed web screen shots, selected
pages should demonstrate the nominee's teaching strategies and
personality as appropriate. A class syllabus or pages that provide
general instructions only are not recommended. No more than 10
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Excellence in Distance
Learning Programming: (1) a general description of the program;
(2) for video-based distance learning programs, a video with clips
to illustrate “best of program”, excellence in teaching
or contributions to distance learning (not to exceed 10 minutes)
---- or ---- for web-based programs, a URL and necessary passwords
to access the site. If for security reasons a password cannot
be provided, submit copies of the course (up to 50%) and printed
screen pages which show the navigation and branching. |
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Most Outstanding Achievement
by an Individual: (1) a description of individual achievements
as related to the field of distance education; (2) the nominee’s
vita; and (3) three letters of support. |
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5. FEE –
A fee of $100 is required for each submission in each category including:
Corporate/Business, Government, Higher Education and Healthcare/Telemedicine.
A fee for Pre-K-12 submission in each category is $50. Checks should
be made payable to USDLA Awards 2003 Program. If paying by credit card,
download form here and fax to 617.399.1771.
6. SUBMISSION -
Submit 4 copies of the nomination package, including the cover
sheet, all required materials, and the submission fee to:
USDLA Awards Committee
c/o Don Lake, Director
Los Angeles County Office of Education
9300 Imperial Highway
Downey, CA 90242-2890
Please note
that incomplete nomination submissions will not be forwarded to the
judges.
For additional information regarding
the
Learning and Training Week 2003 Conference and Expo being held April
28-May 1
please visit www.learningandtrainingweek.com
2003 USDLA Awards Judging Criteria
| USDLA
Nomination Cover Form
2003 Credit Card and Procedural Information
