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Hello to all!
Just a reminder that nominations are due for this year's Technology Award
sponsored by ACTFL, the Houghton-Mifflin Company, and IALLT. Details and
application are given below and also are available from the ACTFL web site.
As last year's chair of the Awards Committee for this award, I am happy to
answer any questions anyone might have.
Best to all, Mike Ledgerwood
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Mikle D. Ledgerwood, Ph.D.
Professor of French
Chair of World Languages and Cultures
Samford University
800 Lakeshore Drive
Birmingham, AL 35229
(205) 726-2747
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Adjunct Graduate Faculty in Technology and Education
State University of New York at Stony Brook
IALLT President-Elect.
The ACTFL/Faculty Development Programs of Houghton Mifflin Awards are
presented annually to recognize excellence in the integration and use of
technology in foreign language instruction at the post-secondary level.
These awards are the outgrowth of collaboration between ACTFL and the
Faculty Development Programs of Houghton Mifflin Company, with the
International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT).
These awards are supported by the generosity of the Houghton Mifflin
Company. The recipients each receive a $500 cash award provided by the
Houghton Mifflin Company.
Criteria for Selection
1) Two awards may be made annually:
a) one to a foreign language educator at the two-year/community college
level, and
b) one to a foreign language educator at the four-year/university level.
2) Both classroom teachers and administrators are eligible for the award.
3) The recipient must be a current ACTFL member and have been a member
for at least the last three years.
4) The recipients must have a minimum of five years' teaching experience.
5) The recipients must submit evidence of how they have integrated the
use of technology into their foreign language courses. Evidence should
include objectives and specific strategies using technology that contribute
to the attainment of the course goals within the framework of the National
Standards for Foreign Languages. Supporting documentation may include
letters from students, colleagues, school or institutional officers, and
student course evaluations. This documentation may be submitted via a
multimedia presentation, i.e., Power Point, a short video, a website, etc.
N.B. If a multimedia presentation is chosen as the medium of presentation,
five (5) copies, whose length does not exceed five (5) minutes, must be
provided.
Procedures for Nominations
1) Self-nominations are permitted and must be accompanied by a letter of
support from the instructor's school or institutional officer.
2) The COVER SHEET found at the end of this section MUST be the first
page in the nomination dossier.
3) Include the following items in the nominating dossier (in order):
a) Nominating cover letter from the school or institution, or in the
case of self-nominations by instructors, a nominating letter from an officer
of the school or institution.
b) Curriculum vitae of the candidate (length must not exceed 10 pages).
c) Evidence of the use of technology in the course, including a
rationale for the use of technology and how its use helped students attain
the goals of the course.
d) Three (3) letters of support clearly explaining the rationale for the
choice of this candidate.
e) Other documentation, e.g., student course evaluations, copies of
newspaper articles or other materials, as appropriate.
4) Nominations must be sent directly to the Chairperson of this award
committee by the deadline.
5) No member of the ACTFL Board of Directors or Officer may write a
letter of support for any award nominee or actively shepherd the nomination
of an award candidate. If a dossier packet is resubmitted that contains a
support letter written prior to the establishment of these guidelines, that
letter will be removed from the packet by the Committee Chair.
6) No member of the ACTFL Board of Directors, Officer, or contracted
employee is eligible for nomination for any award while holding these
positions.
IMPORTANT
Nominations in excess of fifteen (15) pages (excluding the curriculum vitae)
will not be accepted. This includes nominations submitted on CD or through
other electronic means. Nominations must not be longer than 15 pages when
printed. The nominating dossier must not be stapled, placed in scrapbooks,
etc., or attached in any manner other than an elastic band or a large office
clamp. This will facilitate the duplication of the dossier and its
circulation to members of the selection committee. If a multimedia
presentation is the medium chosen for submission of evidence, five (5)
copies must be provided whose length does not exceed five (5) minutes.
Procedures for the Selection Committee
1) As soon as possible after the deadline for submissions, the Committee
Chairperson will circulate copies of the nomination dossiers to members of
the committee.
2) Committee members review and rank nominations according to the
criteria on the following pages of the Handbook and return their evaluations
to the Committee Chairperson by the date specified.
3) At the discretion of the Committee, the award may or may not be
presented during a given year.
Deadlines
$E1 Nominations to the Chairperson postmarked on or before: May 30, 2008.
$E1 Copies of all documentation pertaining to the winner sent to the ACTFL
Executive Director: September 1, 2008.
$E1 Copies of all documentation pertaining to finalist(s) returned to
individual(s) who submitted them: September 1, 2008.
$E1 Award Chairperson submits a 200-word statement on why the recipients
were chosen:
$E1 September 30, 2008.
$E1 Winner submits 150-word acceptance remarks to be printed in Awards
Ceremony Brochure: September 30, 2008.
Previous Recipients:
2007: Gilberte Furstenberg, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston,
MA and Laura Franklin, Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
; 2006: Sue Barry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; 2005: Donna Van Handle,
Mount Holyoke College, MA; 2004: Tony Erben, University of South Florida;
2003: James Pusack & Sue Otto, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 2002:
Teresa Kennedy, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; 2001: Anne Green, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA; 2000: Jean LeLoup, SUNY-Cortland,
Cortland, NY; 1999: Michael Bush, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
To submit nominations, follow the procedures carefully and submit the
nominating dossier to the 2008 Chairperson:
Ms. Tracy Veler Knick
ACTFL Houghton Mifflin Award Chair
7430 Spyglass Hill Road
Melbourne, FL 32940
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Mifflin Award Appendix - 1
Selection Criteria
[For use by the Selection Committee]
Total number of points: 50
_____ 1. Innovative/original approach that integrates technology into
course or program. (10
points)
_____ 2. Rationale for use of technology to attain learning outcomes. (5
points)
_____ 3. Demonstrated improvement of student learning through use of
technology. (5 points)
_____ 4. Impact on course or program within the candidate's institution.
(5 points)
_____ 5. Varied strategies to affirm use of technology. (5 points)
_____ 6. Relationship to the framework of National Standards. (10 points)
_____ 7. Attainment of projected outcomes. (5 points)
_____ 8. Potential for widespread replication. (5 points)
Mifflin Award Appendix - 2
Cover Sheet for
The ACTFL/FDP-Houghton Mifflin Awards for Excellence
in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology
with IALLT
This Sheet Must Be The Top Page Of The Dossier.
Candidate Information
Name _______________________________________________________________
Institution ______________________________________________________________
Present Position _________________________________________________________
Current Address _________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________
Telephone: Office (___) ______________ Home (___) ________________
E-Mail Address _____________________________________________
Member of ACTFL since __________
Include the following items in the nominating dossier (in order):
a) Nominating cover letter from the school or institution, or in the case
of self-nominations by instructors, a nominating letter from an officer of
the school or institution.
b) Curriculum vitae of the candidate (length must not exceed 10 pages).
c) A description of the integration of technology into the course.
Evidence should include objectives and specific strategies using technology
that contribute to the attainment of the course goals within the framework
of the National Standards for Foreign Languages.
d) Letters of support clearly explaining the rationale for the choice of
this candidate.
e) Supporting documentation, e.g., student course evaluations, copies of
newspaper articles or other materials, as appropriate.
IMPORTANT
Nominations in excess of fifteen (15) pages (excluding the curriculum vitae)
will not be accepted. This includes nominations submitted on CD or through
other electronic means. Nominations must not be longer than 15 pages when
printed. The nominating dossier must not be stapled, placed in scrapbooks,
etc., or attached in any manner other than an elastic band or a large office
clamp. This will facilitate the duplication of the dossier and its
circulation to members of the selection committee. If a multimedia
presentation is the medium chosen for submission of evidence, five (5)
copies must be provided whose length does not exceed five (5) minutes.
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