--- Forwarded Message from "Stacey Powell" <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 11 May 2010 15:10:40 -0500 >From: "Stacey Powell" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Award for Excellence in FL Instruction Using Technology Greetings fellow IALLTers, As your IALLT Programs Director, I have the privilege of serving as Co-Chair of the "ACTFL/Cengage Learning Faculty Development Programs Award for Excellence in Foreign Language Instruction Using Technology with IALLT" committee. That is quite a mouthful, but the important thing for you to know is that IALLT has a part in selecting the recipient of these two annual awards that are presented at the ACTFL Convention to post-secondary educators. I would love to see nominations of IALLT members or faculty members who you support. There are extremely specific application instructions on the ACTFL website, or contact me off list and I will be happy to save you some trouble and send them to you directly. DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: May 28, 2010 Stacey L. Powell Director, Foreign Language Multimedia Center College of Liberal Arts Auburn University Programs Director, IALLT [log in to unmask] 334-844-6381 Here is some more information from the ACTFL website about the awards: The ACTFL/Faculty Development Programs of Cengage Learning 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 Cengage Learning, with the International Association for Language Learning Technology (IALLT). These awards are supported by the generosity of the Cengage Learning. The recipients each receive a $500 cash award provided by the Cengage Learning. Criteria for Selection 1) Two awards may be made annually: a) one to a foreign language educator at the two-year/community college level, and b) one to a foreign language educator at the four-year/university level. 2) Both classroom teachers and administrators are eligible for the award. 3) The recipient must be a current ACTFL member and have been a member for at least the last three years. 4) The recipients must have a minimum of five years$E2Ao 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. Procedures for Nominations 1) Self-nominations are permitted and must be accompanied by a letter of support from the instructor$E2Aos 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. *********************************************** LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for Language Learning (http://iallt.org/), and The Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning (http://www.languageconsortium.org/). Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. Subscribe, unsubscribe, search the archives at http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=LLTI Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) ***********************************************