2010 SIGOL Online Learning Award Competition
Have you and your students been involved or are you involved in an original, online learning activity? If so, we encourage you to enter the 2010 SIGOL Online Learning Award competition.
Since 1991, ISTE's Online Learning Special Interest Group (SIGOL), has recognized creative teachers for their pioneering use of telecommunication networks to provide innovative learning opportunities for school-age students K–16. Read about past recipients.
Nominations for the 2010 SIGOL Online Learning Award Competition will be open January 18, 2010.
Entry Information:
- Entries need to describe innovative telecomputing learning activities that will have been completed between February 1, 2009 and June 1, 2010.
- Applicants must provide the names and contact information for two referees who are willing to support the application and are willing to be contacted during the submission and review process.
Award:
- Awardees will be announced in April 2010.
- 1st place winner receives $500 cash award, free conference registration to ISTE’s annual conference and exposition in Denver Colorado, June 27—June 30, 2010, invitation to present their project at ISTE's annual conference and a one year ISTE membership.
- 2nd place winner receives free conference registration to ISTE’s annual conference and exposition in Denver Colorado, June 27—June 30, 2010, invitation to present their project at ISTE's annual conference and a one year ISTE membership.
- 3rd place winner receives invitation to present their project at ISTE’s annual conference and exposition in Denver Colorado, June 27—June 30, 2010 and a one year ISTE membership.
- All awardees will receive an invitation to present their project during a web poster session at the ISTE’s annual conference and exposition in Denver Colorado, June 27—June 30, 2010. Awardees will need to provide project information and photos for online and/or conference publications; deadlines to be provided when awardees are announced. Project contributors or partners are welcome to participate in the NECC poster session but only the author will receive an award. All expenses relating to registration and travel to ISTE's annual conference are the responsibility of the honoree, contributors, or partners planning to attend.
- Awardees will be given a one-year standard membership in ISTE and concurrent membership in ISTE's Online Learning Special Interest Group.
- SIGOL will publish the winning entries, and the respective authors’ reflections in its online publication, SIGOL Bulletin, and archive the work as exemplary projects on the SIGOL Web area. All awardees will be required to supply a reflection about their project when contacted by the SIGOL Bulletin editors.
- SIGOL will provide press release information and photo opportunities at ISTE annual conference for winners to publicize their award via their local media.
Criteria for Assessment:
Entries will be evaluated using a rubric based on the following attributes (weightings are shown as a percentage of final score):
- Detailed description of the online learning activity from initial planning to the final evaluation (40%)
- Description of how the online aspect of the learning activity enhanced the regular classroom program (15%)
- Description of how the online learning activity was evaluated and the extent to which original aims and objectives were met (20%)
- Consideration of what the entrant learned from the online learning activity in their classroom with comments and recommendations for development and involvement in future similar activities (25%)
Descriptions should be sufficiently detailed to allow another educator to follow the same process, modifying it to meet the requirements of their own classrooms.
For more information, please contact SIGOL Online Learning Award Chair, Dr. Yvonne Marie Andrés yvonne@globalschoolnet.org.
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