CALL FOR NOMINATIONS – DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
Win a Division of Design and Development Award –
be invited to deliver a presentation at the AECT Conference and
save $100 on your conference registration fee!

This is the annual call for nominations for the awards sponsored by the Design and Development Division of AECT. Information about each of the awards, including how to submit nominations, is detailed below. Please note that you may nominate your own work as well as the work of others. All nominations and accompanying materials must be received by June 15, 2007.

Each of the winners of AECT’s Design and Development Division Awards will be invited to deliver a conference presentation about their award-winning entry awards and the senior author of each winning entry will be given a $100 rebate on his or her conference registration fee (courtesy of the programs in Instructional Technology and Distance Education at Nova Southeastern University). Don’t miss this opportunity to be recognized for your work, to get an automatic presentation slot at the conference, and to receive a $100 rebate on your conference registration fee! Submit your nomination(s) as soon as possible!

Outstanding Practice Award
This award will be given to those individuals or groups that have designed exemplary instructional materials or systems. The materials or systems must have been designed no earlier than 2007. In assessing the quality of the work submitted, judges will examine:

a) the instructional events (activities that constitute the materials or system)
b) the directions for using the materials or events
c) performance data and/or attitude data regarding the effectiveness of the instructional material or system (this information must be provided in order for the nomination to be considered)

Please discuss these items in your cover letter. To be considered for the award, send the material or system that was designed (or a description of the material or system), along with a cover letter to:
Monica W. Tracey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Instructional Technology
383 Education
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
ab0225@wayne.edu
phone: 313.577.1700

Outstanding Book Award
Books nominated must bear a copyright date of 2007, 2008, or 2009 and should be relevant to the field of instructional design. Anyone (readers, authors, or publishers) who is aware of a book believed to warrant an award is encouraged to nominate it. The nomination procedure is outlined below:
Nominations will be by signed letter. Electronic submissions of letters are appropriate. You may include a short statement providing your rationale for nominating the book.
Complete bibliographic information should be included IN YOUR LETTER OF NOMINATION: author, name of book, where published and by whom, date of publication, and ISBN number if known. You may provide as enclosures: copies of reviews, promotional literature, or other informational materials which help to describe the nature and quality of the book.
Five copies of the nominated book, and all of the above material, should be sent to:
Doris Bollinger, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
College of Education, Adult Learning and Technology
University of Wyoming
Dept. 3374, ED 322
1000 E. University Avenue
Laramie, WY 82071
phone: 307.766.2167
dbollige@uwyo.edu

Outstanding Journal Article Award
Articles nominated must have been published no earlier than 2007 in a regularly published journal, and should be relevant to the broad field of instructional design. Anyone may submit a nomination. The nomination procedure is outlined below: Nominations will be by signed letter. Self-nominations are welcomed. If you desire, you may include a short statement providing your rationale for the nomination. A complete bibliographic citation should be included in the letter.
Send one copy of the nominating letter, and either five (5) hard copies or one PDF electronic copy* of the article to:
Dr. Susan Land
310D Keller Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802
phone: 814.863.5990
sml11@psu.edu
*Note: PDF copies of published manuscripts will be accepted as long as they retain the original published format. (Do not send a PDF file of a submitted manuscript, page proofs, etc.). Manuscripts that do not conform to these guidelines will not be considered.

Robert M. Gagne Award for Graduate Student Research in Instructional Design
This award, which will include a $250 check to the winner, as well as the $100 rebate on the conference registration fee, will be given to a graduate student who has made a significant contribution to the body of knowledge upon which instructional design practices are based. The work must have been completed no earlier than 2007, while the nominee was enrolled as a graduate student. You may nominate any individual (including yourself) for the Robert M. Gagne Award. Nominations should include one copy of the single piece of work (journal article, dissertation, etc.) being nominated, and a brief cover letter. Send these materials to:
Dr. Gary J. Anglin
137 Taylor Education Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0001
phone: 859.257.5972
ganglin@uky.edu

Nova Southeastern Award for Outstanding Practice by a Graduate Student in Instructional Design
This award, which includes a $100 cash award, will be given to a graduate student who has designed exemplary instructional materials. The materials must have been designed no earlier than 2007, while the nominee was enrolled as a graduate student. In order for the nominee to be considered for the award, the materials that were designed, along with a cover letter describing why the materials are exemplary, must be sent to:
Dr. Michael Simonson
Nova Southeastern University
1750 NE 167th St.
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
e-mail: simsmich@nova.edu
phone: 1-800-986-3223 ext. 8

D&D Executive Conference Call Minutes

April 8, 2008

1:30 pm (EST)

Conference update

The division has 101 concurrent sessions, 16 roundtable sessions, 18 posters and 8 60 minute sessions along with the PacifiCorp competition and the D&D Showcase

Monica is pairing concurrent sessions right now

The D&D division roundup will be held Wednesday night of the conference. MJ will coordinate the table, buttons, Tshirts, handouts and a PowerPoint slide representing the division to project on the wall.

The division will offer a dinner for D&D members on Wednesday night of the conference. Monica will find a restaurant and the information will be sent to the membership

Monica will write a summary of the conference including highlights. Amy will send information to the membership.

The D&D Showcase and PacifiCorp will be included in the time allotted for our division

Showcase will be on Thursday from 1-5 pm, set up for participants will be at noon Thursday

D&D Showcase accepted proposals should be identified. Tiffany will contact Ike for an update

Monica has the names of the PacifiCorp judges, mentors need to be identified and the information will be sent to Monica

Tiffany has a request for a mid-year report

The possibility of a membership survey in the summer was discussed

Possible items to ask:

What can we do to get them engaged?

Are they engaged with the division?

Incentives for survey participation (including entry in a raffle) were discussed

Tiffany will share report (especially actionable items) with Executive Board

D&D Executive Conference Call Minutes

February 12 , 2008

1:30 pm (EST)

Conference Planning:

At the time of the call, the division had 18 total submissions. It was hoped that number would increase as the deadline for submissions approached.

Mary Herring has requested a list of events the division will be having at the conference. We decided to include the following events:

-D&D Showcase

-PacifiCorp competition

-Special sessions (i.e., Presidential sessions sponsored by D&D)

-Thursday evening division membership dinner

-D&D luncheon and awards ceremony

Amy will send another reminder to the membership re: conference submissions and officer elections

The next call was rescheduled to March 18, 2008 1:30 pm (EST)

CALL TO DOs:

Amy – send conference submission /elections reminder to the membership

D&D Executive Conference Call Minutes

January 22, 2008

1:30 pm (EST)

Conference update:

Planning of the 2008 conference is underway.

Planners have set aside Thursday for the D&D PacifiCorp competition and the D&D Showcase. The schedule is as follows: PacifiCorp competition student presentations from 10 am–12 pm, D&D Membership Lunch and Awards Ceremony from 121 pm and the D&D Showcase from 15 pm. This will provide an opportunity to promote the showcase at the lunch thus increasing attendance.

Conference planners have created a new event for Wednesday night (6-8 pm) for divisions to promote themselves and their work. The event will be similar to the university receptions and will coincide with the usual Roundup.

Each division will have a table. It was agreed to have the yellow TShirts from the previous year available for purchase (if financially feasible) and an LCD projector giving information about the division. We will ask for volunteers to man the booth.

MJ Bishop will be responsible for creating the PowerPoint information to be projected.

Because there is no provision in the regular conference submission for D&D Showcase proposals, parties will send their proposals directly to Ikeson Choi (ichoi@uga.edu). Ike has been asked to prepare a specific call for Showcase proposals and Amy Adcock will forward the call to the membership. Ike will also be asked to submit a proposal for the Showcase Event to the regular proposal submission system so that the event will appear in the program.

A discussion about awards for D&D Showcase participants resulted in the agreement that the award for the Practice proposal and the Showcase are too similar. Therefore, Showcase participants will receive a certificate of acceptance but there will be no judging. There will be a slot in the Showcase for the Practice Award recipient.

Four proposals have been submitted to D&D at the time of this call. There were two proposals for 90 minute sessions that would be of interest to the general membership. Monica Tracey will contact Mary Herring about the possibility of a Presidential Session sponsored by D&D.

Amy Adcock will send another reminder to the membership to submit proposals. Dates and relevant urls will be included

Communications update:

The blog and listserv are up to date. Changes to the look of the blog will be coming

Election Update:

D&D has a full slate of officers. Elections will be held until March 1, 2008

An email was sent to the membership to remind them to vote.
 

Please see the .pdf for information on the 2008 D&D Showcase. Inquiries should be directed to Ikeson Choi at ichoi@uga.edu

D&D Showcase Call for Proposals

Proposal Evaluation Guidelines

Click the link above for a copy of the 2008 proposal guidelines for Design & Development. Notice that we have three areas of focus; research, practice and theory. Proposal submissions are due on February 16, 2008. We’re looking forward to some interesting submissions. 
Best of luck!

If you attended the 2007 convention and would like to give AECT your feedback, please take just a few minutes and fill out the convention feedback survey. The survey will be live until November 30th.

Minutes from D&D Exec Conference Call
October 1, 2007, 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time)

1. Update on conference program:
a.Tiffany reported that, due to sessions being moved, there are conflicts with facilitators.
b.At this point conflicts will be emailed to Nate.
c.On October 15, 2007, Tiffany will send a message to the membership to remind them to review the program and check for changed session days/times. Monica will post the message.

2.Fall Division Report:
a.Review of the fall division report from the division to AECT board incurred.
b.A few, minor changes were made to the report. MJ will revise and send to Ward. This will also be posted on the blog.

3.Guidelines for D&D Proposals:
a.The committee reviewed the newly created rubric of D&D Division conference proposal submission criteria. The rubric now includes practice, research, and theory/concept.
b.Elizabeth will assemble a flyer describing the types of proposals D&D is looking for to pass out to members at the conference.
c.Recruitment of reviewers for each type of proposal will occur through a sign-up sheet at the membership meeting.

4.Update on Tiffany/Monica’s conversation with Mary Herring:
a.We discussed lessons learned this year that may help us for next year.

5.Next call: We will meet at the conference on Tuesday, October 23, 2007, at 4:00.

DIVISION SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

Name of Division: Design and Development Fall Report

Name and title of person submitting report: MJ Bishop, D&D President

Email: mj.bishop@lehigh.edu

Phone number: 610-758-3235

Responses to the following items may be entered directly on this form (preferred) or other paper or electronic format. This report should be submitted no later than Monday, October 8, 2007.

Mission:

The mission of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology is to provide international leadership by promoting scholarship and best practices in the creation, use, and management of technologies for effective teaching and learning in a wide range of settings.

Vision:

We seek to be the premier international organization dealing with educational technology, the organization to which others refer for best research and practices.

Definition:

Educational technology is the study and ethical practice of facilitating learning and improving performance by creating, using, and managing appropriate technological processes and resources.

Goals

1. Advocate innovative, effective and ethical uses of educational technology.
2. Sustain an organization of professionals who study and use technology for training and education.
3. Establish an attractive and appealing professional presence that advances knowledge in the field.

Identify division goals you are addressing and when you hope to accomplish them.

Please relate your goals to the three main AECT goals listed above (or to strategies in the current strategic plan):

1. Advocate innovative, effective and ethical uses of educational technology.

i. Re-invigorate our awards program(s) (ongoing).

2. Sustain an organization of professionals who study and use technology for training and education.

ii. Increase active membership in the division and larger organization (ongoing).

Establish an attractive and appealing professional presence that advances knowledge in the field.

iii. Improve D&D-sponsored session quality (ongoing).

Describe your progress in meeting your goals in terms of specific actions you have taken or are taking:

Re-invigorate our awards program(s):

• Our focus this year has been on finding a new D&D Awards Committee Chair for 2007-08 (Rob Reiser will be stepping down after 25 years in the role). We are pleased to report that Elizabeth Boling has agreed to take this over.

• In addition, we have been working to improve the PacifiCorp Design Competition. Our new chair, Amy Adcock, and her committee explored new ways to generate even more interest in this competition among graduate students. This year, we had 5 teams enter the competition (up from 3 last year). Three teams have been chosen by our panel of 3 judges to move past “phase 2” and into the final “presentation round” of the competition at the conference (currently scheduled for Thursday, 10/25 from 9:30-11:30). Those teams areMelinda Sota and ChanMin Kim, Florida State UniversityMentor: Shauna BonaSteven Harmon and Sandra Valenti, Emporia State UniversityMentor: Becky CohenTravis Eschenmann and Thomas R. Jeffrey, Virginia TechMentor: David Merrill

•During our membership meeting last October, the members reiterated their interest in seeing more “practitioner” sorts of sessions/activities at the conference. To address this, we have created a new, competitive “D&D Showcase” to attract and appeal to more of the practitioners in our field. Nine presenters have been accepted into the showcase and, like the PacifiCorp Competition, judges will be on site during the conference to name an overall awardee. The D&D Showcase is currently scheduled for Wednesday, 10/24 from 8 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

ii. Increase active membership in the division and the larger organization:

• In an effort to have our “at large” D&D Executive Board of Directors begin playing a more active role in the division, we assigned their positions with specific tasks chairing key committees: the D&D Showcase (Atsusi Hirumi), the Marketing Committee (Krista Simons), and the AECT Advocacy Committee (Abbie Brown).

• We have continued to use leadership of the PacifiCorp Awards Competition as a “conduit” to divisional leadership. This year’s PacifiCorp Awards Chair, Amy Adcock became the division’s new VP for Communications, as has happened twice in the recent past.

• We have used opportunities such as divisional representation on the Future Minds task force as a way to encourage our membership to become more actively involved in AECT initiatives.

iii. Improve D&D-sponsored session quality:

• This year our conference planner, Tiffany Koszalka, paid special attention to creating good reviewer combinations… with a special eye toward matching graduate students with 2 or more faculty/industry reviewers with more experience. In our communications to the membership about reviewing, we also emphasized the need for graduate student reviewers to be closely mentored by a faculty “advisor.”

Describe additional special activities your division has undertaken or is planning to undertake and talk about how they address the three AECT goals (or strategies in the current strategic plan):

Re-invigorate our awards program(s):

• Once we have a new chair in place, work with that person to recruit the rest of the Awards Committee prior to October so that might meet sometime during the conference and brainstorm ideas for re-invigorating the program.

• Depending upon the level of interest and success of the D&D Showcase this year, next year we would like to further hone the “process” for this competition and would like to propose that, like the “Featured Research” sessions it might be elevated to a “Featured Practice” status on the conference program.

ii. Increase active membership in the division:

• We plan to begin working proactively to define D&D’s role and potential contributions to the larger organization and the community of deign and development practitioners.

• Continue to use opportunities like serving on the TCT Future Minds Initiative to recruit “new blood” to divisional leadership.

• Our “marketing committee” is continuing to work to get the word out about the D&D Division and the benefits of membership. This year, with the help of Elizabeth Boling’s visual design skills and CafePress, we designed and are marketing D&D T-shirts for division members to wear to the roundup as well as pins and mugs (see http://www.cafepress.com/desdevdiv/). The $1 profit that we are making on each sale will go into future D&D programming.

iii. Improve D&D-sponsored session quality:

• We are experimenting this year with shorter, themed sessions combined with a discussant… sort of like the AERA model. The idea is for presenters to have papers prepared in advance to share with the rest of the group and the discussant and for them to all coordinate at some level prior to the conference.

• We’ve noted that we’re having some problem with reviewers not understanding the differences among proposals to present research, proposals to present theory/concepts, and proposals to present practice. We are in the process of creating a flyer for this year’s conference that invites proposals in all 3 areas and makes very clear what should be included in each. In addition, we have crafted a rubric for prospective presenters and for reviewers that makes clear how to evaluate each proposal type. Proposers will be asked to indicate the proposal “type” as part of their title and reviewers will identify which proposal type they’re best suited to evaluate based on their experience/expertise.

How well do you feel your division is operating and meeting its goals? Please tell us why you think things are going well or less well:

While we feel we have made progress toward meeting the goals described here, there are many others we have in mind that we would like to be able to pursue… but the overly-burdensome “logistics” of divisional conference planning seems to keep us from making much additional progress. We would much prefer to focus our energies on contributing to initiatives like Future Minds and those higher-level objectives that have now been laid out by AECT’s new strategic plan. That said, if the Board is hoping the divisions will make more than just superficial contributions to those larger organizational goals, then, in our view, we must first find a way to streamline conference planning and become more efficient overall as an organization.

Do you need anything special from AECT to support your division plans? If so, please tell us what you need and when:

See above.

Are you requesting an allocation from AECT against the $500 maximum? X YES o NO

If so, how much are you requesting and please tell exactly how it would be expended:

As mentioned in our addendum to the Spring 2007 report, we will be using our $500 to pay for the plaques that the D&D Awards recipients receive.

Do you have any additional comments or suggestions to make? If so, please provide them here:

The D&D Executive Board was pleased to see the development of the AECT Strategic Plan and would like to be actively engaged in helping the organization meet its higher-level objectives. Please continue to consider ways in which the larger organization might involve the divisions other than relying on them solely for conference planning help and member recruitment.

Minutes for D&D Exec Conference Call
September 11, 2007, 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time)

1.IPA Research Request: This is an IBSTPI issue. Exec will act further if/when the IBSTIPI concerns have been met. MJ will contact the requester to communicate this information to her.

On a related note regarding the listserv posting option, Monica will contact Larry to confirm which D&D Listservs are open and which ones are only available for the Communications Person to post to. She will communicate this information to the other board members.

2.AECT Strategic Plan/ Fall Division Report: In an effort to align with the AECT Strategic Plan, the D&D Division has been asked to review our goals use a new form for our fall division report that aligns with the strategic plan. The D&D Division goals currently appear to align with the plan. MJ will send the final draft to the Exec for review prior to sending on to the AECT Board.

3.Guidelines for D&D Practice Proposals: The Board reviewed of the first draft of the design practice proposal guidelines. A handout will be given at the 2007 conference for the 2008 proposals to the membership. The handout will provide clear descriptions of the three types of proposals that D&D would like to receive –research, conceptual, or practice– and guidelines for how they should be structured. Tiffany will work on the rubric, and send it to Monica who will then send it to MJ. MJ will add information on the conceptual and research proposals, then send the final document to Elizabeth who will create the handout to distribute at the conference.

4.Confirm day/time for next call: October 1, 2007 12:00Noon