Outstanding Book Award
Sponsored by AECT's Research & Theory Division
SELF-NOMINATIONS ARE ALLOWED
Purpose
The Research and Theory Division established this award for the best book-length publication in educational communications and technology. To be considered for the award, a book must be concerned with the field of educational communication and technology through research or scholarly inquiry, must have a research base, and must have a copyright date of the past two years.
A book may be nominated by the author or by another scholar. To be eligible for the award, a nominee must be a member of AECT in good standing at the time of nomination. The book may have been published anywhere in the world but must be available in English. No edited volumes are considered for the award. Winners of AECT’s Research and Theory Outstanding Book Award will be awarded during the Research and Theory Awards ceremony to be held during the AECT 2021 International Convention.
Nomination Procedures
To nominate an article submit the following:
Cover letter with a short rationale statement of the nomination and complete bibliographic citation for the book
Printed copy of the nominated book & please send formatted PDF if available
The nominator must submit the nomination letter detailing the contribution of the book and the basis for the nomination, bibliographic citation, and the formatted PDF for the book to AECT Research and Theory Division Immediate Past President Dr. Eunjung Grace Oh (ejgraceoh@gmail.com) with “RTD Outstanding Book Award” in the subject line of the email.
Nominations Due Date
April 30, 2021
Contact
Dr. Eunjung Grace Oh - ejgraceoh@gmail.com
Past Recipients
2023
Paul A. Kirschner, Carl Hendrick, and Jim Heal - How Teaching Happens: Seminal Works in Teaching and Teacher Effectiveness and What They Mean in Practice
2021
No Recipient
2020
No Recipient
2019
No Recipient
2018
Richard West - Foundations of learning and instructional design technology (1st ed.)
2017
No Recipient
2016
George Veletsianos - Social media in academia: Networked scholars
2015
Ali Carr-Challman - Instructional design for teachers: Improving classroom practice (2nd ed.)
2014
No Recipient
2013
Susan McKenney & Thomas Reeves - Conducting educational design research (1st ed.)
2012
Lisa Yamagata-Lynch - Activity systems analysis methods: Understanding complex learning environments
2011
David Jonassen - Learning to solve problems: A handbook for designing problem-solving learning environments
2010
No Recipient
2009
Jason D. Baker, Michael K. Ponton, & Alfred P. Rovai - Distance learning in higher education: A programmatic approach to planning, design instruction, evaluation, and accreditation