Outstanding Book Award

Sponsored by AECT's Research & Theory Division

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.

Eligibility

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. Winners of AECT’s Research and Theory Outstanding Book Award will be awarded during the Research and Theory Awards ceremony to be held during AECT's Annual International Convention.

Procedures

Self-nominations are allowed.

To nominate an article submit the following:

• Cover letter with a short rationale statement of the nomination and complete bibliographic citation for the book

• A full electronic version of the book (e.g., PDF, web) or a printed version

Please submit nominations electronically to the AECT Research and Theory Division Awards Nomination Form.

Deadline

April 18

Past Recipients

2024

• Jill E. Stefaniak - Advanced Instructional Design Techniques

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