Nominations are open for 2021 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

Nominations are open for 2021 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) is searching for Penn State faculty who work at the intersection of technology and pedagogy to improve teaching and learning. Those who do can be nominated for the 2021 TLT Impact Award.

The call for nominations for the 2021 TLT Impact Award is open now through Friday, October 16. Given annually, the TLT Impact Award recognizes excellence in teaching and learning at Penn State and celebrates cross-disciplinary projects, courses, and collaborations that have positively enhanced teaching, learning, and the use of learning spaces across the University and beyond.

Penn State tenure-line faculty or non-tenure-line teaching faculty are eligible for nomination. University faculty, staff, and students can submit nominations, and self-nominations also are welcome.

The TLT Impact Award includes a commemorative medal, a $3,000 cash award, an invitation to serve as a TLT ambassador, and additional support to extend the impact of the recipient’s work.

Last year, Pierce Salguero, associate professor of Asian history and religious studies at Penn State Abington, received the TLT Impact Award.

More information can be viewed on the Impact Award’s webpage.

Submit nominations for 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

Submit nominations for 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) is accepting nominations for Penn State faculty members whose work is driving digital innovation and transforming education.

The 2020 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award call for nominations is open now through Friday, October 18. This award is given annually in recognition of excellence in teaching and learning at Penn State. The Impact Award celebrates cross-disciplinary projects, courses, and collaborations that have positively enhanced teaching, learning, and the use of learning spaces across Penn State and beyond.

Penn State tenure-line faculty or non-tenure-line teaching faculty are eligible for nomination. University faculty, staff, and students are able to submit nominations, and self-nominations are welcome.

The TLT Impact Award includes a commemorative medal, $3,000 cash award, an invitation to serve as a TLT ambassador, and additional support to extend the impact of the recipient’s work.

Last year, Laura Guertin, professor of earth science at Penn State Brandywine, and Timothy W. Simpson, Paul Morrow Professor of Engineering Design and Manufacturing in the College of Engineering, received the TLT Impact Award.

Visit the Impact Award’s website to learn more.

The 2019 Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award call for nominations is open now through Friday, Oct. 19. This award is given in recognition of excellence in teaching and learning at Penn State. The Impact Award celebrates cross-disciplinary projects, courses, or collaborations that have positively enhanced teaching, learning, or the use of learning spaces at Penn State and beyond.

Penn State tenure-line faculty or non-tenure-line teaching faculty are eligible for nomination. Nominations can be submitted by Penn State faculty, staff, and students. Self-nominations are welcome.

The award recipient will receive a commemorative medal and an award of $3,000. They will also be invited to serve as an ambassador of TLT and will receive support to extend the impact of their work.

To learn more about the award and submit a nomination, visit https://sites.psu.edu/impactaward/.

Teaching and Learning with Technology Impact Award

TLT Impact Award Annually celebrating the work and accomplishments of Penn State faculty members whose work transforms education through technology. About the Award In 2016, Penn State’s Office of the Vice Provost for Information Technology established the TLT Impact...
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