SIG IT Awards Presented at AERA 2023!

Best Paper Awards

Matthew Caratachea
Goochland County Public Schools

Caratachea, M. & Jones, M. (2023). Immersive Virtual Reality as a Tool to Make in K-12 Environments. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Monty Jones
Virginia Commonwealth University

Caratachea, M. & Jones, M. (2023). Immersive Virtual Reality as a Tool to Make in K-12 Environments. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Best Student Paper Awards

Reilly Norum
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Ji-Eun Lee
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Erin Ottmar
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Norum, R., Lee, J. & Ottmar, E. (2023). Student Profiles Based on In-Game Performance and Help-Seeking Behaviors in an Online Mathematics Game. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL.

GET INVOLVED!

There are lots of ways that you can be involved in SIG IT:

Participate in our Conferences!

• Submit a Conference Proposal: AERA and all SIG Proposals are Due in July.
• Plan to submit a paper for one of our three paper competitions.

Volunteer!

• Volunteer to be a Chair or Discussant at the conference: (This can be done when you submit your papers to the SIG. Follow the same link and volunteer to be a chair.)
• Volunteer to be a conference proposal reviewer: This can be done using the online conference submission system.  Keep a look out for an email from AERA inviting reviewers to volunteer, usually in the spring.
• Serve as a SIG Officer - Prepare to run for a SIG Office by submitting a nomination for a position. We accept nominations starting in late September or early October and due by the end of October.

Submit information to our SIG:

• We have a SIG mailing list, SIG social media outlets (Facebook, Twitter) and we an annual newsletter.
• Please contact Akesha Horton - akmhorto@iu.edu, our current SIG-IT Communications Officer, if there are announcements you would like to share.

All of these opportunities look good on a vita and can be great mentoring opportunities for graduate students in SIG IT as well.  We look forward to your participation.