The SIG-TACTL is announcing a new award to be identified this coming year. The award recognizes early career professionals who make substantial scholarly contributions to the use of technology as an agent of change in inservice, preservice or teacher education. The award is open to early career professionals who have completed their doctoral degree within five (5) years of the year in which they apply for the award. Self or peer nominations are accepted. Nominations must include a (1) letter of nomination providing a rationale for how the nominee has made substantial scholarly contributions to the use of technology as an agent of change in inservice, preservice or teacher education, (2) description of the nominee’s research agenda (750 word limit) and (3) the nominee’s curriculum vita. We anticipate that the applications will be due by November 15 with the awardee selected by February 1. Contact Ai-Chu Elisha Ding, ading@uga.edu, if you are interested in serving as a reviewer for this award.
Selection criteria include:
The winner will receive a plaque at the annual TACTL SIG business meeting. Early Career Scholar Award
2025 WinnerJessica Herring-WatsonUniversity of Central Arkansas
2024 Winner Jennifer Darling-Aduana Georgia State University
2023 Winner K. Bret Staudt Willet Florida State University
2022 Winner Joshua Rosenberg University of Tennessee, Knoxville
2021 Winner Xiaoming Zhai University of Georgia
2020 Winner Carol Johnson University of Melbourne
2019 Winner Torrey Trust University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2018 Winner Jered Borup George Mason University
2017 Winner Royce Kimmons Brigham Young University
2016 Winner Daniel Krutka University of North Texas
2015 Winner Evrim Baran Middle East Technical University, Turkey
2014 Winner Amy Hutchison Iowa State University