Nominations Due: January 15, 2022
Submissions Due: March 1, 2022
The ASA Section on Teaching & Learning invites submissions for the 2022 Graduate Student Contribution to the Sociological Scholarship of Teaching & Learning. This award is designed to recognize the contributions that graduate students make to the field of teaching and learning.
Many types of contributions (published or unpublished) could be recognized by this award, including empirical or theoretical manuscripts, classroom exercises, original videos or podcasts, paper assignments, online instructional modules, creative approaches to topics or readings, case studies, etc.
The winner will receive a cash award of $250, as well as a feature in the Section newsletter and website (the winner must agree to make their contribution available on the Section website and newsletter if awarded). An honorable mention may also be awarded.
Eligibility
Nominees must be current graduate students on the nomination deadline. Contributions developed while in graduate school by an early career faculty member will not be considered. Nominees must be members of the American Sociological Association and a member of the Section on Teaching and Learning; gift memberships to the section are available if needed. Section and association membership will be verified after the portfolio submission deadline.
Nominations
Nominations, including self-nominations, are submitted through the Google Nomination Form. Nominations must be received no later than January 15, 2022, at 11:59pm PST. No single person may nominate more than two graduate student contributions in the same year for the award. Only one contribution by the same graduate student in any given year will be considered. If you have questions regarding nominations, please email the chair of the Section on Teaching and Learning in Sociology Award Committee, Sharon Yee, at asateachingandlearningawards@gmail.com.
Award Portfolio
Nominees will be notified by the Award Committee Chair and invited to submit an Award Portfolio for consideration by the committee. The portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 1, 2022, at 11:59pm PST. Candidates should email their portfolio to asateachingandlearningawards@gmail.com with the subject line “Graduate Student Contribution Award.”
Nomination Portfolio: The nomination portfolio, meeting the portfolio guidelines outlined below, must be compiled into one PDF file and submitted by March 1, 2022 at 11:59pm PST.
Portfolio Guidelines: The portfolio should contain all elements in the order listed and not exceed 35-40 pages (portfolios that exceed 40 pages will be reviewed only to page 40). The candidate will demonstrate excellence in graduate student contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning through the following materials:
- A description of the contribution being submitted that includes the following elements:
- Explain what is being submitted (for example explain the teaching activity or the theory)
- Describe the course in which the contribution is (or could be) used, if relevant
- Ground the submission in the sociological scholarship of teaching and learning literature and explain its contribution
- Analyze the effectiveness of the contribution (assessment)
- The original manuscript, teaching materials, or other contribution
PRIOR GRADUATE STUDENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIOLOGICAL SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING & LEARNING AWARD WINNERS 2020 Ashley Rockwell, Chris Vidmar, Leanna Greenwood, and Penny Harvey 2018 Daniel Bartholomay
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