Awards


The John Slatin Prize for Mastery of Electronic Media in Education

Each year, the DWRL presents the John Slatin Mastery of Electronic Media in Education Award (along with a $250 stipend) to a DWRL student instructor.

The Slatin prize recognizes Assistant Instructors who have designed teaching and learning activities, such as a particular assignment or project in the computer-assisted classroom, that originally and effectively integrate pedagogy and technology. Instructors submit their activity as a handout, description, or URL, which must be accompanied by a short (no longer than 300 words) rationale describing their pedagogical goal in the exercise, and how that goal was enabled or enhanced by a particular classroom technology.

Exercises are judged by the following criteria: creativity, successful integration of pedagogy and technology, pedagogical foundation or rationale, and adherence to the DWRL's commitment to accessibility. As advanced technical skill is not a criterion of this award, we have encouraged submissions by instructors with all levels of technological fluency. Self-nominations as well as nominations of fellow instructors are both highly encouraged. The award will be announced at the DRW spring luncheon.

You can see a list of previous winners here.


Graduate Student Professional Development Award

The Digital Writing Research Lab offers DWRL Graduate Student Professional Development Awards for the 2012 - 2013 academic year. To be eligible for the award, you must be a current staff member in the DWRL, or be a staff member at the time the funds are to be used, or be directly involved in a DWRL project. DWRL Assistant Directors (ADs) are ineligible to apply for the award, as they will serve on the Graduate Student Professional Development Award selection committee along with the DWRL Director and DWRL Coordinator.

Applications are due November 1and February 1. Applications can be submitted by email to the Program Coordinator, Will Burdette williamburdette@utexas.edu or in person to FAC 8.

These awards are highly competitive and the selection committee will prioritize applications that clearly demonstrate benefit, promotion, and service to the DWRL and its mission.

Applicants presenting conference papers specifically:

  • on a DWRL project (i.e., the Immersive Environments Project)
  • on a DWRL publication, website, or blog (i.e., Currents, viz., etc.)
  • on a DWRL collaboration (i.e., products produced with DIIA , the Harry Ransom Center, etc.) could be awarded up to $1,000

Applicants presenting conference papers:

  • on specific pedagogical uses of New Media applications in DWRL courses
  • using DWRL-developed tools (i.e., LRO, Rhetorical Peaks, eComma)
  • that feed into future directions of DWRL projects and collaborative partnerships
  • on research topics related to the overarching mission of the DWRL could be awarded up to $500.

To be eligible, you must complete a Graduate Student Professionalization Award Application.