Deadline for Submissions:

12 October 2012 - Asia Regional Competition

16 November 2012 - Australian Regional Competition

 
For more information on the Regional Learning Impact Finalist Competition and submission details, read the following information.

Note: This Submission Form is for the Regional LIA Competition Only
Incomplete submissions will not be accepted.

Nominee Information: (* items are required)

Product/ Service Organization Name*
Product/ Service Organization Contact*
Product/ Service Organization Contact Email*
Product/ Service Organization Contact Phone*
Implementer Organization Name*
Implementer Organization Contact*
Implementer Organization Contact Email*
Implementer Organization Contact Phone*
Title* (Give your submission a title - ex. LMS at My College)
Product / Service Categories* (a maximum of 3 categories can be identified)
Product Categories
Product or Maturity Level*
Research
New
Established
Synopsis* (150 word maximum)
Give a brief overview of the product/service and implementation.
Evaluation Impact Criteria*
Grades will be given on each of the following impact criteria. Please address each of the criteria indicated below. * Please make sure you supply supporting evidence for your nomination* You many choose to fill out all of the Evaluation Criteria areas:
(Access, Affordability, Quality, Adoption, Accountability, Organizational Learning, Interoperability and Innovation) or you may skip 1 (one) of the criteria.

Access Provides greater access to proven quality learning approaches

Enables serving significantly more learners from currently served populations

Enables serving new populations of learners (from new/expanded regions, for derivative programs, for preparatory purposes, or workforce needs etc.)

Provides greater convenience for learners

Enables lifelong learning
Affordability Enables improved learner efficiency

Enables improved instructor efficiency

Achieves cost reduction that is passed on to learners

Provides education to significant number of disadvantaged learners

Saves substantial travel time and cost
Quality Enables clarity of learning outcomes

Improves results in mastery of subject matter as measured by formative or summative assessments

Enhances effectiveness of pedagogy or learner engagement

Enhances self-directed learning, critical thinking or metacognitive skills

Includes or enables integrated assessment or better assessment of student learning by the teacher/faculty
Adoption Has achieved mainstream instructor usage

Provides large-scale mission-critical 24/7 support

Supports institution-wide usage

Supports statewide, countrywide, or global usage

One of the largest deployments of its kind in terms of learners served
Accountability Clarifies or helps develop the specifics of accountability

Achieves significant cost savings versus prior solution

Achieves improvement in retention or graduation rates

Provides analytics to understand program and/or institutional/organizational performance

Enables comparison across institutions/organizations
Organizational Learning Supports development of key competencies

Supports assessment of key competencies

Enables planning or management of competency development

Enables more efficient sharing of best practices

Provides a distinctive organizational learning advantage
Interoperability Utilizes open standards for data, content, or services

Shares data, content, or services seamlessly with other applications from other vendors at minimal cost

Combines best-of-breed products from multiple vendors that share data, content, or services

Has enabled and caused practical feedback into the standards process to improve future standards

Has achieved IMS Certification or utilizes an IMS standard
Innovation

Achieves a far superior realization of other prior products or services of its kind

Has clear potential to establish a much needed new category of learning application or tool

Incorporates a scientific breakthrough promising enhanced learning based on brain research or learning theory

Represents a radical improvement in access, affordability, or quality of education

Provides a seamless way to incorporate advanced functionality requiring little or no faculty, teacher, or learner training to use
Your Information: (* items are required)
Name*
Email*
Organization*
Phone*