[AISWorld] Last call: AIS Covid-19 Learning Action Awards

[Harminder Singh]

Dear all,

This initiative is a good way to reward innovativeness, creativity, and responsiveness. However, since Covid-19 has led to many students experiencing increased anxiety, social isolation and grief, I believe care should be taken not to exacerbate these by including reminders of the pandemic in learning material. Kindness matters. 

One way to avoid that would be to tweak the focus to emphasise emergencies, instead of Covid-19 specifically, since those are of perennial importance, and are likely to become more frequent in the future. So, I suggest renaming the awards to "AIS Emergency Learning Action Awards".

Regards
 Harminder

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Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2020 14:39:55 -0400
From: rickwatson at mac.com
To: AISWorld <aisworld at lists.aisnet.org>
Subject: [AISWorld] Last call: AIS Covid-19 Learning Action Awards

Call for Postings on Changed Learning Practices
 
Deadline for post is coming up on August 5
 
Two pressing problems for faculty in the coming semester are recognizing and understanding the problems students are facing, while acknowledging the huge role that information systems has played in helping cope with the pandemic and the ongoing transition to the new normal.
 
We believe that going forward teaching must recognize this pandemic driven and technology transformed world. 
 
We are pleased to announce the AIS Covid-19 Learning Action Awards, which will recognize exceptional postings to the AIS Covid-19 forum on one or more of the following issues:  
New classes developed specifically around the role of IS in the pandemic recovery.
Changes to your syllabus for subject X to include Covid-19 relevant material.
Changes to your syllabus for subject X to teach in an online or hybrid mode.
How you plan to teach topic Y, a part of subject X, in online mode.
What you have learned from teaching online during recent months, and what behaviors you have adopted (or abandoned).
New approaches to assessment when students cannot be readily supervised.
How you will handle and assess group discussions, cases, or debates, etc.
Descriptions of Covid-19 related assignments
Mini Cases addressing Covid-19 issues
 
The AIS Covid-19 Learning Action Awards include a $200 or $100 (USD) award for each of the three AIS regions, for a total of six awards. Further, the donations enabling these awards will be matched by AIS, so that each award recipient can specify a Covid-19 related charity in their region to receive an amount equal to their award. Finally, each award recipient will receive a formal certificate to recognize their contribution. 
 
Criteria:
Must focus on IS content
A teaching method or content change as a result of Covid-19
Innovative online or hybrid approach to teaching
Potentially impacts many IS students
Teaching material related to Covid-19 IS impacts
 
To be considered, please post your contribution on the AIS Covid-19 Forum before August 5. Please tag your post by including "Learning Action" in the subject line. 
 
Winners will be announced during the Forum Panel at AMCIS 2020.
 
The award judges include:
Blake Ives, University of Houston, USA
Munir Mandviwalla, Temple University, USA
Isabel Ramos, University of Minho, Portugal
Priya Seetharaman, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
Rick Watson, University of Georgia, USA (Chair)
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