NAWeb2003
Awards Criteria/Program for Publication on the
NAWeb Site
The North American Web Conference, NAWeb2003, is an internationally recognized
conference founded in 1995 whose focus is to encourage innovative and practical
uses of the World Wide Web in teaching and learning and extending the reach of
existing campuses through creating "virtual" campuses of a unique and
exciting nature. This mission applies not only to traditional educational institutions,
but also to the corporate and private world as well. As part of the mission of
the conference program NAWeb2003 sponsors the NAWeb Award for Educational Internet
Site of the Year. The NAWeb Educational Internet Site of the Year trophy will
be awarded to the winning web site during the NAWeb2003 conference. Any web site,
be it privately or publicly developed site, a corporate or university site, or
an individual site—in short, any educational site on the web—may
be nominated for this award. A jury of judges will review each site according
to the criteria listed below. Five finalists will be selected for presentation
to the attendees at the conference during the awards ceremony. From these five
finalists the NAWeb2003 Internet Site of the Year will be announced. Each of
the four runner-ups will receive a special NAWeb Award's citation.
The
judging criteria will place a premium on innovation,
creativity, and the practicality
of the nominated site. The judges will ask the following questions:
- How
well does it achieve its stated purpose?
- Does
it represent an innovative and creative approach
in using the Internet? Is the site innovative or
groundbreaking in its field or discipline?
- Is
it well designed both in its look and in its informational
design?
- The "Wow" factor
is fine, but does it have a solid purpose or is
one simply looking at "eye candy?" The
site must also be practical.
- Is
it easy to navigate and to understand?
- Is
it user friendly?
- Does
it meet a clear need?
Send
all nominations as Microsoft Word document attachments
to Ron Smith, who is the non-judging awards Chair,
at rsmith@mma.mass.edu. Each nomination must include:
- A
statement of the site's purpose and/or reason for
development.
- Any
special browser settings
- Special
aspects/parts of the site to which the judges should
pay particular attention.
- Any
additional information the nominee believes would
be important to the judges (For example, design
principles, what makes this site stand out vis-à-vis
other similar sites.)
Please
use a 12-font standard type and limit the nomination
document to 3 pages. Any nominations greater than
three pages in length will not be considered. You
will notified of receipt of the nomination. If you
have further questions, please do not hesitate to
contact Ron
Smith <rsmith@mma.mass.edu>.
All
nominations must be submitted by August 20th,
2003.
Finalists will be notified by early September 2003. |
