LAS VEGAS, Nov. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten teams from
universities around the world participated in the first design
competition sponsored by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Command Transformation at the annual international
convention of the Association for Educational Communications and
Technology held October 21-25 in
Las Vegas, Nevada.
The NATO-ACT Design and Development Competition was designed for
advanced graduate student teams to design effective learning
approaches for NATO's 29 member
agencies in diverse settings around the world. Judges evaluated
these solutions in terms of theoretical excellence, creativity and
feasibility.
"NATO-ACT was very happy to support the AECT Design and
Development Competition," said Cem
Kumsal, NATO's civilian training technologies staff officer. "The
competition is a good fit with the educational part of NATO's
mission for our members. We will use parts of all finalists' ideas
on implementing micro learning to create a coherent capability for
NATO. We were quite impressed with the caliber of submissions and
it was difficult to pick the overall winner."
The finalists were:
- Michelle Jensen and Aprel
Mendenhall—Utah State University
- Jessica Marzi and Makhosanzana
Lunga—University of Tennessee,
Knoxville
The team from Utah State University won the
competition. Their presentation detailed the design and development
of an hour of focused instruction divided into 5-minute flexible
modules to be delivered to learners across
NATO-ACT's 29 member
agencies.
"The NATO-ACT design competition was a fantastic opportunity to
hone our design skills on real-life problems," said Michelle Jensen, an advanced doctoral student at
Utah State University. "The problem
presented by NATO-ACT stretched us as instructional designers to
develop learning approaches to reach NATO's diverse members."
"AECT is delighted that NATO-ACT sponsored this competition,"
said AECT Executive Director Philip
Harris." We are pleased to partner with NATO-ACT on their
educational mission for their members and this competition
underscores NATO-ACT's commitment to improving learning."
The second annual NATO-ACT design competition will be conducted
at AECT's international convention in Jacksonville, Florida, November 3-7,
2020. Information about the competition will be
available at aect.org in January
2020.
About the Association for Educational Communication and
Technology (AECT)
AECT is an international organization that values diversity of
thought, culture and people whose activities are directed toward
improving learning. AECT members may be found in colleges and
universities; in the armed forces and industry; in museums,
libraries, and hospitals; and in any other places where educational
change takes place. AECT members include instructional designers,
researchers, professors and teachers, educational technologists and
other professionals united by a passion for improving teaching and
learning. AECT members serve in many different settings including
education, business and industry, non-profits, military, health
care and other environments.
Website: www.aect.org
Twitter: @AECT
About the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
NATO's purpose is to guarantee the freedom and security of its
29 members through political and military means. Allied Command
Transformation is NATO's Warfare Development Command to enhance the
Alliance' posture, military structures, forces, capabilities and
doctrines to improve its military effectiveness.
Website: www.act.nato.int
Twitter: @NATO_ACT
Media Contact:
James Shea
AECT Media Consultant
812-335-7675
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