The SMH-GCMF Prize for the Use of Digital Technology in Teaching Military History
The Society for Military History (SMH) in partnership with The George C. Marshall Foundation (GCMF) announce a new prize to be awarded annually to an individual, group or institution that creates, designs and implements material for use in teaching military history utilizing evolving digital technology.
The Society for Military History is now soliciting nominations for its new SMH-George C Marshall Foundation Prize for the Use of Digital Technology in Teaching Military History.
Through this prize the Marshall Foundation and SMH seek to provide an incentive for creating new and innovative technology based curricula for use in teaching military history. This prize is intended to stimulate new thinking in how technology can be used to create new and better tools for studying military history.
The most important criterion for the successful project will be its utility for teaching military history in a classroom environment, although consideration will also be given to projects that help students with self-development or collaborative learning. A second criterion will be its suitability for publication as a digitally interactive publication, embodying multimedia and incorporating exercises that confirm the user's comprehension.
For the 2014 awards, projects produced in the last five years (2008-2013) are eligible; this window will narrow in the future to focus on newer projects rather than on a body of work. However, realizing that electronic projects can be added to, projects can be re-nominated at three-year intervals.
The award includes a $1,000 prize and a plaque presented at the Society for Military History awards luncheon on April 4, 2014 at the Westin Crown Center, Kansas City, MO.
Nominations (including self-nominations) and all supporting materials for the 2014 prize should be submitted electronically by November 15, 2013 to [email protected]. A cover letter, not to exceed one page, addressing the two selection criteria is necessary.
