Award Description
The ADInstruments Macknight Innovative Educator Award, honors an early to mid-career APS member who demonstrates the greatest potential for incorporating innovative teaching techniques and effectively utilizing technology resources in engaging undergraduate or graduate students in physiology education.
Awardee must attend the American Physiology Summit to receive the award and must provide or obtain additional travel support beyond the award amount, if needed (e.g. for international travel). The award cannot be deferred to future years.
This award is made possible by our strategic partner ADInstruments,
The ADI Software is LT an online learning platform for human and animal physiology courses. LT's comes complete with professionally designed lessons and labs including ECG, Spirometry and EMG.
Labchart Lightning software is the latest iteration of ADI's data acquisition and analysis software. Labchart Lightning empowers researchers to make unique scientific discoveries with unlimited freedom and flexibility. The perfect software for EDG, EMG, and EEG data acquisition and analysis. Labchart Lightening features include: unlimited channels, cross recording analysis, and custom calculations, and data management.
Eligibility
The applicant must:
- Be an APS member for at least two consecutive years.
- Be a member of the APS Teaching of Physiology Section.
- Have received their first faculty appointment within the last 15 years.
- Be actively engaged in physiology instruction at the undergraduate or graduate level.
- Hold a full-time position of assistant or associate professor, lecturer, instructor or similar position. The award is designed for educators who anticipate continued teaching at the institution.
- Be actively involved in the development and use of innovative teaching techniques and effectively use technology in undergraduate or graduate physiology education.
Criteria
The application includes:
- Curriculum vitae
- Two-page description of a laboratory-based instructional activity that exemplifies innovative use of technology in physiology education.
- Letter of recommendation from the department chair or administrator which includes:
- An explanation of how this activity/technique can be integrated in the curriculum to best benefit students.
- Evidence and/or plans for sharing the work both within the applicant’s institution and with the broader audience.
- Indicator(s) of the successes of the activity.
- Description of the assessment.
- Indication of how the candidate will use the PowerLab for education.
- The number of students who will be reached, including underserved student populations.
- Clear indication of institutional support (including specific language regarding activity).
The final selection of the award recipient will be made by the Center for Physiology Education Advisory Board.
Applications are only accepted via online submission.
Award at a Glance
Award amount: $1,500 honorarium, award plaque, reimbursement of early registration fee to the American Physiology Summit, one year subscription to ADI Labchart Lightning software, an online learning platform for human and animal physiology courses.
Application deadline: December 16
Questions? Contact: Awards and Events Manager
Who can apply: An APS member of the Teaching Physiology Section who has received their first faculty appointment within the last 15 years.
Additional Resources
Don't forget to check out the current and past awardees.