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Best Academic Paper Awards
Best Academic Paper Awards Process
All nominated papers have gone through blind peer-review. Final nominees will be chosen by the Academic Program Chairs from those that received best reviews and have been nominated for awards by reviewers.
The winning papers will be chosen by an independent jury panel, which was asked to review the nominated papers based on:
- contribution;
- methodology;
- clarity.
Independent jury panel members voting for the Best Academic Papers (Full/Short)
- To be announced
Independent jury panel members voting for the Best Academic Papers (WIP/DC)
- To be announced
Best Academic Reviewer Awards
Best Academic Reviewer Awards Process
Reviewers provide feedback on submitted papers, suggest improvements and make a recommendation to the Program Chairs about whether to accept, reject or request changes to the papers.
Reviewing is a volunteer activity. It is a time-intensive process and we are grateful to all our reviewers for contributing to our community. As a small way to recognise them we have implemented this award.
The nomination is based on careful consideration of all the reviews based on the following criteria:
- rigor of review, contribution to improve the paper, contribution to developing the conference;
- rejection reviews count, if they are grounded, detailing the research weaknesses for rejecting and helping the authors to improve their work;
- scathing rejection eliminates a nominee;
- glanced-over acceptances eliminate a nominee;
- emphasis on form (style, organization) rather than substance (research quality) is not a desirable reviewing focus.
The winning reviews will be chosen by an independent jury panel, which was asked to do a meta-review of the nominated reviews based on the criteria above.
Independent jury panel members voting for the Best Reviewer
- To be announced
Best Practitioner Awards
Final nominees will be chosen by the Practitioner Program Chairs from those that received best reviews and have been nominated for awards by reviewers.
Eligibility: All presenters who submitted through the Practitioner Stream, including oral presentations, panels, posters, workshops, and special sessions.
Independent jury panel members voting for Practitioner Awards
- To be announced
Categories
Innovation in K-12 Education
Awarded to a Practitioner Stream presenter whose work is at the leading edge in immersive learning and likely to change the field in K-12 education.Innovation in Higher Education
Awarded to a Practitioner Stream presenter whose work is at the leading edge in immersive learning and likely to change the field in higher education.Immersive Learning Pedagogy
Awarded to a Practitioner Stream presenter whose work represents impactful pedagogy or innovative practice in immersive learning.Outstanding Contribution to Research
Awarded to a Practitioner Stream presenter whose work represents groundbreaking research or theoretical innovation in immersive learning.Outstanding Contribution to Workplace & Industry Training
Awarded to a Practitioner Stream presenter whose leadership and vision will positively impact workplace and industry training.