Remember my dilemna about the teaching with technology award? I heard from them yesterday. After I sent them a polite email mentioning my concerns, the committee has revised the information they previously sent. Turns out it wasn’t a rule change, but a “clarification.” And, instead of all finalists being denied the opportunity to receive award monies, it should have been interpreted to read “faculty finalists who are no longer employees.”

I was really surprised that they reconsidered and clarified their postion. I didn’t expect that I would be able to say anything to achieve this result. Of course, it’s not a perfect solution for any faculty who are no longer employees, but it is enough of a clarification in policy that I am again eligible to receive award monies if I am selected as the winner in the TA category. Now if only they will forget that I was the person who wrote a “complaint,” and instead think of me as that smart grad student who has done so much with teaching with technology. Let’s hope the 13 page doc/PDF with links to supporting materials will convince them. When I’ve revised the doc to a suitable length for a web-based portfolio, I’ll post a link to it here in case anyone is interested.

I should hear the results by September 1st. Keep your fingers crossed for me!