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Dear Colleagues,
The European Academic Software Awards is a biennial event seeking
out and recognising the best in academic software and its use in Higher
Education.
This is a call for jurors for the Arts and Humanities section of the
competition - and for your help in finding them. My apologies for
duplicates of this message.
What does a juror do?
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You would receive two or three entries to evaluate - plus guidance on
what is required. You would examine the software and it associated
documentation and evaluate its usefulness. Then you would fill in an
evaluation form for the software.
What disciplines are covered?
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The Arts and Humanities section covers Visual Art, Design,
Music,Theatre Arts, History, Social History, Literature etc (as one would
expect!). Needless to say, you may be asked to look at entries that are not
in
your own specialist area. That is OK, because there should be a specialist
looking at it too.
Is there a deadline for the work?
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Yes - and it's quite soon! So this fascinating opportunity will not take
up all of your summer!
What reward is there?
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Well, like virtue, much of the reward lies in the job itself! I have been
a juror in the past and it really is interesting to see the very latest in
educational software, to try it out and to comment on its value and
quality.
Some jurors will be also invited to the final stage of the competition, in
the Netherlands (in November).
Europoean?
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Yes. Entries are from many European countries, and we are looking for
jurors from as many countries as possible as each entry will be judged
by more than one juror and in more than one country. In the Arts and
Humanities section there are entries that require jurors who are happy
to work with Dutch, with English, or with German. Knowledge of other
languages or other countries' HE systems is an added bonus.
What happens next?
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If you are interested in finding out more please get in touch as soon as
possible. If you have postgraduate students who would be interested,
please get them to contact us similarly. If you know of any mailing list
in the Arts or Humanities, please fell free to forward this call. If you
have contacts or colleagues in European universities who might be
interested, please pass the message on to them.
This is an exciting and worthwhile event in the academic calendar -
your help with making it a success will be greatly appreciated.
With all good wishes,
Lisa Whistlecroft
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-- Lisa Whistlecroft EASA 2000 Arts and Humanities Coordinator
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