TAA Excellence Award for Dr. King’s Book
Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) announced the winners of the 2018 Textbook Awards.
Dr. Kathleen P. King’s recent publication through Wiley/Jossey-Bass Inc., Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning, earned one of these prestigious awards.
The Textbook Excellence Award recognizes excellence in current textbooks and learning materials. The Most Promising New Textbook Award recognizes excellence in 1st edition textbooks and learning materials. The McGuffey Longevity Award recognizes textbooks and learning materials whose excellence has been demonstrated over time.
Reviewer comments regarding Dr King’s book, Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning:
“Technology and Innovation in Adult Learning makes this subject accessible to adult learners in addition to being a resource for a variety of adult educators. The scenarios at the beginning of each chapter and the exercises readers complete at the end of each chapter provide relevant examples and encourage critical thinking opportunities for adult learners.”
Dr. King shared that she greatly appreciated receiving this honor from her esteemed colleagues in TAA. She said, “I am greatly honored to earn such recognition from my colleagues. TAA is a highly valued professional association of accomplished academic authors. As an association, we work to support faculty in developing their writing skills, success, and productivity as well as increase the quality of academic books and textbooks.”
The TAA Textbook Awards will be presented during an awards luncheon at TAA’s 31st Annual Textbook & Academic Authoring Conference in Santa Fe, NM, Friday, June 15, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. at the La Fonda Hotel.
View all the 2018 Textbook Award Winners
Nominations for the 2019 Textbook Awards are open September 1 to November 1, 2018. Learn more.
