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TAA Excellence Award for Dr. King’s Book

TAA Excellence Award for Dr. King’s Book

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Award and book coverTextbook & 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.

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Grant Supports Faculty Writing Workshops

Grant Supports Faculty Writing Workshops

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Textbook and Academic Authors Association has funded several of Dr. King’s faculty writing and publishing workshops through a special grant. Recent workshops have included Florida Gulfcoast University, Fort Meyers, FL, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, and others.

Popular title: Advance Your Academic Writing Skills and Publishing Record: Tips, Tricks and the Secret Sauce 

These 3 hour workshops are specifically crafted to guide faculty in overcoming the challenges they face and utilize King’s well-honed strategies for publishing success.

The Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) provides professional development resources, events, and networking opportunities for textbook authors and authors of scholarly journal articles and books. Established in 1987 by math author Mike Keedy, TAA is the only national, nonprofit membership association dedicated solely to assisting textbook and academic authors. TAA’s name was changed from “Text and Academic Authors Association” to “Textbook & Academic Authors Association” in 2016 to offer a clearer identity for TAA in light of the new meaning of “texting” on smart devices today.

TAA offers a wide array of resources and benefits to help you navigate your path to writing success. These benefits include publication grants, webinars, a monthly print newsletter, and a variety of networking opportunities available through CONNECT, TAA’s online member community.

For more details about the workshops and grant funding click here

Watch for additional announcements as new workshops from Dr. King and TAA will be available later in the fall of 2017.

 

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TAA Council of Fellows Recognizes Dr. King

TAA Council of Fellows Recognizes Dr. King

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Another major award for TELLC President, Dr. Kathy King. The academic professional association, Textbook and Academic Authors, awarded Dr. King it’s highest honor. Dr. Kathleen P. King was awarded membership into the TAA Council of Fellows.

This award is in recognition of Dr. King’s vast achievements in adult and higher education, faculty development, adult learning and instructional technology research and publication. As of 2017, she has authored, co-authored and edited 32 academic books across these fields and more. Her publishers include Jossey-Bass, Information Age Publishing, Krieger Publishing, Atwood Press, Hampton Press, and others.

The award also represents her involvement in mentoring faculty and doctoral students through association and beyond. Dr. King is a TAA workshop speaker, representing the association by providing writing and publication sessions for faculty across the nation.

The Textbook & Academic Authors Association (TAA) provides professional development resources, events, and networking opportunities for textbook authors and authors of scholarly journal articles and books. Established in 1987 by math author Mike Keedy, TAA is the only national, nonprofit membership association dedicated solely to assisting textbook and academic authors. 

 

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