Call for DELT Award Nominations and Submissions (Deadline: May 1, 2026)

We are pleased to share two DELT award opportunities for 2026: the Emerging Learning Technology Award, which recognizes innovative projects using emerging technologies to enhance learning and engagement (professional and graduate student categories available), and the John Curry Distinguished Service Award, which honors outstanding leadership, service, mentorship, and contributions to DELT and AECT. The submission deadline for both awards is May 1, 2026. We encourage you to apply or nominate a colleague who has made meaningful contributions to the field and our division. For more details, please check the DELT Award Page 

Congratulations to 2025 AECT DELT Award Recipients

At the annual conference of AECT 2025 in Las Vegas, three outstanding scholars were recognized for their exceptional contributions to the field of emerging learning technologies. 🎉

Two recipients were honored with the Emerging Learning Technology Award, which recognizes innovative work that advances teaching, learning, accessibility, collaboration, and engagement through emerging technologies. In addition, one distinguished scholar received the John Curry Distinguished Service Award, which celebrates sustained leadership, mentorship, and service to DELT and AECT. 🌟

Please join us in congratulating this year’s award recipients:


Emerging Learning Technology Award

  • Hongming (Chip) Li, University of Florida - Graduate Student Award
  • Bo Pei, University of South Florida -  Professional (Non-student) Award


John Curry Distinguished Service Award

  • Byron Havard, University of West Florida


For more details about the awards, please visit the DELT Award page.

2025-2026 Officers

President: David Coffland

President-Elect: Yeol Huh

Past President: Joe Gaston 

AECT Board Representative: Jin Joy Mao

Communication Officer: Sungwoong Lee

Member at Large: TBD

GSA Representative: Masoud Askarnia

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Exciting Update 🚨 

The deadline for the DELT Awards (Emerging Learning Technology Award & John Curry Service Award) has been extended to September 15, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET! 

Don't miss your chance to showcase innovative and creative technologies that support cognition, literacy, accessibility, collaboration, engagement, or motivation for learning. Whether you're working on a prototype, a product, or a project, we want to see your work!

Emerging Learning Technology Award Submission: https://forms.gle/UzrsfJBEgxA2htxE7
John Curry Service Award: https://forms.gle/nvtHZVJvAA5G62te8

For details on criteria, submissions, and more, visit the DELT Awards page at https://aect.connectedcommunity.org/emerginglearningtechnologies/home/awards

Spread the word and get your submissions in by September 15!
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DELT Sharecase Event

DELT is hosting a showcase event from the 2024 DELT award winners. Please join us on Tuesday, September 9 from 1-2 pm CT to listen to their innovative game based leanring approach for cell biology education. See the poster below for more information. https://southalabama.zoom.us/j/92118370242