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Process to submit your proposal in English or Spanish
Submit a short proposal using the link at the bottom of this page, including the following information:
- Track
- Name and your position at your institution
- Institution
- Department
- Language: the proposal can be submitted and presented (if selected) in English or Spanish
- Title and general description of the project (up to 300 words), including: demonstrated benefit to overall student success and/or institutional effectiveness; contribution to decision-making and improvement processes; usefulness and cost-effectiveness; use of specific examples, evidence, or indicators to demonstrate success; and lessons learned
- Description of the technology or technologies used (up to 200 words)
- Explain your project results or accomplishments based on the topic or track selected (up to 300 words)
- Discuss why this project should be considered a “best practice” (up to 200 words)
- Highlights of your proposed presentation and outcomes (up to 300 words)
- Brief bio of the presenter(s) (up to 200 words each) — profile photo is optional, but highly recommended
Make sure to consider the evaluation criteria below when writing your proposal. The deadline to submit your proposal is November 20, 2026, and the expected date to notify applicants of the status of their proposal is December 7, 2026. Presentations of up to two presenters will be considered.
If you need additional information, please contact the HETS Office at (787) 250-1912 ext. 2372 or send an email to: info@hets.org.
Evaluation Criteria
The Evaluation Committee will evaluate submitted proposals based on the following criteria. Each area will be rated on a scale from 1 to 5 (1 = non-satisfactory; 5 = outstanding), for a maximum of 40 points.
- Level of innovation
- Meaningful use of technology — demonstrates not only how technologies were put in place, but also how effectively those technologies were used to achieve the goals in performance in online or traditional environments
- Demonstrated benefits to overall student success and institutional effectiveness
- Contribution to decision-making and improvement processes
- Usefulness and cost-effectiveness
- Use of specific examples, evidence, or indicators to demonstrate success
- Quality of the proposal
- Lessons learned
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee members are selected from HETS Member Institutions, based on their expertise with the nominated track to validate their peers’ proposals.