About the Conference | Showcase Tracks | Proposals Submission | Registration
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 45 points.
- Level of innovation
- Meaningful use of technology – demonstrates not only how technologies were put in place, but also how effectively those technologies were to achieve the goals in performance in online or traditional environments
- Demonstrated benefit 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
- Focus on Hispanic/Latino education
- Lessons learned
Evaluation Committee
Evaluation Committee members are selected from HETS Member Institutions based on their expertise with the nominated tracks.
Process to submit your proposal
Submit a short proposal (no more than five pages long) using the electronic platform available with 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 including (up to 300 words):
- 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
- Hispanic focus
- 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 above-mentioned evaluation criteria when writing your proposal. The deadline to submit your proposal is November 22, 2024, and the expected date to notify the applicants of the status of their proposal is December 6, 2024. Presentations of up to two presenters will be considered. Allotted time for live presentations will be 20 minutes for presentation and up to 10 minutes for participants’ questions. Allotted time for upload/asynchronous presentations will be up to 30 minutes and participants’ questions will be submitted online and sent by the HETS by email staff to the presenters.