LEARNING & TEACHING
Carrick Institute Awards
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The Australian Awards for University Teaching were established in 1997 to celebrate and reward excellence in university teaching. From 1997 to 2005, outstanding teaching, whether by individuals or teams, was recognised and celebrated through these awards. In 2006 the awards scheme was expanded, coinciding with the formation of the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education. The new awards scheme is referred to as the Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching. The four elements of the awards scheme are:
- Awards for Teaching Excellence
- Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
- Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Career Achievement Award
Full details of all awards can be found on the Carrick Institute website. For advice and assistance in relation to the Carrick Institute Awards please contact the Learning and Teaching @ UNSW.
UNSW Awardees
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
These awards recognise and reward the diverse contributions that individuals and teams make to the quality of student learning. Citations are awarded to people who have made a significant contribution to student learning in a specific area of responsibility, over a sustained period, who are widely recognised for their achievements within the nominating institution, and who have received strong institutional endorsement. Nominations are encouraged from academic staff, general staff, sessional staff and institutional associates.
2006
- Mr Rick Bennett, Mr Simon McIntyre, "For pioneering internationally recognised best practice in online education in the creative arts and design"
- Mr Richard Buckland, "For inspirational teaching in computer science that rekindles students' childhood love of learning and communicates the joy of creative and rigorous thinking"
- Ms Shirley Carlon, "For ongoing innovation in curriculum development and the creation of peer support mechanisms for off campus students, to inspire, engage and personally develop students"
- Dr Dominic Fitzsimmons, Dr Ian Collinson, Dr Monica Kerretts, Mr Geoff Quick, Ms Shivaun Weybury, "For motivating students to develop their own academic skills individually and collaboratively and critically applying these skills across varying disciplines by using individual peer-to-peer learning"
- Mr George Hatsidimitris, "For displaying leadership in the development of exciting and engaging learning and teaching spaces and online multimedia resources in physics"
- Dr Frances Miley, "For a radical and sustained approach to inspiring, engaging and challenging Defence students to learn accounting"
- Ms Suzanne Mobbs, "For an excellent and sustained contribution to the development of self directed learning and critical evaluation in medical students, through the strategic promotion of information literacy"
- Dr Carmen Moran, "For sustained leadership in shaping staff and student centred learning and teaching policies in a research intensive university"
- Dr Noel Whitaker, Dr Will Rifkin, Dr Helen Dalton, Ms Michelle Kofod "For providing leadership through a collaborative approach to development and implementation of policy curriculum change, and best practices in teaching assessment, evaluation and Professional development"