Purpose of workshop

1. Vice-Chancellor Awards for Teaching Excellence WorkshopsAugust 2013Conducted by Associate Professor Lorraine Bennett

3. Purpose of workshop • Give an overview of the awards • Explain criteria • Give advice on putting your nomination together • Confirm due date and submission process

4. Overview of awards Citations – outstanding contribution to student learning • individuals or teams, full-time and part-time academic and professional • significant contribution to student learning, engagement and/or overall student experience • specific area (need to tell your story) • sustained period Up to 10 Citations of $1,000 each

5. Teaching award • for teachers (individuals and teams) • renowned for the excellence of their teaching (national international profile) • outstanding presentation skills • made a broad and deep contribution to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching at the University of Ballarat One Award of $5,000 

6. Criteria • Citation nominations must address one of the following criteria • Award nomination must address all of these criteria

7. Criteria • Approaches to the support of learning and teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn. • Development of curricula, resources and services that reflect a command of the field. • Approaches to assessment, feedback and learning support that foster independent learning. • Respect and support for the development of students as individuals. • Scholarly activities and service innovations that have influenced and enhanced learning and teaching.

8. Advice on putting nomination together Citations must be limited to a maximum of 4 pages • Page 1 set up your story – the nature of your work (context), describe the students you work with, the essence of your approach A key is to work out your citation statement 25 words (max) Eg For effective and sustained contribution to…….

9. Page 2 and 3 Identify your selection criteria and nominate at least 3 to 4 themes within this criteria • For example if you select ‘approaches that motivate, influence and inspire….’ your sub-sections for discussion might be • Use of interactive teaching methods • Weekly quizzes and feedback processes • Use of authentic industry-based scenarios

10. Need 2-3 examples for each sub-theme • If you chose interactive teaching methods as a sub-theme you need to give 2-3 specific examples • Identify course, topic and how the interaction occurs

11. Evidence • This is critical to your nomination. • You need to identity and locate what evidence you have to support your sub-themes. You need to try to draw upon a range of qualitative and quantitative data • Eg student performance data, surveys on satisfaction and teaching, peer feedback, supervisor’s reports, learning outcome/artefacts……trend data is important to show sustained impact

12. Pages 2 and 3 and perhaps into page 4 Suggested approach • Identify your sub-themes • Think of 2-3 examples for each • Provide evidence of the impact on student engagement and learning

13. Page 4 make sure you provide a conclusion • Your conclusion should reinforce your main contribution as set out in your nomination • Leave the assessor with no doubt and remind them of the range of evidence you have used to support your claims

14. Other things you need for the citation nomination • A reference from your head of school or director (1 A4 page max) • The completed nomination form on the CLIPP website

15. Teaching award nominations require further information • See website • http://policy.ballarat.edu.au/learning_and_teaching/prizes/vcawards/ch01.php

16. Completed nominations to be submitted to clipp@ballarat.edu.au by Monday 30th September 2013

17. Please go to this site to assist you prepare your nominationhttp://policy.ballarat.edu.au/learning_and_teaching/prizes/vcawards/ch01.php