Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence
List of Past Winners of the Vice-Chancellor's Award
This page includes a list of previous CSU Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence Winners
Aim
To recognise and encourage excellence in teaching and to acknowledge the central place of teaching and learning in the University.
Staff Eligibility
The Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence are open to all academic staff members, up to and including Level E, who:
- currently hold a continuing or fixed term appointment at CSU on a full-time or fractional basis of 0.4 or greater;
- have completed at least two (2) years of service at CSU; and
- have successfully completed probation.
The awards do not apply to casual, honorary, visiting, adjunct or executive staff.
Nominees for an Individual Award:
- Must have received a Faculty/Division (or other management area) Award in any award category, or an external citation, at some point in their employment at CSU. NOTE: In the first few years of the integrated awards scheme, there will be some flexibility to allow a staff member to be nominated if they do not meet this criterion;
- May include staff who received an external award for Teaching Excellence;
- May include staff who received a Vice-Chancellor's Team Award in an earlier year for a different achievement;
- May not include staff who received a Vice-Chancellor's Individual Award for Teaching Excellence in the previous three years;
- May not be nominated for a Vice-Chancellor's Team Award for Teaching Excellence
Nominees for a Team Award:
- Must include at least one member who has received a rating of Outstanding Performance in the current performance management round;
- May include academic and/or general staff, from one or more sections and/or campuses, who have made a sustained contribution to the team's achievement;
- May include team members who have not completed two years of service at CSU;
- May include staff who received a Vice-Chancellor's Individual or Team Award in an earlier year for a different achievement;
- May not be nominated for a Vice-Chancellor's Individual Award for Teaching Excellence
Nominations
The Division of Human Resources annually invites applications for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence from Individuals and Teams. Nominations may be submitted from 1 March to 30 April by:
One academic peer of CSU (may include Dean) or its enterprises, and one student (current or former within the past three years). If the nomination is from a former student, the student must have been taught by the academic within the past three years.
Nominations are to be based on outstanding achievement/performance over a sustained period of three or more years for staff who meet the eligibility conditions.
Self-nominations will not be accepted for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards in Teaching Excellence.
The selection criteria for the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence are:
1. Approaches to teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn
Which may include: fostering student development by stimulating curiosity and independence in learning; contributing to the development of students’ critical thinking skills, analytical skills and scholarly values; encouraging student engagement through the enthusiasm shown for learning and teaching; inspiring and motivating students through high-level communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
2. Development of curricula and resources that reflect a command of the field
Which may include: developing and presenting coherent and imaginative resources for student learning; implementing research-led approaches to learning and teaching; demonstrating up-to-date knowledge of the field of study in the design of the curriculum and the creation of resources for learning; communicating clear objectives and expectations for student learning.
3. Approaches to assessment and feedback that foster independent learning
Which may include: integrating assessment strategies with the specific aims and objectives for student learning; providing timely, worthwhile feedback to students on their learning; using a variety of assessment and feedback strategies; implementing both formative and summative assessment; adapting assessment methods to different contexts and diverse student needs.
4. Respect and support for the development of students as individuals
Which may include: participating in the effective and empathetic guidance and advising of students; assisting students from equity and other demographic subgroups to participate and achieve success in their courses; influencing the overall academic, social and cultural experience of higher education.
5. Scholarly activities that have influenced and enhanced learning and teaching
Which may include: showing advanced skills in evaluation and reflective practice; participating in and contributing to professional activities related to learning and teaching; coordination, management and leadership of courses and student learning; conducting and publishing research related to teaching; demonstrating leadership through activities that have broad influence on the profession.
In assessing nominations against the five selection criteria, the Selection Committee will take into account:
the extent to which the claims for excellence are supported by formal and informal evaluation;
extent of creativity, imagination or innovation, irrespective of whether the approach involves traditional learning environments or technology-based developments; and
The five selection criteria will be given equal consideration by the Selection Committee.
It is hoped that this correspondence will enable CSU applicants to extend their Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Awards into ALTC applications.
Selection Process
The selection committee for the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award comprises the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) as its Presiding Officer and the University Learning and Teaching Committee. This Committee will make a recommendation to the Vice-Chancellor for the Awards from the nominations received.
Award Value
$4000 for an individual award.
$8000 to be shared among a team.
Announcement and presentation of awards
Formal announcement of the recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Teaching Excellence occurs at the combined Faculty/Division/Vice-Chancellor's Awards presentation ceremony in Wagga Wagga and Bathurst around the end of June 2009.
Expectations of award recipients
Award recipients are normally expected to make their teaching philosophies and/or practices more widely known throughout the University. For example, they may be invited to participate in seminars or presentations, write a paper, act as a resource person, or act as a mentor to their colleagues with respect to teaching. They will also be encouraged to apply for the Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s Awards for Australian University Teaching.
DEADLINES IN 2009
- Completed applications to Dr Derek Sequeira, Coordinator, Evaluation Services, DLTS by Thursday, 30 April 2009.
- University Teaching Excellence Committee meets by videoconference on Thursday, 28 May 2009.
Applications
Applications for Vice-Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Awards are to be made on the application forms which are available by downloading the Application/Checklist & Guidelines form.
Need Assistance?
Assistance to develop a Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence award application is available from:
- the Learning and Teaching Committee Faculty representatives, who are the Sub-Deans (Learning and Teaching) and Executive Director, DLTS;
- Dr Joy Wallace, Faculty of Arts;
- Ms Jenny Kent, Faculty of Business;
- A/Prof Ken Dillon, Faculty of Education;
- Dr John Harper, Faculty of Science;
- A/Prof Marian Tulloch, Executive Director, DLTS
- Your school-based Educational Designer;
- Previous Faculty or University Award winners; or
- Dr Derek Sequeira, Coordinator, Evaluation Services, DLTS