Recognising Teaching Excellence: Awards, Grants and Promotions
Outstanding teaching by those in the University of Sydney community is recognised in many ways.
Teaching Awards
Teaching awards provide another way for outstanding teaching to be recognised. Awards are offered by the Faculties, the University, and the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT), as well as other groups, such as those below. Anybody interested in applying for a teaching award is encouraged to take part in the ITL workshops for prospective applicants.
The ITL offers a range of activities to support staff in applying for these awards and provides advice to intending applicants. The application processes for the teaching awards and grants are managed by the ITL. For academic support contact Alison Kuiper.
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Strategy
This award seeks to promote, recognise and reward outstanding contributions to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strategy at the University. It is not awarded every year. Nominees must demonstrate an outstanding contribution to the University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander strategy. The award is for the sum of $10,000.
For information on eligibility and how to apply, please contact the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services): dvciss@sydney.edu.au.The closing date for 2012 is 20 September.
This award is in addition to the Indigenous Education strategic bonus awards offered by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) as part of the Vice-Chancellor’s outstanding teaching, research higher degree supervision and support for student learning schemes.
The University Co-operative Bookshop Excellence in Teaching and Community Award
The purpose of the award is to promote, recognise and reward the innovative use of academic and support resources in teaching which contribute to engaged, student centred experiences. The innovation may be in the development or use of new technologies, or the innovative use of existing technologies. The winner will be awarded $1,000 that shall be used for the purchase of teaching resources. The contact for the award is Sally Paynter. The closing date for 2012 is Friday 21 September.
To view the criteria please click here.
To download the application form please click here.
NSW Quality Teaching Awards
The Quality Teaching Awards are open to permanent, part-time and casual government and non-government pre-school, early childhood, primary, secondary, university, TAFE and community education teachers. The awards are conducted by the Australian College of Educators, a national professional association, and presented by the NSW Minister for Education and Training. The Quality Teaching Awards recognise and applaud accomplished teaching practice through a rigorous process involving referees’ reports, professional learning portfolios and workplace visits.
View the Guidelines for the awards including application forms.
The Business- Higher Education Round Table Awards
B-HERT Awards were established in 1998 to recognise outstanding achievement in collaboration between business and higher education in the fields of research & development and education & training. The objective of the program is to highlight at a national level the benefits of such collaboration and enhance links between industry and universities. The Awards are designed to recognise outstanding achievement in collaboration between one or more higher education institutions and one or more industry partners. In this regard industry is defined broadly as publicly and privately owned companies, associations and recognised community and welfare organisations. The underpinning interaction must be a true collaboration above and beyond what would normally be expected as part of routine activities. All parties must be actively involved and contributing, having a relationship well beyond a commercial or service delivery arrangement. Further information.
Grants
A range of university and national competitive grants and fellowships are available to university staff who wish to pursue particular projects related to teaching development.
Promotions
The academic promotion process at Sydney builds in the requirement that in order to be promoted – even on a Research Focused pathway – an applicant must demonstrate Superior achievements in teaching. There is also the option of being promoted at all levels (including to Professor) on the Education Focused pathway, primarily on the basis of a staff member’s exceptional teaching. The ITL offers support to applicants in preparing a convincing promotion case for Teaching.