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Teaching awards and grants

Learning and teaching Teaching awards and grants

Flinders University has a proud history of rewarding teaching innovation and excellence.

The teaching award framework enables the University to recognise and reward teaching excellence across the institution, as well as identify and support staff to make competitive submissions for national awards. The trajectory of success commences with College Teaching Awards before progressing to Institutional Teaching Awards and on to National Teaching Awards. 

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Rewarding teaching and innovation and excellence at Flinders University

College

  • College VP&ED awards

Institutional

  • Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Innovation in Teaching
  • Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching
  • Student-led teaching awards

National

  • Australian Awards for University Teaching

College teaching awards

The College-level awards are designed to recognise and reward teaching excellence and innovation and to encourage and prepare staff in their applications for the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence awards.

College of Business, Government and Law

Vice President and Executive Dean's Teaching Excellence Award

Closing date: 17 July 2020

Vice President and Executive Dean's Teaching and Learning Innovation Grant

Closing date: 17 July 2020

Forms and guidelines

     Guidelines for teaching excellence award  Guidelines for VPED teaching and learning innovation grants

Submit applications to trish.wescombe@flinders.edu.au

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

Award submissions close Wednesday 30 September 2020.

Forms and guidelines

     Guidelines and application form

Submit expressions of interest to cepsw.deaneducation@flinders.edu.au

College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

Award submissions close Friday 5 June 2020.

Forms and guidelines

     Guidelines  Application form

Submit applications to chass.operations@flinders.edu.au

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

Applications close 17 July 2020.

Forms and guidelines

     Application form and checklist

Submit applications to cnhs.operations@flinders.edu.au

College of Medicine and Public Health

Award applications close 4 September 2020.

Forms and guidelines

     Guidelines

Submit applications to cmph.operations@flinders.edu.au

College of Science and Engineering

Vice-President and Executive Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award

One award valued at $4,500 to an individual or team. 

Dean (Education) Awards

Four awards valued at $1,500. 

Institutional teaching awards

Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation in Teaching Awards

These awards recognise recent responsive and sustainable educational initiatives that address one of five key strategic objectives of the 2025 Agenda and exemplify a culture of innovation and excellence:

  1. deliver a richly interactive and personalised approach to learning with a paramount focus on student success
  2. be an international leader in educational innovation, advanced learning technologies and learning analytics
  3. develop enterprising graduates equipped with the skills required for success in the knowledge economy
  4. engage students as partners in the co-creation of a learning experience that inspires achievement
  5. embed research and critical thinking as core skills for every Flinders graduate.

The key component of a nomination is a 3-5 minute video addressing the chosen strategic objective, pertaining to the following key areas:

  1. Innovation in curriculum design which includes structures, underpinning educational/ pedagogical theory, assessment, and approach to content.
  2. Innovation in teaching practice and delivery including in relation to online, partial on campus and/or on campus. At least one award will be made to teaching innovations that involve online or partial on campus delivery.

Each winner (either individual or team) is presented with a certificate and receives a prize of $2000.

  • Rules and eligibility
  • Video help pages for staff in the eLearning Gateway
Deadline: 2 November 2020
 

Nomination form

Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching

  • recognise and reward teaching excellence
  • encourage teaching excellence through this recognition
  • promote to both the Flinders and outside community that we are proud of our academic staff and that they perform to national and international standards
  • each winner (either individual or team) is presented with a certificate and receives a prize of $5000.

The key component of a nomination is a 4-page written statement addressing one of the selection criteria listed below:

  1. Approaches to teaching and the support of learning that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn.
  2. Development of curricula, resources or services that reflect a command of the field.
  3. Evaluation practices that bring about improvements in teaching and learning.
  4. Innovation, leadership or scholarship that has influenced and enhanced learning and teaching and/or the student experience.

The written statement and attachments can be uploaded via the application form below.

  • Rules and eligibility
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Deadline: 2 November 2020
 

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National teaching awards

The Australian Awards for University Teaching recognise quality teaching practice and outstanding contributions to student learning, demonstrating excellence in higher education learning and teaching.

  • Citations for outstanding contributions to student learning
  • Awards for programs that enhance learning (Program awards)
  • Awards for teaching excellence (Teaching awards)
  • Award for Australian University teacher of the year

Guides and support

     AAUTN mentor scheme  The hidden side of a teaching award application  Tips on writing a successful application  AAUT assessment matrix  SANTPEN Uplift Workshop 2020: Prof Angela Carbone from AAUT  SANTPEN Uplift Workshop 2020: Prof Kate Douglas (Flinders)  SANTPEN Uplift Workshop 2020: Tamra Ulpen (UniSA)


AAUT applicant schedule

The Universities Australia AAUT Awards Team is currently finalising the 2020 timeline.

This year there will be a single submission date for all three awards types: Citations, Program Awards and Teaching Awards.

Timeline for next round

Task Date
Release nomination information pack Monday 4 May 2020
Phase 1: Nominee registration       
Monday 24 August to Friday 4 September 2020
Phase 2: Submission upload       
Monday 14 to 25 September 2020
Assessment period                       
October to December 2020
Notification of outcome
January 2021
AAUT Awards Ceremony               
February 2021

Our success

View past Vice-Chancellor's awards recipients

View past Vice-Chancellor's awards recipients 1993-2015

View past Australian Awards for University Teaching recipients

Need help?

The Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching provides support for applicants throughout this process. Contact us with any questions and for assistance.

awards.grants@flinders.edu.au

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