2015 UTS Teaching and Learning Awards

Individual Teaching Award

Dr Nick Hopwood, FASS

For outstanding contribution to faculty wide HDR teaching and to teaching in the Masters of Education, with a focus on research literacy and connection to practice.

learning.futures Award

Dr Jurgen Schulte, Faculty of Science

Developing and supporting student engagement and learning in the physical sciences.

Early Career Teaching Award

Dr Scott Chadwick, Faculty of Science

For ongoing development and significant contribution to Chemistry 1 and development of first year students’ awareness of professional practice.

Teaching and Learning Team Award for Academic Support

Andrew Pyke (Team Leader) and team members from HELPS and SSU (Joseph Yeo, Sang-Eun Oh, Jonny Wells, Mary-Anne McDonald, Georgina Barratt-See, David Sotir, Marlene Blackwood, Carol Charman, Susanne Heuberger, Tricia Turnbull, Robyn Taylor, Fotini Sidiropoulos, Glen Geor, Linda Ozers, Erika Ceballos, Susan Merhi, Sarah Ellis, Jessica Tello, John Sultana, Julie Hartigan.)

For developing English language and academic literacy skills through positive student-centred learning experiences to enhance confidence and foster independent learning.

Commendations

Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member

Rebecca Haack (Faculty of Science)

For making it real: The development of flipped learning based case studies that encourage a collaborative and holistic approach to haematology diagnosis

Teaching by a Casual or Sessional Staff Member

Mackenzie de la Hunty (Faculty of Science)

For a positive teaching approach, and for development of resources for first year chemistry subjects.

Learning and Teaching Citations

Dr Terry Brown (Faculty of Engineering and IT)

For sustained contribution to student learning in mechanical engineering – first to last, small and large, face-to-face and online.

Jacqueline Jones (Law)

Using a real world ‘collaborative practice approach’ to learning in multiple modes so law graduates become work-ready lawyers.

Dr Thomas Lee (DAB)

Student learning focused measures to improve linguistic aptitude in interdisciplinary design.

Dr Allison Silink (Law)

For inspiring students to actively contribute and collaborate in tutorials modelled on real-life practitioner experiences.

Dr Stephen Woodcock (Faculty of Science)

Development of enquiry-oriented learning practices in the Mathematical Sciences