CORE
Teaching Award 2010
The
CORE
Teaching Award recognises the importance of providing high quality
education
teaching for undergraduate and postgraduate students in Computing.
The
award is
for an outstanding contribution to teaching, or an exemplary innovation
in
teaching by a team or an individual.
Eligibility
Full
time
academic staff of any level and who are from university departments
which are
CORE members are eligible.
Nominations
Nominations
may
be initiated by students, former students or colleagues of the staff
member or
team. Former students should have been
taught by the person or group concerned within the previous three years.
Nominations
shall consist of a short (250 words) written
statement by the nominator outlining
the outstanding characteristics of the teaching of the nominated
individual or
team. The statement should be signed by
at least six people, at least three of whom should be students or
former
students of the nominee(s). The student
names should have attached the date and subject or thesis for which
they were
taught/supervised by the nominee(s).
The
nominators
will also provide a written statement of consent to the nomination, and
an
acceptance by the nominee. Team
nominations must be supported by all team members.
Nominations and acceptances should be
forwarded to the Chair of the CORE Teaching Awards Selection
Committee.
(details of the committe will be updated closer to submission date).
The
nominee
will supply the names of the two colleagues, with preferably one being
the
relevant Head of Department, who can comment validly on the criteria
relevant
to the individual or team application.
Nominees
will
provide no more than 10 single sided A4 pages describing their teaching
context
and addressing the selection criteria in a way that demonstrates the
quality of
their work. Supporting information may
be included with the application.
Criteria
for Selection
The
committee
considers teaching to include some or all of course design and
innovation,
postgraduate research supervision, assessment, the preparation of
self-managed
learning materials, and face-to-face teaching.
Elements for good teaching such as knowledge of discipline, the
ability
to clarify concepts, the ability to organise the subject matter
coherently, and
a sensitivity to students’ needs are assumed.
In looking for outstanding teaching, the committee is seeking
evidence
of a contribution which includes these basics of teaching, but
importantly,
goes beyond them.
The
committee
shall consider the following criteria in judging the awards:
- teaching aims or
philosophy
- manner
in which any contribution
to course or subject design (including assessment), if relevant, has
contributed to student learning
- contribution
to students’
professional formation, especially with respect to the ability to relate
theory and methodology to
current professional practice
- manner
in which ongoing use is made of a variety of information from students
and other sources to improve
teaching and
learning or development of research skills
- contribution
to students’ generic skills (including independent learning, critical
thinking
and communication)
- awareness
and use of research
related to teaching
- ability
to arouse students’
curiosity, interest and creative endeavour
- contribution
to the development
of good teaching practices in the academic unit and broader
academic community
Notification and Presentation of
Award
The next award
will be presented at ACSW 2010.
Nominations
close
30th November 2009