President's Awards 2012/2013

Winners of the President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2012/2013

 

From left to right: Dr. Jenny Lawler, Professor Brian MacCraith, Dr Briege Casey, Mr Billy Roarty, Professor Marann Byrne, Dr. Mark Glynn, Dr. Claire Gubbins, Mr Billy Kelly

 

We are delighted to announce the winners of the President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2012/2013. 

The awards were presented by the President, Professor Brian MacCraith at the Annual Teaching and Learning Day held in the Helix Theatre on 16th May.  The awards are aligned with DCU's strategy, celebrating and recognising teaching and learning excellence.

The winners are:

Teaching Support Category: Mr. Billy Roarty, School of Electronic Engineering

“Without his tireless work and enthusiasm on the EE223 module it wouldn’t be anywhere as successful as it is now. Billy goes beyond the “normal expectations” of his duties; however, it is in every one of his tasks that he goes far above and beyond. He never takes the easy option; rather, he chooses the option that is best for the students.”

New Lecturer/Tutor Category: Dr Jenny Lawler, School of Biotechnology

“Jenny’s teaching approach aims to stimulate students interest and foster and maintain engagement in topics relating to biotechnology. To this end she utilises a variety of media in her teaching, in order to address the different learning styles of the students. Jenny makes herself very available to students and is very approachable. “

Special Award for Distinctive Teaching Approaches: Dr Briege Casey, School of Nursing and Human Sciences

“Briege brings a passion and commitment to Teaching and Learning that has brought a renewed energy to Teaching and Learning activities in the School. She has championed an agenda to improve on-line and face to face feedback for students. Briege consistently gives excellent support to her students, providing one to one sessions/meetings and extra support should students require it. She has often gone the extra mile to ensure a student has access to learn and succeed at their studies.”

Special Award for Distinctive Assessment and Feedback: Dr Claire Gubbins, DCUBS

“Claire has always taken a particularly innovative approach to teaching constantly inspiring her students to learn and continue learning. In my experience, she continuously creates a very stimulating and creative learning environment addressing the diverse needs of her students by integrating hands-on strategies and problem-solving activities into daily teaching practices. Dr Gubbins is a true educator, DCU business school is lucky to have a lecturer with her talent on the team.”

Academic Category Overall: Professor Marann Byrne, DCUBS

“Marann’s expert knowledge, ability to foster deep understanding, her sheer enthusiasm for the subject matter and her commitment to her role as a teacher have fuelled the interest and aspirations of generations of students. Marann’s principal approach to teaching is one which is focused both on developing students’ understanding of core concepts and also on facilitating their mastery of accounting practices.”