President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2012/2013
Learning Innovation Unit
President's Awards for Excellence in Teaching: 2012/2013
Award Categories and prizes
Academic Staff
- This category recognises contributions by staff directly involved in teaching for three years or more. Staff nominated under this category may, after an initial evaluation of nominations, be invited to support their nomination(s) with a short supporting document.
New Lecturers/Tutors
- This category recognizes New Lecturers/Tutors with fewer than 3 years teaching experience.
Academic Support Staff
- This category recognises contributions by staff responsible for supporting student learning (as opposed to those with a direct teaching role).
- Examples include, but are not limited to, technical staff and members of Library, Registry, Information Support Services (ISS) etc.
Prizes
For academic staff nominations, awards will be made in three areas - Teaching Assesment, Feedback and Group Teaching. In addition, an overall award for Teaching Excellence will be made in the form of a teaching enhancement grant of €8,000 in the Academic Staff category with an additional €2,500 award for First Time Lecturers/Tutors. The Academic Support Staff prize is for €2,500. Winners may use this money to further enhance their teaching practice/student learning (for example to facilitate conference participation or to purchase materials or equipment relating to teaching development). Winners will also receive a commemorative piece of Tipperary Crystal and all nominees will receive a commemorative piece of Newbridge Silverware.
