2021 Winners
Teaching Support Category Winner
Dr Cameron Peers
Faculty of Science and Health
“To use a good analogy that I heard recently, staff were thirsty for knowledge with the move to hybrid delivery, sometimes we felt like we were hit with a water cannon instead of being given a glass of water, Cameron has been that glass of water!”
Team Category Winner
B.Rel.Ed. School Placement/TOP Online Programme Team
School of Policy and Practice
Dr Audrey Doyle, Dr Enda Donlon, Marie Conroy Johnson, Dr PJ Sexton, Dr Elaine McDonald
“I am continually astounded at the Team’s success in implementing a rapidly executed but thoroughly considered alternative to the type of school placement rendered impossible by the pandemic. They equipped students at immense speed with the additional technological skills and encouragement needed for the new reality.”
New Lecturer Category Winner
Aishling Silke
School of Language, Literacy and Early Childhood Education
“She has just been a wonderful lecturer from the first time she taught us, to the sheer dedication she has put in with organizing placement during the current pandemic - her love for DCU and education makes learning fun and motivates us, our students, to do our best!”
Distinctive Approaches to Teaching Winner
David Kennedy
School of Human Development
“It is clear this has not been an easy period of time for anyone regarding online learning and online teaching, but having a lecturer with this amount of enthusiasm and clarity within their module in an online setting really helped facilitate my learning over the course of the year.”
Distinctive Approaches to Assessment and Feedback
Dr Barbara Dignam
School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music
“Barbara has revitalised the assessments in her modules to make them relatable for the modern student, and to give students a strong sense of ongoing development and achievement.”
Distinctive Approaches to Innovation in Teaching
Dr Diarmuid Torney
School of Law and Government
“Diarmuid is by far the most organised and prepared lecturer I have ever worked with. He is very structured with his course content, and having such a great handle on his teachings brings confidence to his students. His insight into climate change policy is unrivalled and learning in Diarmuid's lectures is effortless.”
Overall Winner
Dr Monica Ward
School of Computing
“We would be lost without her and she really deserves this award for her extra special contribution this year above all other years. Monica is an excellent teacher to both staff and students. The feedback from students has been consistently positive and is usually sprinkled with words such as ‘enjoyable’ and ‘enthusiasm’.”