UTS hosted the annual Australian Awards for University Teaching ceremony last week, where teaching and learning staff from across NSW and the ACT were honoured for their contributions to students’ learning and university experience.
Throughout the evening, attendees heard from recipients about their innovative approaches to teaching and learning and how their work benefits students in higher education.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Students) Prof Kylie Readman spoke to the richness across the sector and how the awards recognise the diversity and strength across the teaching and learning community.
She commended all recipients from across NSW, acknowledging how competitive the awards are.
Provost Prof Vicki Chen said it was wonderful to celebrate the transformative power of educators in New South Wales and the ACT.
We know the enormous contribution that the learning and teaching community makes, not only for higher education institutions and students but to broader society
Professor Vicki Chen, Provost and Senior Vice-President
Among the winners were a number of UTS teams, including the Academic Language and Learning (ALL) team (Dr Rosalie Goldsmith, Associate Professor Caroline Havery, Mr Neil James, Dr Emily Edwards, Dr Deborah Nixon and Mr Joseph Yeo) who received the ‘Student Experience that supports diversity and inclusive practices’ award for their Embedding English Language (EEL) framework.
They were joined by citation recipients the Event Creation Lab (A/Prof Carmel Foley and Ms Meg Hibbins) and the Virtual Empathy Museum (Dr Jacqui Pich, Prof Tracy Levett-Jones, Ms Natalie Govind, Dr Samantha Jakimowicz, Dr Fiona Orr, Ms Sue Dean, Prof Michelle Kelly And Prof Jane Maguire).
Watch the ceremony
Missed the event? You can catch up on all the awards through the video below.
Check out highlights from the night, as well as images of UTS award and citation recipients. Congratulations all!
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
Student experience that supports diversity and inclusive practices
Dr Rosalie Goldsmith; Associate Professor Caroline Havery; Mr Neil James; Dr Emily Edwards; Dr Deborah Nixon; Mr Joseph Yeo
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Virtual Empathy Museum
Dr Jacqui Pich, Prof Tracy Levett-Jones, Ms Natalie Govind, Dr Samantha Jakimowicz, Dr Fiona Orr, Ms Sue Dean, Prof Michelle Kelly and Prof Jane Maguire
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Event Creation Lab
Associate Professor Carmel Foley and Ms Meg Hibbins