Professional development & Recognition

The College Teaching Prizes 2010

Aims of the College Teaching Prizes scheme are:

• to raise the profile of teaching and to underline the College’s commitment to it by recognising initiatives which have had a beneficial impact on student learning;

• to share good practice by publicising initiatives which have the scope to influence support for student learning more generally.

Applications

Applications can be made by teams and individuals, including teaching staff, postgraduate tutors, and learning, administrative and technical support staff who contribute to student learning within their professional roles.

All aspects of student learning qualify for consideration, including face-to-face and independent learning, e-learning, PhD supervision, skills training and indeed any other forms of student support and guidance.

The deadline for the next round of Teaching Prizes is February 25^th 2010. For further information please refer to the Guidelines & Application forms for each prize.

Awards

The total sum available for the prizes annually is £2,400, which may be given as the following awards, to be split equally between all staff named on the application.

• Innovation Teaching Prize (for 1 or 2 established staff): £400.

• Best Practice Teaching Prize (1 or 2 established staff): £400

• Postgraduate Tutor Prize (1 or 2 staff, including at least one Postgraduate Tutor): £400.

• E-learning Prize (1 or two staff, whether established or Postgraduate Tutors; e-learning must form the major part of the application): £400.

• Team Prize (3 or more staff, whether established or Postgraduate Tutors; general or e-learning category): £800.

Certificates of commendation may also be awarded for runners up.

If you have any queries please contact the EDC/ADS team by telephoning +44 (0) 1784 276250.