Awards

University Awards

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S AWARDS

A key enabler in performance-based funding of learning and teaching are awards for excellence in teaching. The University of Sydney established the first of its suite of Teaching and Learning Awards in 1988 - the Teaching Excellence Award - in order to recognise excellence in teaching. This scheme has been reviewed twice and exists today as the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Teaching.

At present there are three types of awards:

For past award winners please see the following links:

For 2008 submission dates please see the Learning & Teaching Calendar.

FACULTY AWARDS

Many faculties have awards programs that serve to identify potential applicants for University, national and state awards.

The University, through the Learning and Teaching Portfolio, the faculties and the disciplines, encourages academic staff to apply for external recognition of their teaching excellence:

THE UNIVERSITY CO-OPERATIVE BOOKSHOP EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AND COMMUNITY AWARD

For submission details please see the criteria and the Calendar for the timeline.

State Awards

Australian College of Educators NSW (ACE) Awards
* 2006 Award Winners

National Awards

THE AUSTRALIA LEARNING AND TEACHING COUNCIL

The Australian Learning and Teaching Council (formerly the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education) has five types of awards:

Citations for Outstanding Contrributions to Student Learning
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
Teaching Awards
Prime Minister's Award
Career Achievement Award

Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning

For submission guidelines and more information about these awards please see the ALTC website.

2007 Awards

Congratulations to the ACELL team, Dr Simon Barrie , Dr Adrian George, A/Prof Scott Kable (University of Sydney), A/Prof Bob Bucat (University of Western Australia), A/Prof Mark Buntine, Prof Geoff Crisp, Mr Justin Read (University of Adelaide) and Dr Ian Jamie (Macquarie University), who won in the 'Educational Partnerships & Collaborations with Other Organisations' category of the 2007 Awards. Their internationally recognised project 'Advancing Chemistry by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory' , which is a collaboration between the Universities of Sydney, Adelaide, Macquarie and Western Australia, has contributed to improved student learning in university laboratories throughout the country.

The 2007 Carrick Awards winners from the University of Sydney (pictured from left): Dr Ian Jamie, A/Prof Mark Buntine, Dr Simon Barrie, A/Prof Bob Bucat, A/Prof Scott Kable and Justin Read.

Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

For submission guidelines and more information about these awards please see the ALTC website.

For past winners please see the following links:

2007 Awards

The 2007 Carrick Citations winners from the University of Sydney(pictured top row from left): Jill Kelton, Dr Lyn Carson, Prof David Handelsman, Mrs Joanne Elliot, Dr Janette Bobis, Jacquei Hicks (bottom row from left): Dr John Baguley, Nadia Bradley, Melanie Robson, Dr Donna O'Connor, and the Acting Deputy Provost (Learning & Teaching) & Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof Derrick Armstrong.

Teaching Excellence

For submission guidelines and more information about these awards please see the ALTC website.