senate awards for excellence in learning and teaching, 2011-2012 monday, 20 february 2012

Senate Awards for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, 2011-2012

Monday, 20 February 2012

IntroductionProfessor Paul WhitePro-Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching

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Why celebrate teaching?• Elements of the university’s strategic

plan• We depend on it – financially and as

core business• The joy of teaching• Making a difference to students and

beyond• Best practice, and making a difference

within the university

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Rewards• NOT part of the Pay and Reward structures

• Cash prize (taxed)

• Grant for L&T development activities (Early Career grant may be used for research activities)

• Presentation at a degree ceremony (plus a certificate!)(and photographs)

• Fellows Network- oh, and a lot of satisfaction and pride

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Criteria for award

• Excellence in practice• Excellence in student outcomes• The link between research and

teaching• Support for students• Influence• Collaboration• Setting agendas

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Things that are NOT essential• A learning and teaching grant

• Director of Learning and Teaching, Advocate or FDLT status

• Years … and years … and years of experience

• An external profile

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Award categories

• Sustained Excellence

• Early Career (please get eligibility confirmed in advance by Nadine Wills)

• Collaboration

• Departmental Leadership

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“I don’t want to get labelled as a teacher”

• The Sheffield Academic

• Metrics and the teaching element of promotion under ‘full’ contracts

• The teaching-only career path

New-ish

• The possibility of nominating others

• Reducing the length of submissions

• 500 words

• Writing to Assessment Criteria

• Referee Statements

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Who is the Scheme for: Stakeholders• Students

• Parents

• Staff

• University Officers

What it was like to write a 500 word nomination

Dr. Alasdair Rae, Senate Award Fellow Town and Regional Planning

VC Address - May 2007

Nominating someone else...

Professor Flora Samuel Head of School, ArchitectureNominated 2 successful Awards 2011-12

• State clearly upfront why this case is so worthy

• Get as much evidence as possible from outside

• Identify key achievements clearly and succinctly

• Follow criteria and show that the case fulfils the criteria

• Let your enthusiasm shine through!

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Thoughts on the Senate Awards, former and current Panel members

Professor Alistair WarrenChair of Launch DiscussionFaculty Director of Learning and TeachingPast Senate Awards Panel Member

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What does the Panel look for?

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What should nominations avoid?

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The feedback process and re-applying...

Good luck and enjoy the process!

reward@sheffield.ac.uk http://www.shef.ac.uk/lets/reward

Faculty contacts

• Penny Simons (Arts)

• Stephen Beck (Engineering)

• Petros Kefalas (International)

• Margaret Freeman (Medicine Dentistry & Health)

• Alistair Warren (Science)

• Carys Swanwick (Social Sciences)

Simon Beecroft

Nigel Russell

Nadine Wills