Keele Excellence Awards in Learning and Teaching 2012-13

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Recipients of the Keele Excellence Awards in Learning and Teaching have now been announced. Congratulations!

Recipients

Congratulations go to the recipients of the University's Teaching Excellence Awards for 2012-13:

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Falko Drijfhout

Falko Drijfhout has introduced a range of teaching methods to help students understand and enjoy Chemistry. These include the use of videos, models, clicker technology, project and problem-based learning. His many student nominations testify to the value of these methods. His willingness and approach to offering academic support are also positively noted by both his students and his peers in the School.  

Beyond the classroom, Falko has played a key role in recent new curriculum developments, particularly at postgraduate level and for CPD courses. He maintains an on-going commitment to his development as a teacher, through study, by innovation and through active membership in discipline-based networks nationally and in Europe.


Mark Davys

Mark Davys’ commitment to his students, to good teaching and the subject of law means that he continuously looks for ways to improve and develop his work in the classroom, online and in published learning resources on the topic of Land Law. His students and peers comment on the clarity and value of his teaching resources and his support for their work and learning.

In the Law School, he leads the Teaching and Learning Forum which gives a space for teaching and learning matters to be discussed. More widely he has contributed to the national legal education field through his links with the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre, UKCLE, and through work with publishers.


Jackie Waterfield

Jackie Waterfield has taught health professionals for more than twenty years. Her work with practitioners studying at Masters level has included the development of assessments by portfolio that have professional relevance and evidence high-level academic study. Additionally, her use of e-learning materials and e-activities serves to bridge the theory-practice gap and creates a virtual student community.

Beyond her discipline, Jackie also teaches on the MRes in Social Science and supervises EdD students. Nationally Jackie contributes to the physiotherapy profession through her work with both the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Health and Care Professions Council.

    


Nicholas Seager

Nicholas Seager has taught English at Keele for nearly four years. During that time, he has moved from learning with and from colleagues to being a valued member of the team, who shares his experiences and expertise with others – at Keele through TLHEP mentoring, and more widely by supporting newcomers to the discipline nationally.

His nominees testify to the success of Nick’s own aspiration to enlighten and empower students, which he achieves through a judicious mix of supporting and stretching students, and sharing his passion for literature.

   

    

    


Matthew Wyman

Matthew Wyman is a Senior Teaching Fellow in SPIRE. Matthew’s approaches to teaching include the thoughtful incorporation of technology to improve learning and access to resources. The panel were particularly impressed by project work that developed students’ practical political skills by combining theory with practice and career development education. The results of this, and of other initiatives, were commended for their significant impact on student engagement and student performance over a number of years.

More widely, Matthew routinely disseminates his work to an audience beyond Keele, within his discipline and beyond. Matthew’s role as team leader developing the Keele graduate attributes has allowed his expertise and commitment to developing students’ skills to be brought to bear for a wider impact. The graduate attributes, part of the Distinctive Keele Curriculum, are now manifest in every programme of study at Keele.


Marilyn Andrews

In addition, the Panel determined to recognise the outstanding contribution of the retiring Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) by offering an Honorary Keele Excellence Award to Professor Marilyn Andrews.

Nominees

This year, a record number of nominations have been received (441) which recognised the individual and team efforts of the below 209 teaching staff:

Barbara Introwicz

Carole Watkins

Dr Russell Crawford

Dr Alan Harper

Dr Ruth Kinston

Dr David Maxton

Dr Patrick Naish

Dr Saijit Shetty

Dr Laura Young

Claire Rushton

Dr Anthony Curtis

Dr Alan Richardson

Professor Joe Andrew

Dr Nicholas Bentley

Aiden Clarkson

Professor Oliver Harris

Dr James Peacock

Joseph Stretch

Fiona Tusk

Professor Emma Bell

Dr Jack Cao

Dr Lindsay Hamilton

Stephen Hicks

Dr Treasa Kearney

Dr Anita Mangan

Dr Caroline Miller

Dr Teresa Oultram

Dr Emma Surman

Professor Ray Cocks

Professor Michael Haley

Dr Lara McMurtry

Dr Eliza Varney

Graeme Easdown

Dr Mo Ray

Dr Denise Wolstenholme

Dr Mary Corcoran

Dr Evi Girling

Dr Anthony Kearon

Dr Julie Trebilcock

Dr Philip Catney

Dr Jon Herbert

Dr Barry Ryan

Professor John Vogler

Dr David Bedford

Dr Theocharis Kyriacou

Dr Ewan Russell

Dr Srabasti Chakravorty

Dr Sheila Hope

Dr Mirna Maarabouni

Patricia Procter

Dr David Watson

Lois De Cruz

Dr James Grange

Jane Johnson

Shona Neal

Professor Kenneth Rotenberg

Dr Richard Stephens

Dr Mark Trueman

Dr Nigel Cassidy

Dr Michael Edwards

Dr Ralf Gertisser

Dr Robert Jackosn

Dr Deirdre McKay

Dr Jamie Pringle

Professor Peter Styles

Dr Richard Waller

Michele Bourne

Barbara Western

Russell Clark

Martina Wallner

Pam Smith

Dr Sarah Aynsley

Sian Davies

Dr Paul Horrocks

Dr Menandros Lagopoulos

Dr Stuart McBain

Dr Simon Nightingale

Bruce Summers

Michael Gibbs

Kim Sargeant

Dr Jihong Han

Professor William Farrell

Dr Ian Atherton

Clifford Bradbury

Professor Malcolm Crook

Dr Timothy Lustig

Dr Nicholas Reyland

Dr Kelcey Swain

Dr Juliet Yates

Dr Matthew Brannan

Dr Patricia Dawson

Akrum Ekara Helfaya

Nia Hughes

Professor Matthias Klaes

Dr Hala Mansour

Dr Helen Oakes

Dr Elizabeth Parsons

Dr Carola Weissmeyer

Professor Fiona Cownie

Dr Tsachi Keren-Paz

Sotirios Santatzoglou

Erica Clifford

Dr John Howlett

Robert Stannard

Ilia Xypolia

Professor William Dixon

Dr Clare Griffiths

Professor Ronnie Lippens

Dr Sorin Baiasu

Dr Giuseppina D'Oro

Dr Sherilyn MacGregor

Naveed Sheikh

Dr Matthew Wyman

Dr John Butcher

Stephen Linkman

Dr Paul Truman

Dr Peter Chevins

David Hulse

Dr David Mazzochi-Jones

Dr Mark Skidmore

Hilary Cambell

Emee Vida Estacio

Dr John Hegarty

Dr Alexandra Kent

Dr Helena Priest

Sarah Rose

Dr Sally Sargeant

Mairead Walsh

Amy Cowles

Dr Stuart Egan

Dr Laura Hancock

Dr Graeme Jones

Dr Matthew O'Brien

Dr Zoe Robinson

Dr Katie Szkornik

Dr Joanna Wright

Catherine Gillions

Dr Bernard Zarychta

Beverley Dickinson

Timothy Hinchcliffe

Dr Jacqueline Waterfield

Dr Marco Burattin

Dr Viswanthan Geetha

Dr Catriona Kelly

Dr Penelope List

Dr Andrew Morris

Dr Ranjan Sanyal

George Varughese

Catherine Hill

Karen Wild

Dr Katie Maddock

Professor David Amigoni

Michael Bell

Dr Anthony Carrigan

Dr Diega Garro

Dr Lucy Munro

Dr Nicholas Seager

Dr Alannah Tomkins

Dr Alena Audzeyeva

Professor Robin Bladen-Hovell

Trevor De Middelaer

Dr Stephen French

Philip Johnson

Aikaterini Koskina

Dr Kim Mather

James O'Neill

Dr Colin Rigby

Haoyong Zhou

Mark Davys

Dr Jane Krishnadas

Professor Michael Thomson

Andrew Connell

Alison Parr

Diane Swift

Dr Karl Bohanan

Dr Mark Featherstone

Dr James Hardie-Bick

Dr Jane Parish

Dr Elisabeth Carter

Professor Timothy Doyle

Dr Helen Parr

Dr James Tartaglia

Katherine McGettigan

Dr Charles Day

Dr Martyn Parker

Raymond Turner

Dr David Furness

Dr William Kirk

Dr Catherine Merrick

Dr Peter Thomas

Sally Chisholm

Dr Claire Fox

Dr Jane Hunt

Dr Alexandra Lamont

Dr Margaret Robson

Dr Sue Sherman

Dr Chris Stiff

Dr Craig Adam

Dr Falko Drijfhout

Professor Christopher Exley

Dr Katherine Haxton

Dr Peter Knight

Dr Joana Oliveira

Dr Ian Stimpson

Dr David Thompson

Dr Vladimir Zholobenko

Lisa Mead

Robin Bell

Emily Ouyang

Nominate

Nominations now closed!

Any staff who teach, supervise or support learning can be nominated or apply for a Keele Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, individually or as a teaching team. The four annual awards take the form of certificates awarded at a Graduation Ceremony and a sum of £1,000.

The scheme is run by the Learning and Professional Development Centre in collaboration with Keele Students Union and the Keele Postgraduate Association.

This year, nominations have reached a record breaking number of over 400 for over 200 staff.

Apply

Applicants were asked to submit:

Part 1- a 3000 word case for excellence;

Part 2- a two page summary record of their teaching.

Part 1 The case for excellence needs to be made in no more than 3000 words and be presented in 12 point text, sans-serif font, on numbered pages with the word length clearly stated on the first page. It needs to address the three criteria. In the case of a team application, use one statement per application, not one per person. Evidence for criterion 1 may include reference to (a) student nomination(s), if available. Evidence for criterion 2 may include a statement of support from one colleague, at Keele or elsewhere, or from a line manager. It might include evidence of team work and the dissemination of good practice.

Part 2 comprises is a summary of the applicant's track record(s) in teaching and/or the support of learning. It must not exceed two sides of A4 per person (12 point text, sans-serif font). The summary should include the range of activity, teaching experience and any institutional and national roles in relation to learning and teaching.

Staff who are in ‘early career’ in respect of teaching are encouraged to apply for a separate category of Early Career award(s). Early Career here means up to and including 5 years of teaching in HE (full time or part time). The five years may include any years of teaching as a postgraduate student, but such years do not have to be counted. Please state at the top of your application if yours is for an Early Career Teaching Excellence Award, and include the number of years of teaching being considered. Applications for an Early Career Teaching Excellence Award will not be expected to have a significant institutional or national profile.

All teachers who have been nominated by their students or their peers will have received a letter inviting an application. Other teachers who have not been nominated may also apply and a campus announcement will invite applications. Teaching teams are welcome to apply jointly for an award, to share a prize.

Criteria

The criteria for the Keele Excellence Awards 2012-13 were:

  1. An ability to influence learners* positively, to inspire them and to enable them to achieve their goals or intended learning outcomes;
  2. An ability to influence and inspire their colleagues (at Keele or, ideally, more widely) in their teaching, learning and assessment practice, by example and/or through the dissemination of good practice;
  3. An ability to demonstrate a reflective and informed approach to teaching and/or the support of learning.

*Note: Learners includes any Keele students and staff.

Process

The applications have been assessed by a panel drawn from the membership of the University Learning and Teaching Committee and includes both staff and student representation. Applicants have been informed of the decision of the panel and were able to receive feedback on their application.

For any questions or queries about the Awards process please contact lpdc@keele.ac.uk