2010 VUW Teaching Awards

Key Deadlines in the Award Process

Overview of the Awards

In early 2011, up to 6 Teaching Excellence Awards will be made to Victoria University academic staff, either as individuals or as a team. The University encourages eligible staff members to apply for one of these awards. Not only are they a tangible way of recognising contributions to teaching and learning, they also add to the reputation of the Programme of which the recipient is a member and identify potential applicants for the National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards.

As with last year we have simplified the awards structure by combining the three former categories of award (sustained excellence, excellence in innovation and research-led teaching) into one simple Teaching Excellence Award. The notions of sustained excellence, innovation and research-led teaching have been incorporated into the general criteria for the award and the specific strengths of each recipient will be made clear in the award citation.

In keeping with the criteria for the Ako Aotearoa National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award and to make the awards as inclusive as possible, a new category of award has been added to recognise the contribution of tertiary teachers in a kaupapa Maori context. There are separate criteria for this category of awards; the full criteria can be found at the Ako Aotearoa website. Or contact Linda Bowden at the UTDC for further details (linda.bowden@vuw.ac.nz) ext 5306

The monetary value of the TEA is 5% of salary (shared but based on individual salaries if won by a team). Recipients may elect to receive this amount in cash, which is taxable, or as a non-taxed grant within their School, to be drawn on by recipients for the support of scholarship through conference travel, student assistance, equipment, book purchases.

In accepting a Victoria University Teaching Excellence Award, recipients agree to share, present, and promote good teaching practice with colleagues in the University community including participating in orientation events for new academic staff or other University professional development programmes; writing a 500-1,000 word article on their teaching for an appropriate Victoria University publication; mentoring less experienced Victoria University staff; and sharing their applications/portfolios, with future applicants. Award recipients may be invited to apply for a New Zealand National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award.

Previous VUW Award Winners

Please click here for a list of previous VUW Teaching Excellence Award winners.