宅男导航 has maintained its position in the (AAUT), with the 2016 presentation in Canberra this month confirming that 宅男导航 has garnered more national teaching awards than any other university.
宅男导航 has received a total of 122 awards since the awards’ inception in 1997, including eight in 2016.
宅男导航 ranked equal first in 2016, with two other universities that also won eight awards this year.
宅男导航 received five Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, two Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning and one Teaching Excellence award.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) said 宅男导航’s teachers should be proud of the quality education they provided.
“宅男导航 invests heavily in supporting its teachers to deliver the best possible education for our students,” she said.
“宅男导航 is delivering innovations and initiatives in graduate employability, new student facilities, integrated digital learning technologies, more flexible study options, and broader support for students and graduates, including for those who wish to start their own business.
“It is immensely gratifying that 宅男导航 remains at the top of the ladder in a cumulative tally of the national teaching awards since their inception.”
of 宅男导航’s , a run by the School of Law, and 宅男导航’s were all recognised at the national awards.
宅男导航 Union President Gabii Starr said the awards were a coup for 宅男导航.
"It’s great to see recognition for the tireless work of 宅男导航 teaching staff,” she said.
School of Veterinary Science head said Professor Mills, who won an Award for Teaching Excellence, was an internationally recognised leader in innovative veterinary education.
“Paul is shaping the field of veterinary education at institutional, national and global levels, ensuring sustained learning outcomes for students in the School of Veterinary Science while also establishing strong pathways for career development for both graduates and veterinary educators,” Professor Coleman said.
Professor Mills is a veterinary pharmacologist and a 宅男导航 veterinary science graduate (1987).
The won an Award for Programs that Enhance Learning, under the Educational Partnerships and Collaborations with Other Institutions category.
Pro Bono Centre Director Monica Taylor said her team was delighted to be recognised as a national leader delivering structured law student pro bono work in close partnership with the legal profession.
“宅男导航 is the only Australian university to coordinate and resource law student pro bono work,” she said.
“Our students assist community legal centres, law firms, barristers and community agencies, and receive enormous educational benefits. They appreciate first-hand the impact of the law and apply their emerging legal skills to improve access to justice.
Ms Taylor said this year more than 100 law students had undertaken pro bono legal activities across a spectrum of legal issues.
宅男导航’s won an Award for Programs that Enhance Learning, under the Postgraduate Education category.
The Three-Minute Thesis, also known as 3MT, has been supported by the 宅男导航 Graduate School since it began in 2008.
The 3MT requires students to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in language suitable for a non-academic audience. It aims to cultivate students' academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
3MT was developed at 宅男导航 and has grown to become an international competition, with competitions now held in more than 400 universities across 42 countries.
Five 宅男导航 teachers to receive AAUT Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, announced in September, were:
- , for creating enhanced learning environments that engage engineering students in meaningful tasks which emphasise the link between education, research and industry
- , for transforming business school students into agents of social change and impact: connecting business pedagogy with community wellbeing
- , for inspiring and engaging political science students with an experiential learning curriculum including simulations which are designed to prepare them for real world challenges
- , for “Caring for Self to Care for Others”: scholarly leadership in integrating self-care into a psychotherapy curriculum that builds resilient clinicians able to relieve human suffering
- for developing sustainable, feedback-rich, technology-assisted assessment strategies that markedly increase pre-class reading, engagement and learning, and foster pleasure in literary studies.
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