The cream of The University of Queensland’s teaching crop has been fêted at the annual UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
Staff and guests gathered at Customs House to honour inspirational teachers who have helped cement The University of Queensland’s ranking in the world’s top 50 universities.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Joanne Wright said the event, which marks the start of Teaching and Learning Week, was an important recognition of the dedication of teachers and their extraordinary capacity to stimulate learning and provide direction to their students.
“Providing our students with the knowledge and skills to be enterprising graduates capable of building meaningful, agile careers is at the heart of UQ’s vision of knowledge leadership for a better world,” Professor Wright said.
“Producing exceptional graduates requires exceptional teachers who can deliver the deep learning needed to navigate a rapidly changing world.
“We set aside this night each year to recognise and thank those teachers who extend themselves and go the extra mile to create stimulating and inspirational environments for their students.”
The awards night is the beginning of a week of acknowledgements, workshops, panel discussions and seminars designed to highlight teaching excellence and innovation at UQ.
UQ Teaching and Learning Week runs from Monday 30 October to Friday 3 November. Places are still available for some events.
Full award synopses are available here.
Winners of the 2017 UQ Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (videos below)
Awards for Teaching Excellence
- Dr Chris Landorf
- Dr Barbara Maenhaut
- Dr Timothy McIntyre
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
- Business, Economics and Law Student Employability Team: Ms Rhea Jain, Mr Ken Lai, Ms Jacqueline Niblett, Mr Ryan Webb, Ms Joanne Buchan, Ms Catherine Lam, Ms Cate Clifford, Ms Debbie Hathaway, Ms Carlene Kirvan
- Knowledge-Making in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: Ms Inge Matt, Professor Julie Duck, Professor Fred D’Agostino, Associate Professor Deborah Brown, Ms Shirley Moran, Mr Chris Frost, Ms Noela Yates, Dr David Rowland, Mr Farshad Seifouri, Mr Ben Graham
Commendations for Programs that Enhance Learning
- Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Programs – Ms Judith Burrows, Dr Treasure McGuire, Dr Karen Luetsch, Associate Professor Alexandra Clavarino, Ms Carla Scuderi, Dr Adam La Caze, Ms Vanessa King
- Teaching and Learning Development Program – Associate Professor Lydia Kavanagh, Dr Liza O’Moore, Professor Caroline Crosthwaite, Associate Professor Carl Reidsema, Associate Professor Peter Sutton, Dr Tracey Papinczak, Mr Mark Reedman.
- UQ Employability Framework – Dr Dino Willox, Ms Andrea Reid, Ms Anna Richards
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Associate Professor Marta Indulska from the School of Business
- Dr Anna Rumbach from the School of Health and Rehabilitation Science
- Dr Tammy Smith from the Office of Medical Education
- Dr Kim Wilkins from the School of Communication and Arts
Commendations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Dr Emma Beckman from the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Science
- Dr Deborah Lynch from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
- Immersive visualisations – Dr Kevin Welsh, Dr Gilbert Price, Dr Charles Verdel, Dr Vera Weisbecker from the School of Earth and Environmental Science
Dr Chris Landorf from the School of Architecture
Dr Barbara Maenhaut from the School of Mathematics and Physics
Dr Timothy McIntyre from the School of Mathematics and Physics
UQ Business, Economics and Law Student Employability Team
Knowledge-Making in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science
UQ Postgraduate Clinical Pharmacy Program team from the School of Pharmacy
UQ Teaching and Learning Development Program team from the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
UQ Employability Framework from the UQ Student Employability Centre
UQ teachers were recently recognised in the Australian Awards for University Teaching here.