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Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
Program Awards recognise learning and teaching support programs and services that make an
outstanding contribution to the quality of student learning and the quality of the student
experience of higher education. In 2008 the Carrick Institute will select up to 14 recipients over
the seven Program Award categories, who will receive a Program Award and $25,000, paid to the recipient's university for allocation.
Eligibility for this Award
- All programs and services that enhance student learning (teams may be of any size)
- Programs and services should be broader than single units, but should be across schools,
faculties or the institution, or target particular student groups.
- Only one nomination under each category (previous award-winning are ineligible for nomination)
Categories
The seven Program Award categories are:
- Assessment and feedback
- Educational partnerships and collaborations with other organisations
- The first-year experience
- Flexible learning and teaching
- Innovations in curricula, learning and teaching
- Postgraduate education
- Services supporting student learning
A full description of the categories is available in the Guidelines (pp.20,21) on the Carrick Institute
website.
Assessment and Selection Criteria
Applications will be assessed across four criteria, and must demonstrate:
- Evidence of the effectiveness of the program in formal and informal evaluation
- The degree of creativity, imagination or innovation
- Evidence of the sustained effectiveness of the program.
The four criteria are:
- Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose
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(Does the program have clear objectives, and a systematic approach to coordination, implementation and evaluation?)
- Influence on student learning and student engagement
- (How and to whom is the program targeted?)
- Breadth of impact
- (Can you measure and state the widespread benefits of the program?)
- Concern for equity and diversity
- (How has the program promoted and supported equity, inclusiveness, access and participation for a diversity of students?)
Nominations
The Nomination Form, completed by the individual/team and endorsed by the University is available in the Guidelines
document pp. 47-49.
The presentation requirements of the application can be found
here.
The written statement of no more than 12 A4 pages in total should be presented, in order, under the following five headings:
- Synopsis
(350 to 400 words, written in the third person)
Selection Criteria
- Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose
- Influence on student learning and student engagement
- Breadth of impact
- Concern for equity and diversity
Supporting materials (relevant to the criteria) are limited to a maximum of two of:
- website (provide URL)
- CD ROM or DVD
- video or audio tape
- 10 pages of printed material
Full details of the policy for nomination, selection, presentation and assessment can be found in the
Guidelines (pp.22-24).
There is every good chance that you have thrown up your hands in horror at this point, and
decided that this is all too much to add to your already overstretched workload.
But consider, in addition to $25,000, which could buy you some serious time release,
this award is about the recognition you deserve.
Please contact Felicity Prentice x8356 for further information.
Nominations for Program Awards must be submitted to the Staff College by no later than 13th June 2008.
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