Awarded to

• Mr Florian Aubke (Faculty of Business and Law)
• Mr Wayne Binney (Faculty of Business and Law)
  
• Ms Fiona Henderson (Teaching and Learning Support)

Students ‘At Risk’ Program. Wayne, Florian and Fiona have made a notable contribution to the identification of students at risk of poor performance in the early stages of a Marketing subject and then responded with specific skill development assistance. Through the development of a ‘management model’ this project is an integral part of an on-going improvement in teaching methods and student-centred learning strategies utilised within the School.

Awarded to

• Dr Gillian Best (Teaching and Learning Support)
• Dr Darko Hajzler (Student Services)

Peer Mentoring at VU: Enhancing the Academic and Social Experiences of Students 2002-2006. Darko and Gill have made a notable contribution to student transition at VU through the development of three distinct peer mentoring models. These developments mean that VU currently has onshore, offshore and cross-sectoral peer mentoring programs to support students in their academic and social transition to University.

Awarded to

• Ms Fiona Henderson (Teaching and Learning Support)
  
• Mr Alan McWilliams (Faculty of Business and Law)

The Ties That Bind: Academic, Language and Discipline Skills Unite. Through a range of collaborative approaches, Fiona and Alan have made a notable contribution to enriching the student’s experience. Their program brings together discipline, technical, offshore and academic language and learning support staff to continuously develop and refine the compulsory first-year undergraduate subject ‘Management and Organisation Behaviour’.
This model demonstrates the way in which academic skills and content can be developed together within curriculum to enhance student learning.

Awarded to

• Mr Stefan Schutt (School of Further Education, Arts and Employment Services)
  

The Hybrid Initiative. Through the cross-sectoral ‘Hybrid Initiative’, Stefan has made a notable contribution to the student experience. Stefan’s vision, project management expertise and capacity for networking has been invaluable to his department and the ongoing success of the program. ‘Hybrid’ supports a broad range of collaborative activities and has been responsible for generating a range of innovative training strategies such as industry-based learning programs, industry partnerships and specialist workshops aimed at enhancing the students’ experience and employment prospects.