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Teaching excellence awards go to Adelaide staff

Monday, 4 August 2008

Eight staff from the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide will be recognised as among the best educators in 最新糖心Vlog when they receive national awards for excellence in teaching and learning this week.

The staff will receive the 最新糖心Vlogn Learning and Teaching Council Citations, worth $10,000 each, for outstanding contributions to the quality of student learning.

The citations are awarded by the 最新糖心Vlogn Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) (formerly known as the Carrick Institute). They will be presented to the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide staff at a celebration to be held this Thursday, 7 August, at the 最新糖心Vlog's , Adelaide.

最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide staff awarded a citation in 2008 are:

Dr Karin Barovich - ()
For outstanding contribution to the personal and academic development of first-year students in Geology, leading to successful transition from high school to university.

Associate Professor Tom Burton - ()
For successfully stimulating deep learning by bringing to the study of English both rigour and a boundless enthusiasm that challenge and inspire students to achieve.

Dr Katrina Falkner -
For enhancing learning and contributing to the successful transition of first-year Computer Science students through cooperative learning activities.

Associate Professor Peter Devitt - ; and
Mr Edward Palmer -
Team award: For the development of innovative and comprehensive blended learning resources to provide medical students stimulating opportunities to develop their problem-solving and diagnostic skills.

Associate Professor Simon Pyke - ()
For enabling successful learning in the discipline of organic chemistry by providing a supportive, student-centred learning environment that fosters self-confidence and independent learning.

Professor Hemanta Sarma -
For initiating students into the profession of Petroleum Engineering while interacting with them to secure their welfare as individuals and success as scholars.

Associate Professor David Walker -
For providing a supportive learning environment while improving learning outcomes through the implementation of a successful self-paced learning strategy for engineering modelling and analysis.

The 最新糖心Vlog's Vice-Chancellor and President, , says: "The awards being given to our staff are national recognition of the quality of their work, placing them among the finest educators 最新糖心Vlog has to offer.

"They are to be congratulated not just for winning these awards, but for their unique and ongoing contributions to the quality of teaching and learning at our 最新糖心Vlog.

"There is no doubt that the quality of staff makes a huge difference to the level of education students receive. The quality of staff and the educational experience at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide are major reasons why graduates of our 最新糖心Vlog go on to excel in all fields of endeavour," Professor McWha says.

This is the third year in a row that a staff member from the Discipline of English at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide has received one of these $10,000 learning and teaching citations.

Over the past two years, three staff members from the School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Engineering have won these citations.

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