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Four of the twelve nationally contested Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards for 2011 were presented to outstanding teachers from the University of Auckland.
Rena Heap (School of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education), Professor Robin Kearns (School of Environment), and Dr Ross McDonald (Department of Management and International Business) received awards for sustained excellence in teaching. Professor Mike Walker (School of Biological Sciences) received an award for sustained excellence in teaching in a kaupapa Māori context, and also received the Prime Minister's Supreme Award.
The University congratulates these dedicated and innovative teachers on their ongoing contribution to the learning experience of our students, and on their marks of national recognition.
For more information, see the news item about their success.
To see the winning portfolios, visit the National Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards page.
The winners of the 2011 Teaching Excellence Awards are:
Sustained Excellence in Teaching
Associate Professor Jennifer Frost, Faculty of Arts.
Dr Pamela Millward, Faculty of Education.
Early Career Excellence in Teaching
Mr Peter Bier, Faculty of Engineering.
Dr Nicholas Rowe, Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries.
Innovation in Teaching
Ms Angela Liew, Faculty of Business and Economics.
Collaboration in Teaching
Professor Alan Merry, Dr Guy Warman, Dr James Cheeseman, Associate Professor Janie Sheridan, Ms Dianne Marshall, Associate Professor Jennifer Weller, Associate Professor Papaarangi Reid, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences.
Congratulations to all winners!
The Departmental and Programme Reviews schedule for 2012 has now been finalised:
Department of Engineering Science (March)
School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work (April)
School of Nursing (May)
BSc programme (July)
School of Critical Studies in Education (August)
School of European Languages and Literatures (August)
BCom and BBIM programmes (September)
School of Pharmacy (October)
The New Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit released its Cycle 4 academic audit report on The University of Auckland on 16 September 2009.
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