Charles Sturt University (CSU) is this week celebrating the win by 17 of its academic staff in gaining prestigious national awards in teaching excellence.
The 2007 Carrick Australian Awards are presented by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching, an initiative of the Federal Department of Education Science and Teaching (DEST), to celebrate and reward excellence in university teaching.
CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter said the awards are tremendous recognition for our University teachers. “A core value of this University to promote and advance learning and teaching and these staff demonstrate our national standing in this area.
“The range of areas for which the Citations were made clearly demonstrate the richness of student learning at CSU and the variety of experiences available to our students.”
The award winning staff are involved in nine CSU projects that gained Carrick Institute Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, including national and international projects
Citations were made for excellence in intercultural and inter-professional allied health placements in Vietnam; the integration of subjects for eco-tourism; team teaching capabilities; the quality of learning for on-campus and distance education students in information technology; teaching of marketing and communication: general excellence and sustained commitment to students that has impacted at national and international levels; embedding a qualification from the vocational education and training sector into a university degree; and use of historical sites in transforming learning.
2007 Carrick Australian Award winners from CSU are:
- Associate Professor Lindy McAllister, Professor Gail Whiteford, Ms Bridget O’Connor, Dr Michael Curtin (Albury-Wodonga Campus) - for development of an innovative fieldwork program enhancing learning opportunities for allied health trans-disciplinary and intercultural practice. The project involved teaching physiotherapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy courses at Phu My, an orphanage for disabled children in Vietnam
- Dr Rik Thwaites (Albury-Wodonga Campus) - for sustained excellence in student learning through the establishment, development and delivery of integrated subjects in the emergent discipline of eco-tourism.
- Associate Professor Sharynne McLeod (Bathurst Campus) - for sustained dedication, innovation and enthusiasm in university teaching that has had local, national and international impact. Professor McLeod teaches speech pathology and education working with students in Albury and Bathurst.
- Mr Gerard Boland and Mr Bill Blaikie (Bathurst Campus) - for sustained, creative use of historic locations as part of orientation for all students in the BA Communication (Theatre/Media) course. The annual project aims to stimulate transformatory critiques of knowledge and critical self-reflection through situated learning that brings together all three undergraduate years.
- Mr Rod McCulloch (Bathurst Campus) - for the application of marketing communication teaching and learning strategies, internationally recognised as a benchmark in the preparation of students for participation in professional practice.
- Associate Professor Leonora Ritter (Bathurst Campus) - for sustained commitment to quality learning and teaching within and beyond the University, particularly in distance and online education.
- Dr Barney Dalgarno (Wagga Wagga Campus) - for innovation and sustained quality in the integrated teaching of information technology students via distance and on-campus education.
- Dr John Harper, Dr Roger Mandel, Dr Geoffrey Burrows, and Ms Marion Addinsall (Wagga Wagga Campus) - for excellence in team teaching providing a constructivist approach that motivates students from diverse backgrounds to learn botany in a challenging, supportive environment.
- Associate Professor Erica Smith and Ms Ros Brennan-Kemmis (Wagga Wagga Campus) - for pioneering work at a national and institutional level in the embedding of a Vocational Education Training (VET) sector qualification into university awards, supported by robust credit transfer pathways.
In summing up the award success Professor Goulter said it is a “glowing tribute” to the staff and their dedication and enthusiasm for teaching, “They are setting new standards and expanding boundaries for teaching in a modern university. There is nothing better in one’s life than having a memorable teacher who guides you towards seeing things in a new light.”
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