ANU - ANU COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

The Australian National University
ANU College of Business & Economics
College Teaching Awards

Nominations must reach the College Student Administrative Office by 4.00pm Friday, September 25, 2009.
Address nominations to:
Ewan Evans
College Administrative Office
ANU College of Business and Economics
Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200
Nominees will be contacted in October to confirm their nomination and applications from nominees are due by 4.00pm Friday, October 30, 2009.

1. Introduction
The ANU College of Business and Economics (CBE) is committed to recognising, rewarding and encouraging excellence in teaching and research supervision by its academic staff. The College makes available annual awards to recognize excellence in teaching, tutoring, and research supervision and to promote the value of teaching to members of the College.

Past winners of the award are:
2008     Awards for Teaching Excellence:
            Dr Akihito Asano, School of Economics
            Dr Royston Gustavson, School of Management, Marketing, and International Business
            Award for Excellence in Tutoring:
            Mr Shane Evans, School of Economics
            Award for Excellence in Research Supervision
            Professor Martin Richardson, School of Economics
2007     Awards for Teaching Excellence:
Professor Heather Anderson, School of Economics; and
            Dr Bronwen Whiting, School of Finance and Applied Statistics
            Award for Excellence in Tutoring:
            Dr Jenni Bettman, School of Finance and Applied Statistics
2006     Mr Christopher Nailer, School of Management, Marketing and International Business; and
           Dr Steven Roberts, School of Finance and Applied Statistics
2005     Dr Jane Golley, School of Economics
2004     Mr Seng Teh, School of Business and Information Management
2003     Ms Jacqueline Birt, School of Business and Information Management
2002     Mr David Pitt, School of Finance and Applied Statistics; and
Dr Paul Chen, School of Economics
2001     Dr Steven Stern, School of Finance and Applied Statistics
2000     Dr Pierre van der Eng, Department of Economic History
1999     Ms Natalie Buckmaster, Department of Commerce
1998     Dr Michael Martin, Department of Statistics and Econometrics

2. Aims
The award seeks to create a culture in the College supportive of good teaching. Specifically, it seeks to:

Signal to students, staff and the community that the College values good teaching practice;
Reward good teaching practice;
Assist excellent teachers who receive rewards in applying for confirmation of appointment or promotion;
Encourage winners to promote good teaching practices;
Over time, teaching award recipients seem likely to become useful, readily identifiable mentors for other staff (especially those who are new or inexperienced) to consult about teaching issues and strategies.

3. Eligibility
3.1 Any person who has been teaching in the ANU College of Business and Economics for at least two full semesters within the two years immediately preceding the closing date for nominations [and including any person within the College who has a fractional, adjunct, visiting or casual teaching appointment] shall be eligible to apply. Nominations from teams of teachers are encouraged also.
3.2 Previous recipients of the award will not be eligible to re-nominate in the three years succeeding the year in which they have been an award recipient.

Teachers who have been awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Award in the current or preceding three years will not be eligible for the award.
Members of the committee appointed to select the award winner(s) will be ineligible for nomination during the period of their tenure on the selection committee.

Note: The eligibility criteria for the Teaching Excellence award are intended to be encompassing. They seek to include as many academic staff as reasonably possible while ensuring that awards are for sustained excellence of performance rather than excellent performance in a single course.

4. The Awards

Award types: there will be four types of award:

Award for Teaching Excellence to be known as "ANU College of Business and Economics Award for Teaching Excellence (Year)".
Award for Tutoring "ANU College of Business and Economics Award for Excellence in Tutoring (Year)".
Award for Programs that Enhance Learning “ANU College of Business and Economics Award for Programs that Enhance Learning (Year)”.
Award for Research Supervision “ANU College of Business and Economics Award for Excellence in Research Supervision (Year)”.

4.2 There will be up to two awards for excellence in teaching and one award for tutoring, enhanced learning and research supervision each year.

In any one year, no awards may be made.
Each award will be in the form of a plaque plus an amount of $2,000.
The awards will be presented each year by the Dean of the ANU College of Business and Economics at the last College Advisory Board meeting of the year. Wider publicity of the award and its recipients (eg. ANU Reporter) is desirable.
Winners of the awards will be asked if they are willing to have their nomination portfolio, or part thereof, made available for interested colleagues and students.

5. Nominations

Nominations require signed endorsement by two persons who are either staff of the ANU College of Business and Economics or by students, either currently enrolled in a relevant College course taught by the nominee or else have been taught by the nominee within the last three years.
Nominations should be lodged with the College Administrative Office by the due date and must be in writing.
Nominees will be subsequently contacted by the College Administrative Office to determine whether the nominee wishes to accept nomination.
Nominees wishing to accept their nomination must do so by submitting an application by the due date.
The names of nominees and nominators will be kept confidential. However, as a reasonable part of the selection process and in seeking peer review, the selection committee may need to divulge the names and some of the nomination materials of short-listed candidates. If nomination materials are shared with an additional peer reviewer (such as someone experienced in the teaching of particular subject matter) that reviewer will be urged to maintain confidentiality.

6. Closing Date

Early in second semester of each year, a call for nominations will be circulated to all staff of the College. The attention of students will be drawn to the call for nominations through appropriate communication channels (eg. student notice boards in the College precincts, e-mail lists, various student representatives, and promoted in lectures).
The closing date for submission of nominations shall be the last Friday in September (or nearest business day) each year.
The closing date for acceptance of nomination and submission of the application shall be the last Friday in October (or nearest business day) each year.

7. Content of Applications

Nominees should provide a Nomination Portfolio consisting of essential documentation and optional supporting material as described.
Nomination Portfolios are to contain the following essential components which are discussed in more detail below.

A cover/contents page
A written statement of up to eight pages, including an overview & argument addressing each of the five Teaching Award selection criteria
Two references
Curriculum vitae

Evaluation information
7.2.1 Cover page/contents page: to include

Nominee preferred name details, with title
School or centre details, plus ANU phone and email details
a contents list

7.2.2 The core element of a nomination is a written statement in which nominees describe their teaching activities and achievements, and specifically address each of the selection criteria. The written statement should be presented under the following six headings, in order:

Overview
Approaches to teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn
Development of curricula and resources that reflect a command of the field
Approaches to assessment and feedback that foster independent learning
Respect and support for the development of students as individuals
Scholarly activities that have influenced and enhanced learning and teaching

The overview provides the opportunity for nominees to commence the written statement with a focus on the specific character of their teaching and achievements. It is recommended that the overview be no more than one page and that it include the nominees’ educational philosophy and beliefs, a description of the teaching context and an integrated summary of the claims relating to the selection criteria. The majority of the written statement should be devoted to addressing each of the five criteria in turn. Nominees must provide evidence in support of their claims against these criteria.

The written statement is limited to eight A4 pages in total.
7.2.3     Two references, of no more than one A4 page each, must be provided by people who are able to comment on the nominee’s teaching against the selection criteria. One of the referees must be the Head of the nominee’s School. Heads of Schools will be requested to provide comparative comments that enable a ranking to be made within a department in cases where there is more than one applicant from a department. Consequently, potential applications are strongly encouraged to discuss their application with their Head to School before submitting their application. If the nomination is from a team, the references should apply to the team.
7.2.4     The curriculum vitae should outline the nominee’s educational qualifications, career history, teaching positions and teaching experience. The curriculum vitae is limited to three A4 pages for nominations from individuals. Teams may extend this limit, but a limit of one page per team member is recommended.
7.2.5     Evaluation information, evidence of teaching achievement, is required. This should include a summary of evaluation results, as is appropriate. For example, this would usually include a summary of ANUSET ratings on all survey items for all relevant undergraduate teaching and graduate coursework over two years. For more information on the teaching evaluation service offered by the University visit the relevant CEDAM website.

Nominees must submit five copies of their application. Optional supporting material can be submitted in addition to the essential documentation, and is discussed below.

7.4 Selection is based primarily on the written statement addressing the selection criteria. However, nominees may include selected teaching materials supporting their claims against the selection criteria. The relevance of any such material must be made clear in the written statement.
7.5 Supporting materials are limited to a maximum of two of:

website (URL)
CD ROM or DVD
video or audio tape
10 pages of printed material.

7.6 Please note:

Nominees are encouraged, where possible, to provide digital material via a single URL.
Depending on the nature of the supporting material, you might provide five copies, or only one copy.

8. Selection Criteria
8.1 For the Award for Teaching Excellence: All nominees will be assessed by the Selection Committee on evidence provided in relation to the five selection criteria. The five selection criteria will be given equal consideration by the Selection Committee.
The Selection Committee will take into account:

the extent to which the claims for excellence are supported by formal and informal evaluation;
the extent of creativity, imagination or innovation, irrespective of whether the approach involves traditional learning environments or technology-based developments; and
the information contained in student evaluations, references and selected teaching materials submitted by the nominee. The Selection Committee may contact nominees and/or referees for clarification or further information.

outstanding performance over a sustained period in either, or both, large group and small groups teaching.

8.1.1     Approaches to teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn
Which may include: fostering student development by stimulating curiosity and independence in learning; contributing to the development of students’ critical thinking skills, analytical skills and scholarly values; encouraging student engagement through the enthusiasm shown for learning and teaching; inspiring and motivating students through high-level communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
8.1.2     Development of curricula and resources that reflect a command of the field
Which may include: developing and presenting coherent and imaginative resources for student learning; implementing research-led approaches to learning and teaching; demonstrating up-to-date knowledge of the field of study in the design of the curriculum and the creation of resources for learning; communicating clear objectives and expectations for student learning.
8.1.3     Approaches to assessment and feedback that foster independent learning
Which may include: integrating assessment strategies with the specific aims and objectives for student learning; providing timely, worthwhile feedback to students on their learning; using a variety of assessment and feedback strategies; implementing both formative and summative assessment; adapting assessment methods to different contexts and diverse student needs.
8.1.4     Respect and support for the development of students as individuals
Which may include: participating in the effective and empathetic guidance and advising of students; assisting students from equity and other demographic subgroups to participate and achieve success in their courses; influencing the overall academic, social and cultural experience of higher education.
8.1.5     Scholarly activities that have influenced and enhanced learning and teaching
Which may include: showing advanced skills in evaluation and reflective practice; participating in and contributing to professional activities related to learning and teaching; coordination, management and leadership of courses and student learning; conducting and publishing research related to teaching; demonstrating leadership through activities that have broad influence on the profession.
8.2 For the Award for Tutoring the Nomination Portfolio is to be no more than 6 pages and address all the criteria.
In assessing nominations against the five selection criteria, the Selection Committee will take into account:

the extent to which the claims for excellence are supported by formal and informal evaluation;
the extent of creativity, imagination or innovation, irrespective of whether the approach involves traditional learning environments or technology-based developments; and
the information contained in references and selected teaching materials submitted by the applicant. The Selection Committee may contact applicants and/or referees for clarification or further information.

8.2.1     Approaches to teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn in small group settings
Which may include: fostering student development by stimulating curiosity and independence in learning; contributing to the development of students’ critical thinking skills, analytical skills and scholarly values; encouraging student engagement through the enthusiasm shown for learning and teaching; inspiring and motivating students through high-level communication, facilitation, presentation and interpersonal skills.
8.2.2     Command of the subject matter and incorporation of developments in the field of study within the teaching environment
Which may include: demonstrating up-to-date knowledge of the field of study in the approach to classes and in the creation of resources or activities for learning; communication of up-to-date implications for subject matter and incorporation of these ideas into the learning environment created; communicating clear objectives and expectations for student learning.
8.2.3     Approaches to feedback that foster independent learning
Which may include: providing timely, worthwhile feedback to students on their learning; developing and/or using a variety of feedback strategies; implementing both formative and summative assessment and feedback approaches;
8.2.4     Respect and support for the development of students as individuals
Which may include: participating in the effective and empathetic guidance and advising of students; assisting students from equity and other demographic subgroups to participate and achieve success in their courses; influencing the overall academic, social and cultural experience of higher education, especially in a small group setting.
8.2.5     Scholarly activities that have influenced and enhanced learning and teaching
Which may include: showing advanced skills in evaluation and reflective practice; participating in and contributing to professional activities related to learning and teaching; conducting and publishing research related to teaching; demonstrating leadership through activities that have broad influence on the profession.
8.3 For the Award for Programs that Enhance Learning the Nomination Portfolio is to be no more than 6 pages and address all the criteria.
In assessing nomination portfolios against the four selection criteria, the Selection Committee will take into account:

demonstrated evidence of the effectiveness of the program in formal and informal evaluation;
the degree of creativity, imagination or innovation; and
evidence of the sustained effectiveness of the program.

8.3.1     Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose
Extent to which the program has clear objectives and systematic approaches to coordination, implementation and evaluation.
8.3.2     Influence on student learning and student engagement
Extent to which the program targets identified needs and directly or indirectly enhances student learning, student engagement and/or the overall student experience of higher education.
8.3.3     Breadth of impact
Extent to which the program has led to widespread benefits for students, staff, the institution, and/or other institutions, consistent with the purpose of the program.
8.3.4     Concern for equity and diversity
Extent to which the program promotes and supports equity and inclusiveness by improving access, participation and outcomes for diverse student groups.
8.4 For the Award for Excellence in Research Supervision the Nomination Portfolio is to be no more than 6 pages and address all the criteria. These selection criteria refer to supervision of honours projects, research projects in coursework Masters and HDR supervision.
8.4.1     Clarification of mutual expectations with individual candidates and maintenance of professional working relationship throughout the period of the candidature.
Which may include: induction of research students and ongoing clarification of mutual expectations; introduction to the department, meeting with other students and researchers and discussion of supervisory process; mentoring research students for career development; flexibility of approach to supervision and sensitivity to the diverse needs of students including those from equity groups; provision of appropriate pastoral support; regular monitoring and evaluation of the supervisory relationship including the composition and operation of the supervisory panel (for PhD supervision).
8.4.2     Fostering of a climate of intellectual rigour to promote research work of sound standing and the development of a skilled, knowledgeable and ethical researcher.
Which may include: development of a research program that attracts and maintains high quality candidates; encouraging students to attend, and be involved in, departmental seminars, encouraging and assisting candidates with publication during their period of study; facilitation of student networking with other national and international researcher colleagues; development of independent, ethical researchers; and ensuring that students access appropriate research education opportunities ranging from workshops on the concepts of research through to using data resources.
8.4.3     Guidance in planning and undertaking the research process and provision of regular feedback on progress
Which may include: provision of resources, necessary coursework if required, and research plan design; developing students' theoretical, analytical and methodological skills appropriate to the discipline; assisting candidates in the development of research, writing and communication skills; monitoring student progress e.g. through regular meetings, annual reviews and plans; constructive and timely comment on written work e.g. chapter drafts, early literature work, papers; journal manuscripts and structure of the dissertation including specific advice where required; constructive and timely feedback on candidate presentations e.g. proposal seminar, conference papers; oral feedback during regular meetings; selection of appropriate examiners and support for students during and following the examination process.
8.4.4     Developing a climate of intellectual engagement with a broad scholarly community
Which may include: modelling a scholarly approach to research in a global context which recognises the complexity and challenges of this context; encouragement and support for students to access a range of research scholars and projects nationally and internationally, providing opportunities for students to work within an international context through exchanges, meetings, and collaborative work; provision of career support and opportunities at a national and international level, leadership of, or contribution to, an effective supervisory panel; facilitating the construction of a well balanced panel; encouragement to students to effectively utilise supervisory panel members; taking responsibilities for particular roles within a supervisory panel.
8.4.5     Systematic and scholarly approach to professional development of supervisory academic practice and skills.
Which may include advanced skills in evaluation and reflective practice; participating in and contributing to professional activities related to research supervision; coordination, management and leadership roles in relation to research supervisions; conducting and publishing research related to research supervision; leadership through activities that have broad influence on the profession, department, school and research candidates; contribution to relevant policy development.

9. Selection Committee
9.1 The Selection Committee will comprise four members. One member will be a student appointed by the Dean after consultation with the elected student members of the College. The Dean, ANU College of Business and Economics, will appoint the other three members also. They may be experienced staff of the University and should normally include one non-CBE member who may be, in order to add further expertise and balance, a member of staff of another institution. Gender balance should be observed.
9.2 Staff members, and where possible student members, of the Selection Committee shall serve terms of two years.

10. Disputes
10.1 In the event of any dispute concerning interpretation of the Award conditions, the Dean will have the right of final decision.