University of Calgary Teaching Awards
The University of Calgary Teaching Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding contributions to teaching and learning. The awards recognize excellence in diverse learning contexts, by individuals and teams, and through curriculum design and educational leadership. A University of Calgary Teaching Award is a distinguished honour for members of our university community who, through their commitment and expertise, create deep and lasting learning experiences.
The Teaching Awards are comprised of 11 categories:
- Award for Curriculum Development
- Award for Educational Leadership
- Award for Experiential Learning Initiatives
- Award for Full-Time Academic Staff
- Award for Graduate Assistants (Teaching)
- Award for Graduate Supervision
- Award for Librarians, Archivists and Curators
- Award for Non-Academic Staff
- Award for Sessional Instructors
- Award for Teaching in Online Environments
- Award for Team Teaching
Support
The Educational Development is offering workshops to introduce the awards program and assist with the nomination process. Our educational development consultants are also able to provide assistance and feedback with preparing nomination letters and packages.Dates and deadlines
Nominations for the University of Calgary Teaching Awards open Oct. 6, 2014. Nominations close Jan. 26, 2015.Adjudication of the awards will take place in February 2015.
Submitting a nomination
Completed nomination packages should be submitted to ti.awards@ucalgary.caFor more information on preparing and submitting an awards package, please see the Awards FAQs.
Celebration of Teaching
Recipients will be recognized at a Celebration of Teaching event on March 24, 2015, during which the awards will be presented.Previous recipients
2014 award recipientsContact
Natasha Kenny, Awards Program AdvisorJoni Miltenburg, Program Coordinator
ti.awards@ucalgary.ca