Now in its third year, the Teaching Excellence Awards (or TEAs for short) continues to recognise those lecturers and tutors at Strathclyde who inspire us and stimulate our learning. They provide the students in their classes with intellectually challenging experiences in an innovative and supportive envirnoment. They are exemplary teachers who actively engage students in the learning process and foster a learning community. They think of us, the students, as much more than just a number or line in their job profile that they have to fulfil but as an individual and a scholar.

Know one of these lecturers? Nominate them for a Teaching Excellence Award!

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 2012 TEA Categories

Overall Best Teacher

• Given to the Teacher who shows outstanding commitment to both Teaching & Learning
• The Teacher goes beyond the normal duties of a teacher to help deliver an enhanced learning experience to students
• Includes: Innovative ways of teaching, providing excellent and prompt feedback, being available, excellent communication with students and creating an academic community.

Most Supportive Teacher

• Aims to recognise academics in a counsellor/pastoral role
• Awarded to staff who show an exceptional commitment to student welfare and personal development
• Staff who go out of their way to help support students through difficulties with their course, so that the student can have an enjoyable learning experience.
• Awarded to the staff member that treats every student fairly, and adapts their teaching for individual needs.
• They develop a close working relationship with their students, therefore they are easily approachable.

Passion for the Subject

• Given to the teacher who demonstrates enthusiasm about their particular subject, creating an exciting and inspiring learning environment for students
• Engages students in the Teacher’s subject by motivating them to learn and get involved in the content
• Awarded to the Teacher that clearly shows their passion for their area of expertise which helps improve the class’ learning.
• Teaches through innovative and engaging methods that ensure that the students enjoy studying the given subject.
• Ensures a two-way approach in teaching therefore creating a dialogue with the students. 
• Offers intellectually challenging experiences to students which are deemed enjoyable.

Why Nominate?

All recognised lecturers will receive a certificate of nomination with a quote from students about what make them so excellent. A panel of students and staff of the university will make a shortlist of those nominations that exemplify the most passionate, the most supportive and the best overall teacher with the winners presented with an award at the Teaching Excellence Awards ceremony on the 26th April.

The awards foster the Strathclyde university sense of community pride and raises the profile of teaching amongst staff and students. Moreover, it shows that students are truly appreciative of staff that goes the extra mile to not just teach but to teach supportively, passionately and effectively.

Nominations close at the end of March so don't delay tell us about your favourite lecturer today!