Top row (left to right): Dr Sebastian Kaempf, Mr Michael Jennings, Dr Ann Peterson. Bottom row (left to right): Dr Gwen Lawrie, Dr Carlie Driscoll, Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq and Dr Pamela Meredith
Top row (left to right): Dr Sebastian Kaempf, Mr Michael Jennings, Dr Ann Peterson. Bottom row (left to right): Dr Gwen Lawrie, Dr Carlie Driscoll, Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq and Dr Pamela Meredith
29 October 2012

A group of outstanding teachers has been recognised at The University of Queensland's 2012 UQ Excellence in Teaching and Learning Awards ceremony tonight.

The annual teaching awards acknowledge a dedicated and inspirational group of teachers and teaching programs, which are a highlight of UQ's Teaching and Learning Week (29 October – 2 November).

This year, the University awarded five individuals with UQ Awards for Teaching Excellence and two groups with a UQ Award for Programs that Enhance Learning.

Another five individuals and one team were recognised with Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Mick McManus, said the awards honoured some of UQ's most committed and inspirational educators and celebrated the high quality of teaching at the University.

"Tonight is an excellent opportunity to congratulate and thank all our teachers for their ongoing efforts in enhancing the student learning experience and giving every student the confidence to succeed," Professor McManus said.

"Good teachers are the very essence of a good university and are an integral part in developing the next generation of leaders in our society and the world," he said.

"UQ is continuing to embrace the changes in education delivery as it moves towards an eLearning and technology-enabled learning environment and we can see this highlighted through some of the teaching programs and teaching methods of this year's award winners."

Winners of the 2012 UQ Awards for Teaching Excellence are:

Dr Carlie Driscoll
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
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Mr Michael Jennings
School of Mathematics and Physics
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Dr Sebastian Kaempf
School of Political Science and International Studies
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Dr Gwen Lawrie
School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
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Associate Professor Shazia Sadiq
School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering
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Commendations for Teaching Excellence:

Dr Craig Engstrom and Dr Peter Hay – School of Human Movement Studies
Dr April Wright – School of Business
Dr Rowland Cobbold – School of Veterinary Science

Winners of the Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning:

Program title: Academic Integrity – referencing and avoiding plagiarism online tutorial

Dr Ann Peterson, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management (team leader); Associate Professor David Neil, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management; Dr Clive Warren, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management; Dr Lynda Petherick, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management; Ms Deidre Seeto, Teaching and Educational Development Institute; Mr Dominic McGrath, Teaching and Educational Development Institute; Ms Shannon Johnston, Teaching and Educational Development Institute; Ms Elizabeth Hall, Teaching and Educational Development Institute; Ms Sandra Williams, Academic Services Division; Mr Trevor Daniels, Osiris Software
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Program title: LINKS Mental Health – Leisure, Living and Learning

Dr Pamela Meredith, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (program coordinator); Ms Sue Holley, Queensland Health; clinical educators, Queensland Health, Belmont Private Hospital, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, and ACT for Kids
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Commendations for Programs that Enhance Learning:

Program title: Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Associate Professor Peter Thorn, School of Biomedical Sciences; Dr Ethan Scott, School of Biomedical Sciences; Ms Kelly Matthews, Teaching and Educational Development Institute; Dr Andrea Bugarcic, Institute for Molecular Bioscience; Dr Julie Macaranas, School of Biomedical Sciences

Program title: Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)
Dr Peter Cabot, School of Pharmacy; Associate Professor Kathryn Steadman, School of Pharmacy; Professor Gregory Monteith, School of Pharmacy

Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning:

Associate Professor Frank Alpert – School of Business Associate Professor Tom Baldock – School of Civil Engineering Dr John Kirkwood – School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management Dr Anton Rayner – School of Mathematics and Physics Dr Richard Robinson – School of Tourism The French Program Teaching Team (Associate Professor Greg Hainge, Dr Béatrice Atherton, Dr Juliana de Nooy, Dr Barbara Hanna, Dr Joseph Hardwick, Dr Amy Hubbell) – School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies

In addition to the UQ teaching excellence awards, three UQ lecturers were recognised this year by the Australian Government's Office for Learning and Teaching and were awarded Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. They are Professor Michael Drinkwater of the School of Mathematics and Physics, Dr Helen Keates of the School of Veterinary Science and Dr Annetta Tsang of the School of Dentistry.

To view videos of the winners and the 2012 teaching and learning video, please click here

For more information on Teaching and Learning Week, please visit http://www.uq.edu.au/teaching-learning/week/2012/

Media: Caroline Bird, UQ Communications, 07 3365 1931 or c.bird1@uq.edu.au