Australian Awards for University Teaching
Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
Citations recognise and reward the diverse contribution that individuals and teams make to the quality of student learning. Citations are awarded to academic, general and sessional staff, and institutional associates, who have made significant contributions to student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period.*
*extract from the AAUT Guidelines, 2011
2012 University OLT citation recipients
Left to right: Dr Warren Sellers, Prof. Richard James, Dr Katrina Skewes McFerran, Prof. Margaret Sheil, Mr Matthew Bell, Dr David O'Brien and Assoc. Prof. David Beckett.
Associate Professor David Beckett, Melbourne Graduate School of Education |
For two decades of exemplary research supervision that has instantiated adult learning principles and practices in the field of education and across the university |
Mr Matthew Bell, Melbourne Law School |
For sustained excellence in curriculum design and teaching of subjects and programs at the nexus of law and construction, designed to develop outstanding interdisciplinary professionals |
Associate Professor Alison Duxbury, Melbourne Law School |
For sustained excellence in engaging students with real life issues, events and examples across diverse disciplinary and interdisciplinary subjects, thus promoting their active global citizenship |
Professor Stephen Kent, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences |
For excellence in PhD student supervision in the field of HIV vaccines that has facilitated students flourishing as future researchers and scientists |
Dr Katrina Skewes McFerran, Melbourne Conservatorium of Music |
For teaching that promotes interdisciplinary knowledge sharing and engages all students in critically considering the transformative potential of music for transcending diversity and promoting connectedness |
Dr David O'Brien, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning
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For innovative and collaborative approaches to engaging architecture students with Indigenous communities to realise development projects alongside local partners |
2011 University ALTC citation recipients
| Dr Shanton Chang Department of Information Systems |
Excellence in providing students with cross-cultural learning experiences through internationalised curricula that builds cultural awareness and promotes peer-learning among students from diverse backgrounds. |
Dr Wendy Larcombe |
Sustained innovation and achievement in development of learning support services for law students, and excellence in classroom teaching and curriculum design in law. |
Associate Professor Michelle Livett |
For a decade of leadership of teaching and the development of curricula and programs to support transition, engagement and learning for science students. |
Mr John Rayner |
For contributions to student learning in horticulture through sustained scholarly practice leading to development of teaching and advancement of the discipline. |
Professor Doreen Thomas |
For a sustained commitment to inspiring a culture of excellence in teaching and learning as a leader in the field of engineering. |
Associate Professor John Tobin |
For ongoing dedication to developing innovative and collaborative approaches to student learning and engagement in human rights law both in and beyond the classroom. |
Associate Professor Tania Voon, Associate Professor Andrew Mitchell, Associate Professor Bruce Oswald |
For excellence in curriculum design and the provision of innovative, authentic learning experiences in the field of international law. |
2010 University ALTC citation recipients
| Professor Kate Darian-Smith Historical and Philosophical Studies |
For over ten years' commitment to supervision ensuring the success of diverse postgraduate studentsresearching across disciplines in humanities and creative arts, institutionally and nationally. |
Professor Mark Elgar |
An exemplary record of providing individually adapted supervision, support and mentoring that equips students with the skills and confidence to flourish as independent research scientists. |
Mr Clinton Golding |
For 'educating for thinking' through the development and implementation of thought-provoking curricula, resources and scholarly activities across disciplines, resulting in critical, creative and insightful students. |
Ms Sunita Jogarajan |
For ongoing dedication and innovation in engaging and enthusing widely diverse cohorts of students in their study of the traditionally daunting subject of taxation law. |
Mr Clifford Ogleby |
For 29 years of excellence in motivating students to become skilled professional leaders in surveying, mapping and spatial information, with an empathetic world view. |
Ms Sara Pheasant |
For enhancing students' experience of learning through embedding procedural fairness and equality into administrative processes, encouraging greater transparency and institutional responsiveness to individuals' circumstances. |
Professor Marilyn Renfree |
For over three decades of inspirational supervision and long-term career mentoring of research higher degree students, with outstanding outcomes for students in the life sciences. |
Professor Rachel Webster |
For creating an exceptional research training culture, inspiring and supporting early researchers to achieve excellence in the astrophysics field, and more broadly as research scholars. |
2009 University ALTC citation recipients
Photo:L-R: Dr David Pitt, Professor Jack Keating, Dr Veronica Volkoff, Mr Garry Thomson (on behalf of Mr Jonathan Norton), Ms Margo Collins, Professor Greg Whitwell, Dr Jennifer Conn, Dr Sean Pinder, Dr Ruth Sutherland, Associate Professor Neil Strathmore, Ms Christine Enker, Professor Gordon Lynch, Dr Laura Parry, Associate Professor John Polesel (Absent: Associate Professor Agnes Dodds, Mr Jonathan Norton, Professor Richard Teese)
| Dr Jennifer Conn, Ms Margo Collins, Associate Professor Agnes Dodds, Dr Ruth Sutherland Medical Education Unit Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences |
For developing an innovative early clinical skills program for medical students that promotes skills acquisition using a structured and evidence-based approach. |
Ms Christine Enker |
For excellence in developing international student employability and enhancing global graduate outcomes through the creation and provision of high quality, careers and employment programs. |
Professor Gordon Lynch |
For over 15 years of sustained excellence in supervision, support and mentoring of undergraduate and postgraduate scholars on their research journeys in the biomedical sciences. |
Mr Jonathan Norton |
For leadership in the provision of counselling, psychological services and personal development opportunities to students, to assist them to perform to their full academic potential. |
Dr Laura Parry |
For commitment to innovative undergraduate curriculum design, incorporating ethics and responsibility in the life sciences to enhance student understanding and appreciation of diversity. |
Dr Sean Pinder |
For the development and implementation of numerous effective innovations in teaching finance and the successful engagement with practitioners in these innovations. |
Dr David Pitt |
For ongoing and sustained commitment to providing actuarial students with a learning environment that nurtures, motivates and develops graduates with outstanding analytic and business skills. |
Professor Richard Teese, Professor Jack Keating, Associate Professor John Polesel, Dr Veronica Volkoff |
For excellence in providing students with an inspirational and experiential approach to the analysis of education and training policy in an international comparative context. |
Associate Professor Neil Strathmore |
For over 35 years of inspirational teaching and mentoring of medical students and for contributions to the development of medical curricula and teaching materials. |
2008 University ALTC citation recipients
| Associate Professor Mary Ainley School of Behavioural Science Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences |
For sustained improvements to teaching and learning in undergraduate psychology programs by introducing new technologies, improving curriculum design and developing the pedagogical skills of tutors. |
| Professor Warren Bebbington Faculty of Music |
For more than 30 years of sustained excellence in teaching music, particularly his exceptional and inspirational lectures in opera and pioneering multimedia in advanced music theory. |
| Mr Matthew Brett Disability Liaison Unit |
For excellence in disability services, exemplified by an innovative system for delivering live captions into learning spaces to nullify the academic impact of profound deafness. |
Ms Lisa Hayes |
For a decade of sustained commitment to encouraging student engagement and providing exceptional pastoral care to students during their endeavours at university. |
Dr Brian Krongold |
For motivating engineering students to become more analytical thinkers through an engaging and structured approach to teaching which emphasises reasoning and intuition over memorisation. |
Associate Professor Andrew Ooi |
For sustained excellence in engaging and inspiring students in technical engineering subjects and research supervision and for continuing leadership in academic administration. |
2007 University Carrick citation recipients
Professor Jeff Borland |
For two decades of teaching of large student cohorts in economics, including innovative curriculum design and resource development to support student learning. |
Dr Jui-shan Chang |
For a decade of innovative pedagogy that has positively influenced students' learning experiences and cross-cultural sensibilities and understanding. |
Dr Shanika Karunasekera |
For continuous engagement of, and with, engineering students to improve their learning outcomes through innovative and effective problem-based teaching and a unique student development approach. |
Professor Ian Malkin |
For ongoing leadership and commitment to creating a stimulating, nurturing learning environment in law. |
Associate Professor Philomena Murray |
For pioneering the first European Union curriculum in Australia and leadership in national and international curriculum development through sustained commitment to student learning and research. |
Dr Angela Paladino |
For exceptional innovation and influence in creating authentic and contemporary learning experiences for undergraduate students studying in the 'marketing' field. |
Mrs Cheryl Power |
For exceptional dedication and leadership in the development of learning and teaching in Microbiology, particularly through the Australian Society for Microbiology's Education Special Interest Group. |
Ms Marcelle Scott |
For innovation in the development of an industry focussed, internationally relevant curriculum in the interdisciplinary field of Materials Conservation, that engages and stimulates student learning. |
Associate Professor David Shallcross |
For sustained commitment to excellence, innovation and leadership in chemical engineering education in Australia and internationally. |
Associate Professor Harald Sondergaard |
For sustained excellence in teaching over more than 15 years, and for a decade's institutional leadership in educational reform and staff development. |
2006 University Carrick citation recipients
Assoc. Prof Philip Batterham |
For an exceptional record in the supervision, support and career mentoring of research higher degree students that has led to outstanding graduate outcomes. |
Dr Jamie Evans |
For sustained commitment to improving the learning outcomes and student engagement in a first year engineering subject. |
Ms Tammie Goates |
For creating a library learning centre where the academic and emotional needs of every student are recognised and supported, and the learning community celebrated. |
Assoc. Prof Robert Kemm |
For excellence in teaching through over a decade of sustained innovation and evaluation of computer-assisted learning for small group collaborative student activities. |
Prof. Tim Lindsey |
For sustained commitment to the supervision of RHD students researching Asian Legal systems and institutional leadership in improving the learning experience of international RHD students. |
Dr Kay Margetts |
For the creation and use of imaginative ICT-based curriculum resources for actively engaging students, from large classes, in individual and collaborative learning. |
For national leadership in creating outstanding policies and resources resulting in significant improvement in the experience of students from diverse backgrounds, particularly those with disabilities. |
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Prof Alistair Moffat |
For sustained teaching excellence over two decades, for involvement in transition programs for new students and new staff, and for leadership in educational administration. |
Ms Sandra Uren |
For generating student enthusiasm and creating effective approaches to learning by initiating and coordinating the integration of theory and practical classes in microbiology and immunology. |