Purpose of award

The President’s Teaching Award supports the winner, through a grant of €5000 to complete a specific project in the area of teaching & learning that is clearly in line with UCD’s Education Strategy.  This prestigious award recognises the abilities of a recipient who will have a track record in teaching and learning including the adoption of leadership role in curriculum design, programme development and peer mentoring in Teaching & Learning.

Award Details:

Up to two awards will be made.  See the Awards and Grants Calendar for application dates. 

Funding

This award is made possible by the HEA Targeted Initiatives funding.

Conditions for award winners:

The winner will be supported in the completion of this project by a reduction in workload, negotiated with the head of school, however, the award does not provide a sabbatical to the winner.  The project must be completed two years after the award is made.

Expectations for award winners:

Regular up-dates will be submitted during the project and a full report and public presentation of the project outcomes will be delivered on its completion.

Eligibility:

The scheme is open to school-based academic staff holding permanent appointments as of 1st September 2009, and such staff appointed by the University as of 1st September 2009 on contracts of three or more years’ duration. Previous winners of UCD President’s Teaching Awards are not eligible to apply.

Adjudication criteria:

Applications will be assessed using the following criteria :

1. The quality of the project proposal and its feasibility in the given time period.
2. The extent to which the project proposal can successfully contribute to the implementation of UCD’s Education Strategy.
3. The applicant's record of effective teaching, learning and academic leadership in their school or college.
4. How well the applicant has articulated their teaching philosophy & the level to which they understand and apply teaching and learning principles and theories.
5. The quality of any scholarly pedagogic research undertaken by the applicant.
6. The level to which feedback has been used to inform the applicant's teaching practice.

 Adjudication Panel:

Dr Marie Clarke, Head of School of Education and Lifelong Learning
Professor Patrick Guiry, Director of the Centre for Synthesis and Chemical Biology
Dr Maria Meehan, Senior Lecturer, School of Mathematical Sciences
Professor Wyn Morgan, Director of Teaching & Learning, University of Nottingham
Dr Philip Nolan, Registrar & Vice President Academic Affairs
Professor Bairbre Redmond, Deputy Registrar Teaching & Learning

Canvassing adjudication panel members will result in disqualification of applications.