Recognition and Reward in HE Learning and Teaching

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Recognition and Reward in HE Learning and Teaching

• 22nd May 2008
• Stirling Highland Hotel, Stirling

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National Award for the Teaching of Information
and Computer Sciences in Higher Education in
Scotland.
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Our aim.

• The aim of the award is to recognise and reward
  HE ICS practitioners in Scotland who have made an
  outstanding contribution to the growth,
  development or enhancement of the teaching of the
  disciplines through their work in national,
  regional or institutional contexts, and to draw
  their achievements to the attention of the ICS
  community as a whole.
• One award of 5,000 is available in the academic
  year 2007-08.

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Eligibility

• Applications can only be received from
  individuals.
• The awards are open to all full or part-time ICS
  HE practitioners currently teaching in HEIs or
  colleges of further and higher education.

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The Application Process.
Complete an Application Form http//www.ics.heacad
emy.ac.uk/resources/supp_staff/nta/application20f
orm.doc
Nominate Two Referees (1 x home institution 1 x
separate institution) http//www.ics.heacademy.ac.
uk/resources/supp_staff/nta/Referees20form.doc
Return Application Form and Nominated Referees
supporting statements to ICS Subject centre.
Closing date May 30th. Emailed submissions will
be acceptable.
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Adjudication of Submissions

• All applications will be assessed by an
  Evaluation Panel comprising Subject Centre Staff
  and their nominated representatives.
• The decisions of this Panel will be final, and
  the award winners will be announced on Monday 16
  June 2008 by email.
• Particular attention will be paid by the Panel to
  the ways in which applicants have shown evidence
  of
• success in advancing the teaching and learning of
  the subject, whether in the classroom or as part
  of departmental, regional or national
  initiatives
• contributing to the wider growth and development
  of the discipline in higher education
• a track record or clear potential to influence or
  help others in the ICS community in relation to
  the research and development of teaching and
  learning and
• the distinctiveness of the applicants
  contribution to the development of teaching and
  learning in the discipline.

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Obligations of Award Winners
Award winners will be required to support the
work of the Subject Centre in the following ways

• by providing a brief account of their work, for
  publication on the Subject Centre website.
• by contributing to the Subject Centres 10th
  Annual Conference and to one other Subject Centre
  activity such as a national seminar, regional
  network or workshop.

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Links/Downloads

• Download the Application form, please visit
  http//www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/supp_staf
  f/nta/application20form.doc
• Download the Nominated Referees Performa, please
  visit
• http//www.ics.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/supp_staf
  f/nta/Referees20form.doc

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• General Development Funds
• Aim is to bring into wider use exemplary
  techniques, methods or
• materials already developed and used successfully
  within local departments.
• This scheme has been designed to
• promote and disseminate effective teaching,
  learning and assessment
• activities
• encourage development and exchange of
  innovative techniques
• develop good practice in the evaluation of
  teaching methods
• raise the profile of pedagogic research within
  the ICS disciplines.
• 35000 has been allocated for projects in
  2008-9.

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• Innovative Teaching Development Fund
• Supported by Microsoft, the fund aimed to
• Provide an environment for the effective
  promotion
• and dissemination of best teaching
  practice in the
• technology arena
• Support the incorporation of Microsoft
  technologies into the
• curriculum

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Reusable Learning Objects. As part of the JISC
distributed e-learning programme, the ICS subject
centre received funding to support a special
tranche of the ICS development funds over 2005 to
2007 dedicated to increasing constituency
involvement in the development, use and embedding
of Reusable Learning Objects (RLOs).
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