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Uni of Adelaide funded for teaching excellence

Thursday, 7 December 2006

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's excellence in learning and teaching has been rewarded today with $1.34 million funding under the Federal Government's 2007 .

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide this year had the greatest increase in overall student satisfaction of any university in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥. It also moved into the number one position in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ for the number of Bachelor degree students going on to further full-time study.

The Learning and Teaching Performance Fund allocations are based on seven performance indicators of student satisfaction, student success and graduate outcomes.

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Vice-Chancellor and President Professor James McWha said: "The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide is very pleased to be awarded funding from this year's Learning and Teaching Performance Fund but we still question the integrity of the process. We are absolutely committed to excellence in learning and teaching. This year's results reflect our commitment and the significant improvement we made on last year. However, we believe the process remains flawed and we urge the Department for Education, Science and Training to review it."

ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Fred McDougall said: "Together with a national award, a fellowship and seven citations for excellence in teaching and learning this year, this outcome shows the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide's determination to provide an outstanding educational experience for our students. I especially congratulate the Health disciplines for their success this year."

Excellence in learning and teaching awards this year for the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide have included:

• A $25,000 for Teaching Excellence by the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education to Associate Professor Holger Maier from the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering;
• Seven awarded to: Dr Ben Cazzolato (Mechanical Engineering); Dr Anna Chur-Hansen (Psychiatry); Dr Mark Jaksa (Civil and Environmental Engineering); Associate Professor Amanda Le Couteur (Psychology); Associate Professor Holger Maier (Civil and Environmental Engineering); Dr Joy McEntee (English); and Associate Professor David Paton (Earth and Environmental Sciences);
• A for Excellence in Learning and Teaching awarded to Associate Professor Geoffrey Crisp, Director of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Centre for Learning and Professional Development.

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