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Australia's best university teachers recognised for excellence

8 October 2007

The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop MP, today congratulated the country’s most outstanding university teachers in announcing the 2007 Carrick Awards for Australian University Teaching.

Twenty-four university teachers from across Australia will receive $25,000 to advance their teaching careers and to support their ongoing commitment to excellence in teaching.

Fourteen further Awards have also been decided, the 2007 Carrick Awards for Programmes that Enhance Learning, with each team to be awarded $25,000.

“The Carrick Awards acknowledge the vital contribution made by individuals and teams to the quality of student learning, from undergraduate teaching to research supervision,” Minister Bishop said.

“The Awards provide recognition and support to a range of teachers acknowledged by their colleagues as making an outstanding difference to the learning experiences of their students.”

The winner of the premier university teaching award, The Prime Minister’s Award for the Australian University Teacher of the Year, will be announced at the Carrick Awards ceremony in November.

This award is given to a university teacher with an exceptional record of advancing student learning, educational leadership and scholarly contribution to teaching and learning. The recipient will receive $50,000.

The Awards will be presented at a ceremony at Parliament House, Canberra on 27 November.

For further information on the Carrick Awards, refer to www.carrickinstitute.edu.au or contact Denise Chalmers, Director – Carrick Awards – 02 8667 8504.

Please see attachment for winners.

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Minister Bishop’s Office: Murray Hansen 0417 886 155
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ATTACHMENT

Winners of the 2007 Carrick Awards for Teaching Excellence

Biological Sciences, Health and Related Studies

1          Dr Glen Coleman                                The University of Queensland

2          Professor Jane Dahlstrom                   The Australian National University

3          Dr Anne McDonnell                           Griffith University

4          Dr Raoul Mulder                                 The University of Melbourne

5          Associate Professor Wendy Rogers    Flinders University

Early Career

6          Dr Micheal Adams                              University of Wollongong

7          Mr Travis Kelleher                              Edith Cowan University

8          Dr Euan Lindsay                                 Curtin University of Technology

9          Associate Professor Paul Mills            The University of Queensland

Humanities and the Arts

10        Professor Bruce Burton                      Griffith University

11        Dr Jillian Clare                                    Queensland University of Technology

12        Dr Jill Lawrence                                  University of Southern Queensland

Indigenous Education (Neville Bonner Award)

13        Dr Nereda White                                Australian Catholic University

Law, Economics, Business and Related Studies

14        Dr Kim Hawtrey                                 Macquarie University

15        Professor Michael Martin                    The Australian National University

16        Associate Professor Lea Waters         The University of Melbourne

Physical Sciences and Related Studies

17        Mr Richard Buckland                         The University of New South Wales

18        Professor Andrew Gleadow               The University of Melbourne

19        Associate Professor Peter O'Shea       Queensland University of Technology

20        Dr Peter Sutton                                   The University of Queensland

Social Sciences

21        Dr Julie Hansen                                   Queensland University of Technology

22        Dr Karen Moni                                    The University of Queensland

23        Associate Professor Keithia Wilson    Griffith University

Team Teaching (Priority Area 2006 – 2007)

24        Associate Professor Marilys Guillemin and Associate Professor Lynn Gillam

                                                                        The University of Melbourne

2007 Carrick Awards for Programme that Enhance Learning

Assessment and Feedback

1          An innovative assessment framework for enhancing learning in the Faculty of Law at

            QUT                                                    Queensland University of Technology

Educational Partnerships and Collaborations with Other Organisations

2          A unique approach to industry collaboration that integrates high quality learning

approaches and outcomes with the lead of employers: Bachelor of Agribusiness

                                                                        The University of Queensland

3          Advancing Chemistry by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory

                                                                        The University of Sydney

4          Flinders University Parallel Rural Community Curriculum

                                                                        Flinders University

Flexible Learning and Teaching

5          Teaching on the Run                           The University of Western Australia

Innovation in Curricula, Learning and Teaching

6          USQ Engineering Problem Solving Strand

                                                                        University of Southern Queensland

7          Clinical Learning Embedded in rural Communities (CLERC)

                                                                        The University of Western Australia

Postgraduate Education

8          Postgraduate Program in international Health

                                                                        Curtin University of Technology

9          The 'Learning Employment Aptitudes Program' for research students (ATN LEAP)

                                                                        Queensland University of Technology

Services Supporting Student Learning

10        Deaf Student Support Program          Griffith University

11        Lectopia                                              The University of Western Australia

12        USQ Outreach Services                      University of Southern Queensland

The First-Year Experience

13        ECU’s International Student Orientation: a model of collaboration, inclusiveness and student-informed planning.  Edith Cowan University

14        Supporting first-year learning through PEER ASSISTED STUDY SESSIONS (PASS)

                                                                        The University of Queensland

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