The Australian Awarded University Teacher’s Network

Acknowledgement 2021 AAUT Awards Committees

14 December, 2021

Please join us in thanking the 2021 AAUT Awards Committees for their contribution to AAUT and making the final recommendations before going to UA. Extra special thanks to the Committee Chairs: Prof. Sally Kift; Prof. Liz Johnson; Prof. David Sadler & Prof. Pip Pattison.

Acknowledgement 2018 to 2021 Assessors

1 December, 2021

A big thank you to this year’s 159 AAUT assessors for their contributions. From 2018 to 2021, we have 609 assessors who assessed over 700 submissions. They have volunteered their time and to give back to AAUT. Among them, there are 20 assessors who have continuously support the awards over the four years.

Welcome 2021 AAUT Assessors

19 October, 2021

A big welcome and thank-you to the 159 assessors from across 38 Australian universities who have graciously volunteered their time to review this year’s National Teaching Award submissions. The sector greatly appreciates your commitment and input!!

2021 AAUT Career Achievement Award

9 September, 2021

Since 2020, Universities Australia has reinstated the Career Achievement Award. This award is occasionally awarded to one or more individuals who have:

Made an outstanding contribution to learning and teaching
Had a major influence and left an enduring legacy
Been recognised throughout the higher education sector.

We encourage Vice Chancellors to start thinking of a potential candidate from their institution. More details to come.

2021 AAUT Career Achievement Award Committee

9 September, 2021

We would like to welcome the recipient of the 2017 Career Achievement Award Professor Sally Kift as the Chair of this committee. Professor Kift has been involved in the Program Awards Committee from 2018 to 2020, and is the President, Australian Learning & Teaching Fellows (ALTF).

2021 AAUT Awards Committee Chairs

4 August, 2021

We are indebted to the commitment and dedication of our Award Committee Chairs. These senior academic leaders in teaching and learning provide their time and expertise to support the recognition of teaching excellence in our universities. This year our committee chairs are Professor Elizabeth Johnson (Citations), Professor David Sadler (Program Awards) and Professor Pip Pattison (Teaching Awards). They will be leading their committee in providing recommendations and endorsement of award recipients to the Universities Australia Board.

2021 Assessor Recruitment

21 July, 2021

Inviting members of the Council of Australasian University Leaders in Learning and Teaching (CAULLT), the Australian Learning and Teaching Fellows (ALTF) and the Australian Promoting Excellence Networks (PEN) – West Australian Network for Dissemination (WAND) and the Victorian/Tasmanian (VTAS) Promoting Excellence (PE) Network to be part of this year AAUT assessment panel. Contact the Awards team aaut@rmit.edu.au for EOI link. Closing date: Friday 30 July 2021.

2020 AAUT Assessor Evaluation

1 December, 2020

Assessor EvaluationSurvey is now open till Monday 21 Dec. Your feedback helps us to improve on the systems and processes for future rounds.

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2020 AAUT Collaborative Assessment

16 November, 2020

Time for comprehensive discussions, arguing individual rating and reaching consensus during the collaborative assessment period 16-27 Nov

2020 AAUT Individual Assessment Open

26 October, 2020

AAUT assessment phase has commenced. AAUT Assessors are completing individual assessment of submissions – Rating and Feedback.

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Teachers have one of the most honourable and important jobs in the world – shaping the future
of people from all backgrounds and at all stages of life. Universities simply couldn’t educate
the almost one and a half million students they do each year without them.

In 2022, adopting the “new normal” of learning, educators continued to apply a mix of teaching
modes and methods to meet professional standards and the needs of a wide range of students.
Academic and professional staff rolled out innovative content and platforms for both online and
in-person learning environments, optimising students’ learning experiences and opportunities.

There is no limit to what our educators can achieve, and they must continue to be supported
and empowered to perform their vitally important roles. More jobs in the future will require a
university degree – a need that can only be satisfied by a strong, capable and inspired teaching
workforce.

The Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) recognise the most outstanding teachers and programs across the sector. This year’s awards celebrate university teachers at different stages in their careers, from early career academics to those who have devoted a lifetime and, quite literally, written the book on university teaching. We congratulate all this year’s winners and hope their example and ideas will inspire and instruct teachers throughout the university sector.

Dr Poh Wah Hillock is an innovative leader who has enhanced learning and teaching and the student experience at the University of Queensland (UQ). With her philosophy of identifying and then building upon students’ current knowledge, Poh has motivated and inspired countless students to excel in what is commonly regarded as a difficult discipline – Mathematics.

As the Director of First Year Mathematics and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Poh’s work focuses on helping her first year mathematics students open doors to success. Many students are underprepared for first year mathematics and need support to bridge the gap between high school and university mathematics. By building a comprehensive support network which leverages high impact practices, such as differentiated and collaborative learning, Poh has significantly improved students’ mathematical understanding and confidence. A key element of the support network is Poh’s award-winning Support Learning Tutorial which recognises students as individuals with specific learning needs. Through Poh’s concerted efforts, failure rates have plummeted, not through the lowering of academic standards, but through improved student understanding.