The Australian Awarded University Teacher’s Network

2022 AAUT Career Achievement Award

28 October, 2022

This year the AAUT will continue to recognise individuals who have devoted their life making outstanding contributions to learning and teaching, with their achievements having a major influence and leaving an enduring legacy on the higher education sector. This will be recognised and celebrated through the Career Achievement Award.

Nomination period: 31 Oct – 18 Nov via your institution Vice-Chancellor.

Phase 2 Nominations extended to Friday 23 September

9 September, 2022

The Awards Portal is now open for Institutional Contact Officers (ICO) to upload their nominees’ submissions and photos.

The closing date for Phase 2 Nominations has been extended to Friday 23 September.

We encourage you to upload the submissions and photos as early as possible.

2022 AAUT Professional Development Sessions

1 August, 2022

Watch and learn from Professional Development sessions via the #AAUT playlist here:

https://bit.ly/3wG9PbI

Please find below the recording links:

  Writing a successful AAUT Citation application Session recording (31 mins)

  Writing a successful AAUT Program Award application Session recording (40 mins)

  Writing a successful AAUT Teaching Award application Session recording (41 mins)

  Writing a successful AAUT Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Education application Session recording (36 mins)

  Writing a successful AAUT Early Career Award application Session recording (48 mins)

2021 AAUT Teaching Awards (Early Career) Recipient: Dr Nick Brown

7 June, 2022

As the 2021 Teaching Award recipient, Dr Nick Brown was invited to create awareness and support applications for Early Career category.

Outline:

Brief introduction 0:02

Key aspects of your teaching been recognised for? 0:19

My journey of winning the Early Career award 1:09

What would you say to aspiring applicants? 2:31

How has it impacted on your career? 3:41

Conclusion 4:58

2021 AAUT Teaching Awards (Early Career) Recipient: Dr Katherine O’Brien

7 June, 2022

As the 2021 Teaching Award recipient, Dr Katherine O’Brien was invited to create awareness and support applications for Early Career category.

Outline:

Background 0:02

Key aspects of your teaching been recognised for 0:47

How did you approach teaching awards applications 1:57

What support did you receive for teaching awards applications 2:18

What were challenges in writing the application and how did you overcome them 3:27

How has it impacted on your career? 5:04

What would you say to aspiring applicants? 6:22

2022 AAUT Briefing Sessions

17 May, 2022

Watch and learn from briefing session via the #AAUT playlist here:

https://bit.ly/3wG9PbI

Please find below the recording links:

2022 AAUT Neville Bonner Award Briefing Session recording (17 min)

2022 AAUT ICOs Briefing Session recording (38 min)

2022 AAUT Meet 2018-2021 AAUTY recipient Briefing Session recording (46 min)

2022 AAUT Key Dates

3 May, 2022

2022 AAUT Key Dates

Release Nominations Information Pack: 9 May (New Date)
Phase1 Nominee registration: 15 to 26 August
Phase 2 Upload submission: 5 to 16 September
Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Education registration dates: 29 April to 20 May
Career Achievement Award nomination dates: 31 October to 18 November

Click here for the 2022 AAUT key dates.

2021 AAUT Office Closed For Holiday

22 December, 2021

AAUT Awards Team and @ProfAngeCarbone wish you all a happy festive season. The office is close from Thursday 23 Dec 2021 to Wednesday 12 Jan 2022.

2021 ICOs Feedback

8 December, 2021

We would like to thank all ICOs for their ongoing support for the Australian Awards for University Teaching. It’s great to receive some positive feedbacks from ICOs.

A Commentary of AAUT

3 November, 2021

Professor Angela Carobne, AAUT Awards director, was invited to provide a commentary for the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP) on the overview, benefits of AAUT, and the challenge going forward. Click on the link to read more – “The value of the Australian Awards for University Teachers (AAUT): Building and maintaining excellence in teaching and learning across the nation”.

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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.