The Australian Awarded University Teacher’s Network

2021 AAUT Awards Recipients Annoucement

8 November, 2021

For the 2021 AAUT, we have received a total of 184 submissions across Teaching Excellence, Programs and Citations. Universities Australia
will be formally announcing the 2021 AAUT Awards recipients virtually on Wednesday 23 Feb 2022, 4pm AEDT. More details to come.

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”.

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!!

Acknowledgement 2018 to 2021 Institutional Contact Officials

12 October, 2021

It has been so impressive to have a wonderful team of ICOs, over the past three years, that have contributed to the success of the national teaching awards. We thank all the past and current Institutional Contact Officers (ICOs).

The Australian Award for University Teacher of the Year: 1997 to 1999

30 September, 2021

Take a trip down the memory lane, the first recipient of the Australian Award for University Teacher of the Year (previously Prime Minister Award) Prof. Charles Thomas Stannage (1997), the first woman recipient Prof. Angela Carbone (1998), and Dr Geoffrey Waugh (1999).

The Australian Award for University Teacher of the Year: 2000 to 2009

29 September, 2021

Check out the 2000 to 2009 recipients of the Australian Award for University Teacher of the Year. Click here to read how the award has impacted on their career.

The Australian Award for University Teacher of the Year: 2010 to 2020

28 September, 2021

We are profiling the last 10 years (2010 to 2020) recipients of the Australian Award for University Teacher of the Year. Click here to read more.

2021 AAUT Nomination Submission Upload Extension

14 September, 2021

AAUT Awards team have extended the submission closing date to 24 Sept, due to COVID lockdown. We encourage the nominees to take advantage of this extra time to refine their submission.

Submission key dates: Monday 6 to Friday 24 September 2021 (Extended)

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).

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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.