AUSTRALIAN AWARDS FOR UNIVERSITY TEACHING 2016
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
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Program Name
Award Category
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Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
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Page limit
The written statement is limited to 10 A4 pages in total. All pages in excess of 10 will be
removed.
Categories
There are six APEL categories:
1. Widening participation, encompassing approaches to learning and teaching, and/or
student experience which enhance student access, widen participation, and support
progression.
2. Educational partnerships and collaborations with other organisations,
encompassing partnerships between universities, and universities and other
organisations—such as schools, private higher education providers, registered
training organisations, professional bodies, businesses and industries in collaborative
approaches to learning and teaching.
3. Innovation and flexibility in curricula, learning and teaching, encompassing
approaches to learning and teaching that afford flexibility in time, place and/or mode
of learning and innovations that encourage novel approaches to learning and
teaching, innovations that align assessment with curriculum design, innovations that
encourage or support multidisciplinary, research-based learning and teaching
approaches, innovations that utilise the potential of new and/or emerging
technologies.
4. Postgraduate education, encompassing programs and other activities that focus on
postgraduate students, postgraduate coursework learning and teaching,
postgraduate research supervision and research higher degree candidature and
postgraduate learning support.
5. Student experiences and services supporting learning, development and
growth in higher education, encompassing services directly related to student
learning such as services for specific groups of students, information access, course
advising, language and learning support, counselling and disability support. Quality of
learning engagement and other learning and teaching experiences within large
student groups to sustain and retain students, student enhancement, whole personal
development learning and the quality of the first-year student experience.
6. Global citizenship and internationalisation, including valuing and enhancing the
international student experience, student exchange, international recruitment,
transition programs for international students and internationalising the curriculum.
Assessment criteria
All applications will be assessed on the evidence provided in response to the following four
criteria which will be given equal consideration:
Program Name
Award Category
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1. Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose – extent to which the programme
has clear objectives and systematic approaches to coordination, implementation and
evaluation
2. Influence on student learning and the student experience – extent to which the
programme targets identified needs and directly or indirectly, enhances student
learning, student engagement and/or the overall student experience of higher
education
3. Breadth of impact – extent to which the programme has led to widespread benefits
for students, staff, the institution, and/or other institutions, consistent with the purpose
of the programme
4. Addressing equity and diversity – extent to which the programme promotes and
supports equity and inclusiveness by improving access, participation and outcomes
for diverse student groups.
In assessing applications against the four criteria, the Selection Committee will take into
account:
■ evidence of the effectiveness of the programme in formal and informal evaluation
■ the degree of creativity, imagination or innovation
■ evidence of sustained effectiveness of the programme for no less than 3 years.
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Award Category
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1. SYNOPSIS
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areas, the programme’s contribution to student learning and engagement, and the
programme’s impact on students. The synopsis must be between 150–200 words and
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2. OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME AND ITS CONTEXT
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3. STATEMENT ADDRESSING THE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND PROVIDING
SUPPORTING EVIDENCE
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Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose
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Influence on student learning and the student experience
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Breadth of impact
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Addressing equity and diversity
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Award Category
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