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Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

,听School of Animal and Veterinary Science, Faculty of SET

Veterinary science is a profession that has one of the highest rates of mental illness amongst its听practitioners and students and a devastatingly high rate of death by suicide. Until recently, this was not addressed in the training of veterinarians with many graduates entering the workplace unprepared for the stresses associated with the profession. Michelle听created an innovative wellbeing and听communication skills program at the University of 米兰电子鈥檚 veterinary school over ten years ago. This curriculum was designed to ultimately improve and maximise professional capacities including self-reflection, wellbeing, and communication.听Students now progressively develop wellbeing and resilience capabilities throughout their training as these crucial skills have been integrated within each year level.

,听School of Social Science, Faculty of ABLE

Thomas has been teaching for over 20 years in international development, a multi-disciplinary field of听research and practice concerned with the processes of achieving human, economic, social and political听development听in very poor countries of the Global South.听His innovative teaching pedagogies around flexible and personalised assessment have been recognised by multiple teaching excellence awards and have been very well received by students. Colleagues have also adopted his approach and technologies in their own teaching. His scholarship about empowering student learning through assessment has had an impact on the wider academic community through presentations at national and international higher education conferences, and publications in high quality journals.听He aims to develop the critical thinking skills of his students so that they understand how power relations shape those issues and that they feel empowered to become 鈥榓gents of change鈥� for a more equitable and sustainable world.听

,听School of Education, Faculty of ABLE听Nomination category 鈥� Early Career

Australian classrooms are among the most digitally connected in the world (OECD, 2023), with most secondary schools operating 1:1 device programs across subject areas. Australia鈥檚 teachers, however, often struggle to use the devices in their classrooms for effective teaching and learning (Selwyn et al., 2017). It is incumbent on Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs at the University to equip aspiring teachers with contemporary skills and mindsets to leverage learning technologies effectively.听Since his appointment in 2018 as a lecturer in the School of Education (SoE), Walter has taught听Bachelor of Teaching (BTeach) and Master of Teaching (MTeach) degree听courses to develop pre-service teachers (PSTs) into technologically adept teachers fit for 21^st-century schools. Walter's听work has been recognised with a听Commendation for the Enhancement and Innovation of Student Learning听and a听Faculty of Arts Excellence in Teaching Prize. Externally, Apple has identified his teaching practice as a global exemplar of innovation in education, and has named the SoE as the first tertiary Apple Distinguished School in Australia.听 Through his work Walter feels privileged to be able to influence future generations of teachers.

Award for Teaching Excellence

and 听(Team award),听School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, Faculty of SET.

Since 2011, Education Specialists Beth and Karina have enhanced the transition of second year students through to completion in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine. They have led听fit-for-purpose initiatives to enhance learning and engagement through thoughtfully and intentionally addressing the needs of their students.听

Beth and Karina provide stimulating and invigorating learning environments which cater to student diversity, embrace their life experiences and prepare them to be at the forefront of knowledge and practice to solve global issues such as global food security, climate change, sustainability, carbon footprints and transformative technologies.

Their strategies include the use of听real-life scenarios and hands on application through Flipped Laboratories, Team-Based Learning, Students as Partners and Discovery Learning. In 2019, they took Discovery Learning pedagogy to the next level by involving students in research and development for a start-up company, Mister Rye^TM, to produce sustainable drinking straws. Another听example of their successful work is the听Waite Peer Mentor Program established in 2018. Through creating the space for a range of social activities they have facilitated informal opportunities for students and staff to meet which supports the students鈥� transition to the campus in their second year and builds a Waite Campus Community.听

Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

,听School of Social Sciences, Faculty of ABLE

Hong has received a citation听'For excellence and leadership in developing language initiatives that support the social inclusion and cultural integration of international students and enhance student experiences across disciplines'.

Her work addresses both the challenge many international students face in gaining a sense of belonging in their host country, and the challenge for domestic students in learning a foreign language without an authentic, immersive environment. She has broken听social and cultural bubbles through a variety of innovative and authentic learning experiences including the听Volunteer Tutors Program (VTP) and听Inter-professional learning which brings students in the听Master of Arts in Interpreting, Translation and Trans-cultural Communication听together with students in medicine and听law.

Hong's impact has been far reaching with over 800 international and 1300 domestic students participating in the VTP, and more than 1500 in the inter-professional learning program.

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Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

Professor Kerry Wilkinson
For creative digital technologies that support independent learning, overcome discipline-specific learning and听teaching challenges, and inspire wine making/ wine business students to engage with industry practice.

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Team -听Principles of Public Law (PPL)

• Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs

For enlivening first-year law students鈥� spirit of discovery in a large compulsory course through an听authentic inquiry-based learning experience enabled by flipped classroom pedagogy.

Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

For effective use of gamification to teach neuroscience, leading to a deeper understanding of course material and richer student engagement.

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Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

For sustained commitment, innovation and leadership in the education of veterinary dermatology and immunology at local, national and international levels.

Dr Nicolene Lottering
For engaging digital learners through a technology-enhanced learning framework to improve deep learning and student engagement in second year anatomy students. For engaging digital learners through a technology-enhanced learning framework to improve deep learning and student engagement in second year anatomy students.
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Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

The BEST Team

• Associate Professor Catherine Snelling听 (Current Titleholder with the University of 米兰电子)
• Associate Professor Sophie Karanicolas听

For the BEST approach: enhancing learning and teaching through a sustained colleague development program.

Professor Michael Liebelt
For leadership and innovation in the development of curricula and pathways in professional engineering education, designed to improve flexibility and choice for students.

Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

听For leading cultural change in approaches to the dental clinical student learning environment, through the provision of outstanding support of sessional staff.

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For the development of a new curriculum built around an e-learning environment, which has significantly increased student success and retention in first-year French

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Foundations of Chemistry Team

• Associate Professor Stephen Bell

For restructuring the first year chemistry pathway to provide students with limited chemistry knowledge a supportive learning environment that encourages engagement and academic excellence.