2017 Australian Awards for University Teaching
Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Environmental and Geospatial Sciences Program Team: Dr Tom Raimondo - School of Natural & Built Environments (NBE); Associate Professor Delene Weber - Information Technology Engineering & the Environment Divisional Office; Dr Justin Payne, Professor David Bruce and Ms Morgan Schebella - NBE
For transforming field-based teaching of environmental and geospatial science and the attainment of critical field skills through immersive digital visualisations
Ms Gabriella Bisetto - School of Art, Architecture and Design
For implementing a suite of learning experiences that enables students to graduate as successful glass artists with commensurate industry skills and professional knowledge
Dr Sally Plush - School of Pharmacy & Medical Sciences
For sustained commitment to improve learning and self-confidence through peer learning strategies which support a scaffolded approach to deep scientific learning
UniSA HDR Supervisor Development Team: Dr Cassandra Loeser and Professor Alistair McCulloch - Teaching Innovation Unit
For a sustained and outstanding contribution to research degree supervisor development, and the development of a method for measuring the impact of supervisor professional development
2017 UniSA Teaching Awards
UniSA Award for Teaching Excellence
Mrs Anna Rogers– School of Education
For providing preservice student teachers with exemplary teaching and learning experiences in mathematics that help prepare them for successful careers in education
UniSA Indigenous Education Teaching Award
Dr Freya Higgins-Desbiolles - School of Management
For excellence in scholarship based on the development and delivery of curricula which showcases Indigenous values and knowledge and places Indigenous peoples at the centre of debate around fostering tourism in different regions
UniSA Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Digital Learning
Digital Literacy Team: Ms Jennifer Stokes, Miss Rebecca Godwin and Mr Cameron McTernan - UniSA College and School of Communication, International Studies and Languages
For leadership in digital learning through innovative course design which empowers students as digital citizens and producers
UniSA Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Dr Alpana Sivam - School of Art, Architecture and Design
For designing an authentic curriculum linking theory with planning practice that enables students to graduate with industry skills and professional knowledge
Dr Don Clifton - School of Management
For teaching business ethics in an authentic and supportive environment that is engaging, practical and rewarding, gives positive student outcomes, and enhances UniSA’s reputation
Dr Emily Ward, Dr Margarita Tsiros and Dr Sophie Lefmann - School of Health Sciences
For development of physiotherapy graduates who provide paediatric care within the changing clinical landscape of the NDIS through development of a UniSA paediatric clinical service
Dr Gabrielle Todd - School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
For excellence in formative assessment of learning that demystifies neuroscience
Pharmacy Undergraduate Practical Teaching Team: Dr Kristen Bremmell, Dr Tim Barnes, Associate Professor Bernard Hughes and Dr Vijay Suppiah - School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
For development of program wide pharmaceutical compounding practicals using the scaffold learning approach to improve student learning outcomes