Teaching Awards

Nominations for 2010-2011 Faculty Teaching Award is open for 2011. The deadline for nomination is Friday, January 28th @ 4:30pm. A call for Teaching Technician awards will be announced later in 2011.

Deadlines:

3 Letters of support for the nomination must be submitted hard copy ( with signature) to the IDC secretary, Lori Parsons ( Haley Animal Science) no later than Wednesday February 9th. The teaching dossier prepared by the nominee can be emailed to the IDC secretary at lparsons@nsac.ca by Wednesday Feb 9th by 4:30pm.

Nominees may be full-time, part-time or sessional faculty members or technicians. Students, staff, faculty, and alumni may sponsor nominations. Nominations require the name of the sponsor and two supporting co-nominators.

The names of 3 people who agree to provide letters of support for the nominated person must be indicated on the nomination by Friday January 28 2011. Nominators are strongly encouraged to discuss their nomination with the nominee. This ensures the nominee is comfortable with the nomination,allows for ample time to prepare all support materials and submit the teaching dossier documentation."

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I’ve nominated someone—what next?

The sponsor and nominee must provide the following materials in support of the nomination. Materials should be submitted to Dr.Lori Parsons (IDC secretary) in Haley Animal Science 100-3 by Wednesday Feb 9th 2011 by 4:30pm.

Sponsor

• A minimum of three letters of recommendation, one of which can be from the sponsor

Nominee

1. A copy of the nominee’s teaching dossier or relevant CV (max. 8 pages)
2. A statement describing the nominee’s contribution to teaching at NSAC (max. 1 page)
3. A statement of the nominee’s teaching philosophy (max. 1 page) and
4. Any other supporting documentation

For more detailed information please check "Information for nominees"

General Information

NSAC Excellence in Teaching Awards

In 1994 the NSAC Faculty council instituted awards for recognition of excellence in teaching. The Instructional Development Committee administers this award process. Two awards may be given annually, one to a faculty member, and one to a technician. The awards are to be given in recognition of contributions in teaching at NSAC over a number of years. The presentation takes place at Spring Convocation.

It is no secret that NSAC is an institution with a strong emphasis on excellent teaching. Many students and alumni speak with fondness about instructors of the past and present. One stimulus for a caring and competent atmosphere is the genuine enthusiasm which exists for topics being taught, and a strong desire to pass this interest on to others.

These awards are an important opportunity for members of the NSAC community to publicly support and recognize our excellent teachers. It is a way for both students and colleagues to say "thanks" to a representative few of the many who have been an inspiration and a help. We hope that you will consider nominating a deserving candidate.

Activities that may be recognized by this award can include (but are not limited to):

• classroom and laboratory instruction

• development of innovative teaching methods

• production of instructional materials

• supervision of students in research

• contributions to student development outside the classroom

• curriculum development

• professional development
  

Past Award Winners

*link will take you to a brief description of the award winners for that year