President's Teaching Award
The university-wide President's Teaching Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, research in teaching, and the integration of teaching and research. We encourage nominations of colleagues whose achievements are truly outstanding for this very special form of recognition by the University of Toronto.
President's Teaching Award winners receive an annual professional
development allowance of $10,000 for five years. Recipients of a
President's Teaching Award are also designated by the University as a
member of the Teaching Academy for a minimum period of five years; those
wishing to continue participation in the Academy after this term may
elect to do so.
Members of the Teaching Academy meet regularly as a body to discuss matters relevant to teaching in the University, offer advice to the Vice President and Provost and the Director of the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI), assist in the assessment of teaching when required and function as advocates for excellence in teaching within and without the University. Members of the Teaching Academy have also been asked to participate in a range of university events, including addressing Convocation, delivering public lectures, participating in conferences and new faculty orientations, or facilitating teaching and learning workshops.
Nomination and Selection Process
The President's Teaching Award winners are determined by a process of nomination and selection by a committee chaired by the Vice-President and Provost. Nominations are solicited through the Deans of Faculties who request submissions from within their divisions. The office of the Dean is responsible for the compilation of documentation but they may request assistance from the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation.
The nomination dossier should include strong evidence of excellence in the classroom, innovation in the development and delivery of the curriculum, publication of textbooks or books or articles on pedagogy, participation in major conferences or meetings relating to pedagogy, local, national or international teaching recognition, and letters of reference attesting to the nominee's outstanding leadership in teaching.
When preparing a nomination package, nominators should consult the Selection Procedures and Nomination Guidelines.
Nominators may wish to attend the Brown Bag lunchtime discussion hosted by the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation: Preparing a Nomination Dossier for the President's Teaching Award on November 24 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. To register, please visit: http://www.utoronto.ca/ota/events.
The nomination deadline is February 12, 2010.
Enquiries regarding the President's Teaching Award and nomination procedures should be directed to Pam Gravestock, Associate Director, Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation (CTSI) at 416-946-8585 or p.gravestock@utoronto.ca.
President's Teaching Award Recipients and Teaching Academy Members
The University of Toronto Teaching Academy, founded in 2006, consists of members who have received the President's Teaching Award, the highest honour for teaching at the University of Toronto. While individual members of the Academy serve as teaching ambassadors, the collective advances teaching as a valued pillar at the University of Toronto.
Through their activities, these educators play a prominent role in
increasing the profile of the University's commitment to high quality
learning and teaching. The establishment of the Teaching Academy has
created a valuable network of people who provide leadership, advice and
support to division, department, and central initiatives, as well as to
University administration. The Teaching Academy also plays an advisory
role for the Centre for Teaching Support and Innovation. The Teaching
Academy is committed to university-wide advocacy for teaching and
learning based on their involvement in a range of yearly initiatives.
The goal of the Teaching Academy is to contribute to the advancement of teaching at the University and reflect the wide range of excellent
teaching styles and approaches.
The following individuals have received the President's Teaching Award and are members of the Teaching Academy:
2009
- Andy Dicks, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Nick Mount, Department of English, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Martin Schreiber, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
2008
- Zubin Austin, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
- Helen P. Batty, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
- Yu-Ling Cheng,
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of
Applied Science and Engineering - Clare Hasenkampf, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough
2007
- Marion Bogo, Faculty of Social Work
- David Dunne, Joseph L. Rotman School of Management
- Corey Goldman, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Susan McCahan, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
- Judith Poe, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga
2006
- Ken Bartlett, Department of History, Faculty of Arts and Science
- John Percy, Department of Chemical and Physical Sciences, University of Toronto Mississauga
- Richard Reznick, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine
- Keren Rice, Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Arts and Science
- Carol Rolheiser, Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning, OISE/UT
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