Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards
In 2001, the Government established annual awards for outstanding tertiary teachers.
The purpose of the awards is to:
- recognise and encourage excellence in tertiary teaching
- encourage and promote good practice
- enhance career development for teachers by valuing and rewarding excellent teaching practice.
The selection process is undertaken by a Tertiary Teaching Awards Committee, appointed by the Minister for Tertiary Education, Hon Michael Cullen, and is supported by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
The 2006 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards booklet is now available. Copies were sent to all tertiary institutions, but should you require further copies, please contact Customer Resources.
| Selection criteria and guidelines | Nomination Form |
2007 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards
PRIME MINISTER'S SUPREME AWARD
Selena Chan, Principal Academic Staff Member at Christchurch Polytechnic's School of Food & Technology
Selena is a dedicated scholar-baker who has worked at CPIT since 1980. She is an outstanding professional teacher who has dedicated twenty-seven years of her life to her work. She has a wide range of experience and talents including the ability to develop programmes of study that are focussed on learning outcomes. Selena's skills in curriculum development were invaluable in helping to create online courses that had teacher, student, and cognitive presence in the Blackboard learning management system. An overriding element of Selena's approach is a determination to build confidence and capability. Selena has also worked in partnership with industry to achieve the completion of reviews and the development of the new In-store/Franchise Qualification. She is a skilled assessor who employs a range of assessment techniques within formative and summative assessment activities.
Meet all the winners of the 2007 Awards.
Page updated: 10 July 2007