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Hi All
This is just to remind evryone that the call for nominations for the ASA national teaching award has gone out. Please encourage any suitable candidates you knopw to apply.
ASA NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ANTHROPOLOGY (2012)
The Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA) welcome nominations for the Award for Excellence in Teaching Anthropology. This award of £500 aims not only to reward individual staff or teams of staff, but also to raise the profile of learning and teaching activity in Anthropology in the University Sector through the publicity associated with the nominations and award-giving process. Furthermore, the nomination material will provide a source of information on good practice in teaching and supporting learning that can be disseminated across the sector. The award will recognise excellence in teaching in any aspect of social or biological anthropology.
The selection process and criteria:
The prize will be awarded to an individual, or team, who in the view of the panel has contributed the most to the positive learning experience of students in Anthropology in the current academic year. For the criteria on nominations and awards, please refer to the UK Professional Standards Framework (UK PSF) for teaching and supporting learning. This document is available on the HEA web site: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/ourwork/policy/framework
Individuals and teams are invited to nominate themselves for the award. Each nomination should be accompanied by a short statement of no more than 2000 words explaining why (s)he believes they are deserving of the award. In order to make the award available to those teaching in all branches of anthropology eligibility for the award is not restricted to ASA members but it is expected that nominations from non-members will be accompanied by a letter of support from an ASA member.
Guidelines for submission for the prize:
The Awards Panel will require evidence of one or more of the following areas:
• positive contributions to learning and teaching
• use of innovative teaching strategies
• meeting the needs of the diverse student population
• sharing of good teaching practice with colleagues
• stimulating independent learning and critical thinking
Supporting evidence should also be submitted. This could include copies of recent formal and informal feedback from students or peer review, or a short statement of support from a colleague.
The panel will meet or correspond by email or communicate by other electronic means to consider all proposals, and from these, select a shortlist, and, if possible, the winner(s) of the award.
The nomination statements and supporting evidence should be submitted to:
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Dr Ian Fairweather
Lecturer in Social Anthropology
School of Social Sciences
University of Manchester
Oxford Road, Manchester
M13 9PL
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