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Program Awards

Further Information

Important: EOIs for 2011 are due 31 January 2011
Contact altc-admin@une.edu.au for details.

Program Awards recognise learning and teaching support programs and services that make an outstanding contribution to the quality of student learning and the quality of the student experience of higher education. The programs and services that receive Program Awards must have demonstrated their effectiveness through rigorous evaluation and will set benchmarks for similar activities in other institutions.

Categories

There are seven Program Award categories, as follows:

  1. Widening participation, encompassing approaches to learning and teaching which enhance student access, widen participation, and support progression
  2. Educational partnerships and collaborations with other organisations, encompassing partnerships between universities, and universities and other organisations – such as schools, professional bodies businesses and industries – in collaborative approaches to learning and teaching
  3. The first-year experience, encompassing the academic and social transition to higher education, learning and teaching within large student groups, and the quality of the first-year student experience
  4. Flexible learning and teaching, encompassing approaches to learning and teaching that afford flexibility in time, place and/or mode of learning
  5. Innovation in curricula, learning and teaching, encompassing innovations that encourage novel approaches to learning and teaching, innovations that align assessment with curriculum design, innovations that encourage or support multidisciplinary, research-based learning and teaching approaches, innovations that utilise the potential of new and/or emerging technologies
  6. Postgraduate education, encompassing programs that focus on postgraduate students, postgraduate coursework learning and teaching, postgraduate research supervision and research higher degree candidature, and postgraduate learning support
  7. Services supporting student learning, encompassing services directly related to student learning such as services for specific groups of students, information access, course advising, language and learning support, counselling and disability support

Selection criteria

All nominations for Program Awards will be assessed on the evidence they provide in relation to the following four criteria, which will be given equal consideration:

  1. Distinctiveness, coherence and clarity of purpose
    Extent to which the program has clear objectives and systematic approaches to coordination, implementation and evaluation
  2. Influence on student learning and student engagement
    Extent to which the program targets identified needs and directly or indirectly enhances student learning, student engagement and/or the overall student experience of higher education
  3. Breadth of impact
    Extent to which the program has led to widespread benefits for students, staff, the institution, and/or other institutions, consistent with the purpose of the program
  4. Concern for equity and diversity
    Extent to which the program promotes and supports equity and inclusiveness by improving access, participation and outcomes for diverse student groups

In assessing nominations against the four selection criteria, the assessors and the Committee will take into account:

  1. evidence of the effectiveness of the program in formal and informal evaluation;
  2. the degree of creativity, imagination or innovation; and
  3. evidence of the sustained effectiveness of the program.

UNE processes, support and timelines

Processes

Potential applicants need to submit an EOI to altc-admin@une.edu.au by 31 January. The EOIs are considered by the UNE ALTC Grants and Awards Committee. Applicants with successful EOIs will be supported further to develop their full application.

Support

To ensure your EOI presents the strongest case possible, a short series of workshops are held each year October-December to assist potential applicants. Anyone considering applying within the next two-three years are encouraged to attend these workshops.

After the EOI selection process, additional support will be provided to applicants in developing their full application. This will be in the form of workshops, mentoring, and one-on-one consultations. ALTC requires a specific student survey and this will be carried out on your behalf.

Each year further support will be provided in the form of workshops and mentoring for those plannng to apply in a future year. Any EOIs not accepted in a particular year will be viewed as being ‘not ready yet’ rather than ‘not good enough’. It may be that your case requires additional evidence, additional time or additional reflection.

Timelines for 2011

October – December 2010
Support workshops for completing the EOI
31 January 2011 
Deadline for submitting the EOI
February-June Develop final applications
15 June 2011 Internal submission of final applications