John and Gail MacNaughton Prize for Excellence in Teaching
Applications and nominations are invited for the John and Gail MacNaughton Prize for Excellence in Teaching, valued at $5,000.00 and tenable for two years, starting in September 2017. The MacNaughton Prize serves to encourage pedagogical innovation and reflection on, and sharing of, the scholarship of teaching and learning at Huron.
All full-time and part-time members of faculty in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science and the Faculty of Theology at Huron University College are eligible to apply.
Deadline for submission of applications to the Principal’s Office: November 30, 2016
Applications must include: A completed Application Form (PDF) and a Teaching Portfolio which includes a statement of the applicant’s teaching philosophy, current teaching responsibilities, evidence of teaching accomplishments, and publishing record related to pedagogy The committee will also consult the published results of student evaluations of courses and teaching.
The Award is given for excellence in undergraduate teaching in the Faculty of Arts and Social Science, demonstrated over a number of years, through factors such as: classroom instruction; academic counselling, tutoring, and advising of students; course design; curriculum development; preparation of educational materials; and innovative teaching methods. Nominations will be received until Thursday, March 31st, 2016. Please note nominations may be made by members of faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Packages should include: • A letter of nomination, addressing the criteria listed above; • A document from the nominee containing a statement of teaching philosophy, details of the implementation of that philosophy in the nominee’s teaching, a listing of courses taught at Huron University College, and a listing of impacts on the scholarship and/or practice of teaching and learning (including publications, presentations, adoption of methods and/or materials by colleagues, requests for demonstrations, favourable reviews of materials, etc.); submission of this document signifies acceptance of the nomination; • Additional letters from two students (current and/or former), and one faculty member, all to be solicited by the nominator and to address the criteria listed above. Nominations should be sent to: Dean’s Office, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Huron University College 1349 Western Road London ON N6G 1H3 In person: Huron A106
All continuing members of full-time faculty who are either Limited Term or tenured at the University and its Affiliated University Colleges are eligible for nomination. Previous recipients of this award are ineligible for renomination. Award recipient(s) will receive a medal and commemorative scroll which normally will be presented at the appropriate Spring Convocation. In addition, his/her name will be inscribed on a plaque which will be displayed in a prominent location in the University. Visit the Western Teaching Awards website for more information.
The award for excellence in teaching by part-time faculty was established at Western in 1989-90. It is to be awarded based on evidence of continued outstanding contributions to the academic development of students. All part-time* members of faculty of the University and its Affiliated University Colleges are eligible for nomination for the award. Previous recipients of the award are ineligible for renomination. Visit the Western Teaching Awards website for more information.
In 1996-97, the award for excellence in teaching was established at Western to be awarded based on evidence of outstanding contributions in the area of classroom, laboratory, or clinical instruction. All continuing members of full-time faculty who are either Limited Term or Probationary at the University and its Affiliated University Colleges and who usually have seven years or less of full-time university teaching experience at the time of their nomination are eligible for nomination for the award. Previous recipients of this award are ineligible for renomination. Visit the Western Teaching Awards website for more information.
Our faculty members share a passion for teaching, and engage students in meaningful and inspiring learning experiences by bringing them face-to-face with challenging real-world issues. English 2373F Shakespeare's Tragedies. From Page to Stage, From Screen to Stream Fall 2015, Instructor: Dr. Scott Schofield This intensive study of five of the most famous tragedies by Shakespeare (King Lear, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and Titus Andronicus) will consider each play through a range of media including, early and later print, staged performance, film, and live stream. In addition to studying Shakespeare as both text and performance, students will experience Shakespeare by annotating, editing and staging scenes and then creating websites and/or blogs to reflect on their acts of making. Students will also view a staged performance of one or more of Shakespeare’s plays as part of a class trip. History 2301E: American History Survey Course Full year, 2014-2015, Instructor: Dr. Nina Reid-Maroney Working with local archives, the Fugitive Slave Chapel Preservation Project, and other community partners, here and in the US, History 2301E students explored local connections to the American antislavery movement. The class did fieldwork in the archives, digitising, transcribing, and annotating manuscript materials; conducted local interviews; and travelled to Oberlin College, an important antislavery community with many direct ties to antislavery communities in Canada. Students created a research website to make their work accessible, and hosted a public event at Huron focused on the links between 19th-century and modern antislavery movements. Management and Organizational Studies 2242a: Business Statistics Fall 2015, Instructor: Dr. Bill Irwin
In collaboration with the Elgin Middlesex Oxford Workforce Planning and Development Board (EMOWPDB), project teams will analyze real-world data to assess employment and demographic trends. The results of each project teams’ work will be presented back to the EMOWPDB in order to assist in making future labour-force recommendations. Through conducting the analysis and reporting, students will gain an understanding of the concepts, techniques, usefulness, strengths and limitations of general statistical methods, recognize and formulate statistical problems for real-life decision making, and enhance their formal analytic skills for the interpretation and presentation of business data.
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