Inspirational Teaching Awards

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President's Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching

To take our teaching quality to a new height, one major driver is to properly recognize teachers’ contributions. In order to recognize and reward both full-time and part-time teaching staff who are making inspirational learning experience for students and / or providing teaching inspiration for fellow colleagues, the President’s Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching will be established to replace the existing President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. Candidates will submit their entry in the form of a teaching e-Portfolio

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  • Encouraging evidence-based teaching practices; and
  • Helping teaching staff to build up a 'Teaching e-Portfolio', which will also facilitate the creation of professional CV and records for job promotion1 .
1 Exceptional portfolios will be nominated to compete for world-renowned awards such as the Reimagine Education Awards (http://www.reimagine-education.com) organized by the QS.
  • Proficient in conducting engaging lessons, stimulating students' thinking, and motivating students in active learning, leading to students' growth in academic competency.
  • Inspirational teaching usually results from proactive self-evaluations of teaching, persistent pushing of improvement in teaching skills, frequent exchanging of good practices with peers, etc.
  • An inspirational teacher would then serve as a role model for others in striving for enhancement of teaching quality.
  • Encouraging evidence-based teaching practices; and
  • Helping teaching staff to build up a 'Teaching e-Portfolio', which will also facilitate the creation of professional CV and records for job promotion1 .
Exceptional portfolios will be nominated to compete for world-renowned awards such as the Reimagine Education Awards (http://www.reimagine-education.com) organized by the QS.
  • Proficient in conducting engaging lessons, stimulating students' thinking, and motivating students in active learning, leading to students' growth in academic competency.
  • Inspirational teaching usually results from proactive self-evaluations of teaching, persistent pushing of improvement in teaching skills, frequent exchanging of good practices with peers, etc.
  • An inspirational teacher would then serve as a role model for others in striving for enhancement of teaching quality.

The members of the judging panel are:

  • Provost
  • Vice-President (Research & Student Development)
  • Director (ALTO)
  • Learning and Teaching Evangelists
  • Deans' Committee
  • Cabinet

The top finalists and winners will be selected through three phases of review as follows:

Phase 1: Shortlisting of candidates per category

Phase 2: Selection of finalists per category

Phase 3: Decision of the winner and top finalists per category

 

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For details, please refer to the Guidelines for Entry Submission.

President's Awards for Excellence in Inspirational Teaching 2024

 Award Categories

Professional teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

  • FT academic staff
  • at least 4 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Early career teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

  • FT academic staff
  • 1-3 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Part-time teaching
(for part-time teaching staff)

  • PT teaching staff
  • Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for around 2-3 years at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
  • in-service part-time academic staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.
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Professional teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

  • FT academic staff
  • at least 4 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
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Early career teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

  • FT academic staff
  • 1-3 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Part-time teaching
(for part-time teaching staff)

  • PT teaching staff
  • Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for around 2-3 years at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
  • in-service part-time academic staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.

Professional teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

  • FT academic staff
  • at least 4 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Early career teaching
(for full-time academic staff)

  • FT academic staff
  • 1-3 years of FT teaching experience at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.

Part-time teaching
(for part-time teaching staff)

  • PT teaching staff
  • Served HKMU/LiPACE on a PT basis for around 2-3 years at post-secondary (e.g. AD or HD), undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels.
  • in-service part-time academic staff at HKMU/LiPACE in the academic year they submit the award entry.

Prizes

  • Each winner will receive a cash prize of HK$20,000 and a plaque.
  • Each top finalist will receive a cash prize of HK$5,000 and a plaque.
  • Flowchart of award mechanism

Guidelines for submission of award entry

Deadline for submission of entries

  • 30 October 2024

Preparation for your Teaching ePortfolio and award entry

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Teaching ePortfolio (Part 1)

Exploring features

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Teaching ePortfolio (Part 2)

Creating my portfolio and submitting entries

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User Guide of CELTICS Platform  

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CELTICS Platform

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