UWI/Guardian Life 'Premium' Teaching Awards
Eligibility
To be eligible for an award applicants must be:
• Full-time members of the St. Augustine academic
staff who have taught regularly for at least two full consecutive
academic years;
•
Deans and Heads of Departments who continue to teach a
minimum of half a normal teaching load.
Previous recipients of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award
for Excellence are only eligible after four years of having
won that award.
Application Process
Candidates will submit applications on their own
behalf
Applications should be sent to:
Applicants will submit the following:
- A letter of application
- Two letters of nomination
Two nominating letters from colleagues within the faculty/department
of no more that four single-spaced pages. Colleagues
making the nominations should have observed and evaluated
the applicant’s teaching skills. These letters
should summarize the particular accomplishments of the
nominee in teaching in keeping with the criteria as outlined.
- A
Teaching Portfolio (Three copies)
The teaching portfolio will constitute the primary
basis for the award. A teaching portfolio is a structured,
reflective summary of documentation that discloses
a
lecturer’s approach to teaching and gives some
indication of his/her effectiveness as a teacher. The
portfolio is prepared in free form and should be in
two sections:
- a brief of 3-4 pages which outlines
the candidate’s
personal approach to/philosophy of teaching,
reflects on areas of teaching and makes the case
for excellence;
and
- 5-6 pages of supporting documents and
appendices which support the case made in the
brief. It
is not an exhaustive compendium of documents.
Rather, it
should contain selective documents that display
a lecturer’s
teaching activities and performance.
All materials should be enclosed in a sturdy folder
or binder and labeled "Application for UWI/Guardian Life Teaching Excellence Award" and the year.
Click
here to download a printable version of the guidelines.
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