Winners of UC Awards and Citations
2022 UC Awards for Teaching Excellence
Winners and educator of the year: Mary Bushell, Faculty of Health
Dr Mary Bushell is an Australian pharmacist and passionate university educator, who predominately teaches large cohorts of nursing students pharmacology. Mary uses real-time interactive apps, anatomical models, and visual aids in the online and face to face classroom to foster a learner centred approach and promote opportunities for meaningful learning. Mary strives to offer learning opportunities that promote equity and a safe learning environment.
Winner: John Williams, Faculty of Education
Associate Professor John Williams joined the Faculty of Education in 2016 as a Health and Physical Education (HPE) Assistant Professor. On commencing his appointment Dr Williams aspired to establish a contemporary and high-quality University of Canberra HPE teaching team. Over the past seven years he has achieved this vision, being personally responsible for creating such a group, the impact of which was recognised with an Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) 2021 Team Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning. This recognition builds on a number of individual Faculty of Education and University teaching excellence awards John has been accumulated over the years. Collectively, these serve to document the journey of establishing the kind of HPE teaching team mentioned, that makes use of national and international best practice to prepare pre-service teachers for 21st century HPE teaching.
Winner: Annie McCarthy, Faculty of Arts and Design
As an Assistant Professor in Global Studies, Dr McCarthy sees teaching as a process of orienting students to global questions and global responsibilities. With a focus on creating respectful learning environments, Dr McCarthy engages students as partners in learning and experts in their own worlds. Creating spaces in which students can engage with complex scholarly materials, and pressing global problems in ways that are enjoyable and accessible, Dr McCarthy demonstrates an approach to teaching and learning that motivates and inspires students to learn.
Commendations: Prue Robson, Faculty of Arts and Design
Prue has developed to engage, motivate, and inspire students to learn and improve the overall student experience in the Corporate and Public Communication degree. During the seven years at the University of Canberra, Prue has consistently created new opportunities for students to participate in future-facing experiential learning and effectively used resources to maximise the contribution to student learning.
