CILASS IBL awards scheme 2008/2009
Celebrating Excellence in IBL
The aim of the scheme is to celebrate excellence in inquiry-based learning (IBL) and reward those who have made a difference to the student learning experience through inquiry approaches.
Notes
Award Categories
To reward outstanding IBL initiatives (in any Faculty):-
- Category A
by an individual or team – nominated by staff (2 x equivalent of £2000 awards)
- Category B
by a department/school – nominated by staff (1 x equivalent of £4000 award)
- Category C
by any of the above - nominated by a student or students (1 x equivalent of £2000 award)
There are 4 awards in total.
Award Types
Type (i) - Most effective use of IBL
Type (ii) - Most effective use of technology for IBL
Type (iii) - Most inventive use of CILASS teaching space for IBL
Type (iv) - Hidden or unsung IBL heroes
Prizes
There will be a shopping basket of prizes. Winners will select their own combination of prizes to the value of the award (to be used for learning and teaching related activity/work; these are not personal prizes). These may include:
- Amazon vouchers
- Book Tokens
- IT equipment
- Filming equipment
- Podcasting kit
- Ipods or other MP3 Players
- Sound recording equipment
- Trips to visit universities and other locations for IBL-related research/networking/collaboration
The Nomination/Evidence Process
The process for nominations and submission of supporting evidence is outlined below. The aim is to keep the process as short and easy as possible.
1)Nominations open
A global email announcement will be made formally opening the nominations process.
Nominations can come from staff and students or be self-initiated.
Staff and/or Student-Initiated where the nomination comes from staff or students, at least two members of staff or students (or one member of staff plus a student) must sign the nomination form. The member(s) of staff being nominated should also sign to indicate their willingness to be nominated.
Self-Initiated - in the case of self-initiated submissions, the nomination must be seconded by a colleague.
2)Nomination Form & Statement (see appendix 1)
The nomination statement consisting of a brief statement of max 1,000 words, should be submitted to cilass@shef.ac.uk by 30th March 2009. The statement may be in the form of a letter or memo and should give a short assessment of the work for which the candidate is being nominated against the criteria outlined. See Appendix 1.
3)Supporting Evidence
The nomination statement should be accompanied by Supporting Evidence which should include the evidence that the panel will draw upon to make the award decisions. The panel will accept evidence in any format, i.e multi-media applications accepted.
The Supporting Evidence should make a case in the following three ways:
a) Firstly, it should allow the Panel, whose members may not know the nominee or their work, to gain a sense of the context and nature of the inquiry-based activity, or support for this activity, e.g.
- Audience – UG, PG etc
- Form of engagement – inquiry activities
- Work they have been involved in with the CILASS team
b) Secondly, the nominee(s) and /or proposer should describe the nominee(s)' broad approach to IBL, or support of those involved in IBL, and the skills and qualities that the nominee brings to the role.
c) Thirdly, the claims should be justified by referring to the supporting evidence, e.g. evaluation results (Theory of Change or other), external examiner reports, student feedback, and explaining the significance of each.
The Supporting Evidence should address the criteria as set out in Appendix 2.
Selection Criteria (see Appendix 2)
Please refer to Appendix 2 for full details
Selection Panel
The Selection Panel will make the final decisions on which nominees will receive an award. The Panel will meet w/c 27th April 2009. Members will represent the University´s Faculty-level learning and teaching development, Learning and Teaching Services (LeTS) and CILASS.
Deadlines
- w/c 2nd February 2009 Nominations open (call via global email)
- Monday 30th March 2009 Nomination Forms and evidence submitted to CILASS (approx 8 weeks from launch)
- w/c 27th April 2009 CILASS Awards Panel reviews nominations
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