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Composition of 2022 UGC Teaching Award Selection Panel and Selection Criteria



Composition of the Selection Panel

Professor Marilee Bresciani Ludvik (Chair)
Member of the Quality Assurance Council
Professor and Chair,
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies,
The University of Texas at Arlington, USA

Professor Sir Chris Husbands
Member of the Quality Assurance Council
Vice-Chancellor,
Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom

Dr Benjamin Chan Wai-kai
Member of the University Grants Committee cum Quality Assurance Council Chief Principal,
Hong Kong Baptist University Affiliated School Wong Kam Fai Secondary and Primary School

Professor Rhea Patricia Liem
Awardee of the 2021 UGC Teaching Award
Assistant Professor,
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
School of Engineering,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Professor Stephen Marshall
International Expert of the Selection Panel
Emeritus Professor, School of Education,
The University of New South Wales, Australia

Selection Criteria

All nominees for the Award were assessed based on the following three criteria -

(a) Adoption of learner-centred approaches, ability to engage/inspire/impact on students and demonstration of superior acumen in teaching, which may include a good understanding of pedagogy, understanding how students learn and adopting suitable teaching and assessment approaches that can achieve better student learning outcomes; being able to interact with students and engage them in learning with enthusiasm; inspiring and supporting students, with respect for their diverse learning needs, to build confidence and capability (including critical thinking, analytical skills, values, etc.); and outstanding classroom teaching (in face-to-face, virtual or hybrid settings).

(b) Course/programme/curriculum design that can reflect a command of the field, which may include demonstrating up-to-date knowledge of the field of study in the design of the curriculum and student learning resources (e.g., textbooks, e-learning resources) and adopting complementary research-informed teaching practices; and developing appropriate student learning outcomes and adopting innovative approaches to teaching and assessment which can facilitate students' achievement of the learning outcomes etc., at/within an institutional, inter-institutional or sector-wide level.

(c) Past/present achievement(s) and leadership in teaching and potential scholarly contribution to and impact on the development of effective teaching practice within the nominee(s)'own university and/or in other institutions, which may include demonstrating educational research and innovations in the field of study; and demonstrating leadership and evidence-based impact in the promotion of teaching excellence within and across disciplines and/or universities. In the case of early career faculty nominations, the focus will be on the nominees' potential of leadership in teaching as well as their past achievements. In the case of team nominations, the contribution of each of the team members, as well as the scale and complexity of impact of the team's collaborative work on the development of effective teaching practice at/within an institutional, inter-institutional or sector-wide level will also be considered.

The three criteria carry no specified weighting. The Selection Panel considered each nomination on its own merit with reference to the criteria.