Vice Chancellor’s Awards (PELT)

Promoting Excellence in Learning and Teaching

Notre Dame’s annual Learning and Leaching Awards

The University of Notre Dame maintains its outstanding reputation for educational excellence thanks to its community of highly committed staff and students. The Vice Chancellors’ Awards for Promoting Excellence in Learning and Teaching (PELT) Awards celebrate, showcase and reward the commitment of our staff to student-centered learning and innovative teaching. These Awards honour members of the University community who, through their dedication and expertise, sustain the scholarly, creative and meaningful educational experiences that have a significant positive impact on student learning.

The categories of awards include:

• Awards for Teaching Excellence
• Awards for Initiatives that Enhance Student Learning
• Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning

See the Applying for PELT Awards page for more information on applying or nominating your colleagues.

2022 AWARD Winners

Congratulations to our 2022 awardees:

VC AWARD FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE

Dr Robyn Creagh School of Arts and Sciences Subcategory: Postgraduate Teaching For developing a suite of innovative and engaging postgraduate architecture courses.
Dr Heath Williams School of Philosophy and Theology Subcategory: Early career For using innovative techniques and technologies coupled with a mastery of philosophy to advance the University’s aims of deepening the understanding between faith and reason.

VC AWARD FOR INITIATIVES THAT ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING

Mrs Sarah Gaudieri School of Arts and Sciences Subcategory: Approaches to Teaching For sustained excellence in the provision of inclusive teaching practice enhancing the learning, engagement, and achievement for all students studying Behavioural Science courses.
Dr Dane King DVC Learning and Teaching Portfolio Subcategory: Approaches to Teaching For creative and innovative approaches to team-based learning, teaching with technology, and enhancement of assessment practices.
Mr Michael Down School of Health Sciences, Fremantle Subcategory: Innovation For innovation in a Project-based Learning Outdoor Education expedition planning group assessment using anonymised student self and peer feedback to enhance the student experience.
Dr Annette Watkins School of Law and Business Subcategory: Innovation For a sustainable approach to educate business students in wellbeing and leadership – the ethics of caring.

VC AWARD FOR PROGRAMS THAT ENHANCE LEARNING

Previous Awardees

• Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Teaching Excellence

  2021

  Lawrence Pang
  Faculty of Education and Philosophy & Theology
  Subcategory: Undergraduate teaching

  Linda Davies  
  School of Arts and Sciences
  Subcategory: Undergraduate teaching

  2020

  Ben Piggott
  School of Health Sciences, Fremantle
  Sub-category: Undergraduate teaching

  2019

  David Wong
  School of Business, Fremantle
  Sub-category: Undergraduate teaching

  2018

  Dr Gregory Hine
  School of Education, Fremantle
  Sub-category: Undergraduate teaching

  2017

  Mark Hornshaw
  School of Business, Sydney
  Sub-category: Undergraduate teaching

  2016

  Lama Al Ramahi
  School of Medicine, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Early career

  Maree Piper
  School of Business, Sydney
  Subcategory: Undergraduate teaching

• Vice Chancellor’s Awards for Initiatives that Enhance Student Learning

  2021

  Annabeth Kemp
  School of Arts and Sciences
  Subcategory: Approaches to teaching

  Sagar Athota and Sean Kearney (Team)
  School of Business and Law
  Subcategory: Innovation, leadership or scholarship

  Shane Burke
  School of Arts and Sciences
  Subcategory: Approaches to Teaching

  2020

  Dylan Korczynskyj
  School of Arts and Sciences, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Approaches to Teaching

  Kathie Ardzejewska
  Learning and Teaching Office
  Subcategory: Innovation, Leadership or Scholarship

  Linda Davies
  School of Arts and Sciences, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Subcategory: Approaches to Teaching

  Shannon Saad, Cassandra Richmond and Marion Thomas
  School of Medicine, Sydney  
  Subcategory: Development of curricula, resources or services

  2019

  Lara Pratt 
  School of Law, Fremantle  
  Subcategory: Special School programs

  Michael Wan
  School of Medicine, Sydney
  Subcategory: Assessment and feedback

  2018

  Elizabeth McKenna
  School of Education, Sydney
  Subcategory: Innovation in curricula, resources & approaches to student learning

  Gillian Kennedy and Anna Dwyer
  Nulungu Research Institute, Broome
  Subcategory: Indigenous education

  2017

  Benjamin Hay
  School of Nursing and Midwifery, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Educational partnerships & collaborations

  Derek Hurrell and Lorraine Day
  School of Education, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Innovation in curricula, resources & approaches to student learning

  Carole Steketee (Team Lead) with Ainslie Robinson, Frank Bate, Helen Rogers and Nicholas Arnold
  Learning and Teaching Office, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Innovation in curricula, resources & approaches to student learning

  2016

  Sean Kearney (Team Lead) with Tim Perkins
  School of Education, Sydney
  Subcategory: Assessment and Feedback

  Dee O’Connor (Team Lead) with Linda Cranley, Serena Davie, Christine Robinson and Tracy Treasure
  School ofEducation, Fremantle
  Subcategory: Scholarship

  Heidi Waldron
  School of Medicine, Fremantle

  2015

  Amitav Saha
  Katrina Eddles-Hirsch
  Glenda Cain
  Peter Hampton
  Shane Lavery
  Peter Clyne
  Susan Edgar

  2014

  Marco Ianniello
  Dianne Chambers

  2013

  Peter Holmes
  Wil Cunningham
  Robert Anderson
  Renee Kohler-Ryan
  Paul Morrissey
  Chris Wolter
  Christian Stephens
  Dejan Simkovic
  Moira Debono
  Raymond Younis
  Angus Brook
  Louis Thompson
  Sean Kearney
  John Rees
  Helene De Burgh-Woodman