Examples of best practice
In the coming months we will be releasing examples of best practice from both staff and students. If you or your students have produced any content/media that is exemplary, please let Mitch or Sherman know so it can be included:
- Mitch Parsell: mparsell@scmp.mq.edu.au
- Sherman Young: sherman.young@mq.edu.au
Exemplary Teaching Practice
Blogs: Giving Students a Voice and Audience in Their Assessment
Examples of Great Student Work
Next release: Student podcast on Berkeley’s Dialogue
Teaching Awards
Internal
SCMP offers Learning and Teaching awards across 5 categories
- Award for Excellence in Teaching (one for each level of undergraduate teaching)
- Award for Excellence in Student Engagement
- Award for Innovation in Teaching
- Award for Excellence in Teaching Support
- Award for Excellence in the Scholarship of Teaching
External
The university has short-listed two SCMP nominations for Carrick Citation:
A/Prof Catriona Mackenzie, Dr. Mianna Lotz, Dr. Cynthia Townley - For excellence in the development of a cross-disciplinary, research-based ethics program and for inspiring student interest in ethics throughout all levels of the curriculum.
Mitch Parsell - For outstanding promotion of student engagement by engendering a commitment to community and ownership of assessment.

