HEFi Teaching & Learning Awards 2021/22

This award will be made to a member of staff who has demonstrated innovation in digital education and support that has had a positive impact on student learning over the last 12 months. The judges will be looking for innovation that has had a transformative effect on teaching, that has the potential to be sustainable, and is capable of being applied in different educational contexts.

This award will recognise a commitment to developing an inclusive learning environment, whether face-to-face or online, in which all students feel they belong, are respected, and can learn optimally. The judges will be looking for best practice in inclusive learning design and evidence of strategies for inclusive education that could be applied in different educational contexts.

This award recognises the full range of educational leadership that exists in the University of Birmingham and the many ways in which leadership is demonstrated. The award will be made to a member of staff who has used their leadership skills to promote a commitment to inclusive, innovative approaches to teaching and supporting learning.  The judges will be looking for an individual who, in their own immediate context and beyond, have supported, guided and/or influenced others to adapt to new ways of working and have a positive impact on student learning 

This award will recognise a member of staff who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to supporting students to learn and preparing them for their futures.  The judges will be looking for evidence of student-centred practice that has fostered a sense of community and has supported students to develop the knowledge and skills they will need to be successful on graduation. This award recognises the full range of provision at the University of Birmingham, including on campus, distance learning, and  apprenticeships.

Note: Nominations that relate to personal academic tutoring should be made through the Personal Academic Tutor of the Year category.

This award celebrates the achievements of an outstanding colleague who has made a significant and lasting contribution to the provision of education at the University of Birmingham. The award winner will have a passion and drive for education that is recognised and respected by their peers and (where appropriate) students. The judges will be looking for evidence of teaching and / or supporting learning, and leadership informed by engagement with research, impact on student learning, a commitment to reflection, collaboration and continuing professional development, and extensive influence that makes a notable difference to the provision of teaching and learning at the University of Birmingham.

This award will be student nominated and run in partnership with the Guild.  The award will recognise the vital role that a personal academic tutor has played in supporting and developing their students. The judges will be looking for someone who has supported students and enhanced the student learning experience through personal tutoring in a multi-modal learning environment. They will have demonstrated an effective approach to academic support and enabled an environment where staff and students can work together on developing students’ academic, personal and employability skills through the use of innovative tutoring techniques.

This award will be made to a team that has worked collaboratively to demonstrate innovation in digital education and support that has had a positive impact on student learning over the last 12 months.  The judges will be looking for innovation that has had a transformative effect on teaching, that has the potential to be sustainable, and is capable of being applied in different educational contexts.

This award will recognise a team commitment to developing an inclusive learning environment, whether face-to-face or online, in which all students feel they belong, are respected, and can learn optimally. The judges will be looking for collaborative approaches to inclusive learning design and evidence of strategies for inclusive education that could be applied in different educational contexts.

This award will recognise a team that has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to supporting students to learn and preparing them for their futures.  The judges will be looking for evidence of student-centred practice that has fostered a sense of community and has supported students to develop the knowledge and skills they will need to be successful on graduation. This award recognises the full range of provision at the University of Birmingham, including on campus, distance learning, and apprenticeships.