The award is open to staff who have less than five years teaching experience in Higher Education.
This award recognises an individual’s significant contribution to, and leadership potential in, teaching and learning at Liverpool John Moores University. Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and alignment with the LJMU Learning and Teaching Plan.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee should have:
- made a significant improvement to the student learning experience
- evidence of high-quality teaching
- demonstrated leadership potential in teaching and learning
- shown a commitment to their professional development associated with teaching and learning
- engagement in pedagogic scholarship
- contributed to broader discourse in academic practice
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
The award is open to academic staff.
This award recognises an individual’s outstanding, transformative or inspirational impact on the student learning experience. Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and alignment with the LJMU Learning and Teaching Plan.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee should have:
- made a sustained contribution to the enhancement of the student learning experience and student outcomes
- a record of high-quality teaching
- shown a commitment to ongoing professional development in academic practice
- engagement in pedagogic research and scholarship
- made a significant contribution to colleagues’ professional development in relation to promoting and enhancing student learning
- contributed to and/or supported change in pedagogic practice, policy and/or procedures
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
This award is open to all LJMU staff.
This individual or team award celebrates the insightful and evidence-based use of technology to transform student learning. Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and alignment with the LJMU Learning and Teaching Plan.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee/nominated team should have:
- demonstrated critical and innovative use of technology for teaching, learning and/or assessment
- used technology to make a demonstrable impact on student outcomes
- engaged in pedagogic research and/or scholarship related to digital education
- made a significant contribution to colleagues’ professional development in relation to the use of technology to promote and enhance student learning
- contributed to and/or supported change to pedagogic practice, policy and/or procedures within digital education
- demonstrated a commitment to improving digital accessibility
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
This award is open to academic staff.
This award recognises individual tutors who demonstrate outstanding practice and a commitment to the enhancement of personal tutoring as an approach to student support and academic development. Nominees will work in a defined one to one role in the context for personal tutoring.
Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and alignment with the LJMU Learning and Teaching Plan. Faculties might want to consider how students can be involved in the identification of appropriate nominees for this award.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee should have:
- proactively monitored student progression to encourage students’ personal and academic development
- developed a trusting, respectful and effective working relationship with students, within the limits of their professional role
- worked collaboratively with programme team and services across the institution to support successful student outcomes
- demonstrated impact and engagement with personal tutoring beyond their immediate personal tutoring role
- engaged in reflective practice informed by scholarship
- shown a commitment to ongoing professional development in personal tutoring
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
This award is open to staff excluding academics who make an outstanding contribution to teaching and/or supporting learning. Their sphere of activity can sit within the formal curriculum and/or in extracurricular or co-curricular activities. It could also focus on staff development. However, a successful nomination must demonstrate a significant contribution to student achievement, retention and progression. This may include, but is not limited to, input into curriculum design and delivery; academic skill development; training, personal development and non-formal learning.
Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and alignment with the LJMU Learning and Teaching Plan.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee should have:
- made a sustained contribution to enhancing teaching and/or student learning
- worked collaboratively with relevant colleagues to enhance teaching and/or student learning
- engaged in pedagogic research and/or scholarship
- made a significant contribution to colleagues’ professional development in relation to promoting and enhancing student learning
- influenced institutional change in practice, policy and/or procedure that focuses on teaching and/or supporting learners
- evidence of decision-making in their practice that draws on the outcomes of research and scholarship to enhance teaching and/or student learning
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
This award is open to all LJMU staff.
This individual or team award will recognise outstanding contribution to advancing opportunities for marginalised and under-represented groups to fully engage with learning. Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice and alignment with the LJMU Learning and Teaching Plan.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee/nominated team should have:
- acted to overcome barriers for marginalised and underrepresented groups to engage with and flourish in education
- worked to promote the contribution that underrepresented groups have made in education
- engagement in pedagogic research and/or scholarship related to equity and inclusion in education
- drawn upon the outcomes of research, scholarship and professional practice to enhance equity in teaching and students’ learning
- Contributed to colleagues’ professional development in relation to promoting and enhancing equity and inclusion in student learning
- contributing to and/or supporting change in pedagogic practice, policy and/or procedures within equity and inclusion
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
The award is open to academic staff with responsibility for programme management or leading transformative activity relevant to thematic priorities.
This award recognises an outstanding contribution to academic leadership at Liverpool John Moores University. Successful nominations must demonstrate a commitment to inclusive practice.
It is expected that all criteria will be met.
The nominee should have:
- either made a significant contribution to the sustained delivery of strong programme outcomes or led activity aimed at enhancing the student experience beyond the immediate disciplinary area
- led on work that aligns with LJMU’s Learning and Teaching Plan, at either local level or with respect to a specific area of practice
- developed and shaped the academic practice of colleagues
- contributed to sector-wide discourse associated with the student learning experience
- had a demonstrable impact on change to pedagogic practice, policy and/or procedures in LJMU
shown a commitment to ongoing professional development in academic leadership.
An indicative evidence table is available on the Awards Criteria Evidence Matrix (Word, 59.9KB).
