 
Common Core Teaching Excellence AwardThe implementation of the Common Core Program provides students with an exciting and excellent opportunity to enrich their undergraduate educational experience. The successful delivery of this Common Core Program depends on the contribution of instructors, together with the full support from their School and department/unit, in developing and teaching a good collection of common core courses. The Common Core Teaching Excellence Award is established to recognize outstanding common core course instructors who have made substantial contribution to the design and/or the teaching of exemplary common core courses, and to promote these courses to the students in the University community. Recipients of Common Core Course Excellence Award 2012 |
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The 2024 AwardEligibility Any instructor or team of instructors who has designed and/or taught a common core course or common core courses of the 36-credit or 30-credit Common Core Program between 1 January and 31 December 2024 is eligible to be nominated for the award. Each instructor or team of instructors can only be nominated once in an award year. An instructor or a team of instructors who has received the Award cannot be nominated for the same course again indefinitely. Recipients of the Honorary Mention are eligible for nomination with the same course again without any exclusion years while they will be considered solely for the Award but not the Honorary Mention. In the case of team-teaching, any changes to the instructor(s) of the teaching team are considered as a new team, and are eligible for nominations in the year following the year the previous team received the Award or Honorary Mention. Nomination Nomination can be made by one or more members of the University community, including at least one student. Each nominator should submit a statement explaining why the instructor or the team of instructors is nominated. This statement can be submitted separately by each individual nominator, or as a joint statement by all nominators. All nominations must be submitted using the prescribed nomination form. The nominator should specify one common core course or common core courses of the 36-credit or 30-credit Common Core Program that is designed, and/or taught by the nominated instructor or team of instructors, during the award year. The nominee(s) are expected to be responsible for designing the specified course(s) and/or teaching one complete section or all sections of the specified course(s). The nomination should have the consent of the instructor(s) concerned, and be endorsed by the Head of the course offering department/unit. The completed form should be submitted to Undergraduate Core Education Team on or before 20 January 2025 (Monday). Selection Criteria Nominations will be evaluated with regard to three broad criteria: (a) Excellence in course design (including the development of a new course, or the refinement or redevelopment of an existing course) and teaching innovation; (b) Delivery of an exemplary common core course; and (c) Innovative and/or diversified assessment of student learning. Click here for full details of these criteria. Selection Process Upon acceptance of the nomination, the nominee(s) will be asked to provide a teaching portfolio not exceeding 6 A4-size pages to the Selection Committee for consideration. Click here for the guidelines for preparing the teaching portfolio. A Selection Committee comprising faculty representatives from the Schools and with student and alumni representation will be established after the close of the nomination period. Instructors who are nominated for the Award and any faculty member who is or has been involved in the design/teaching of a nominated course, as well as the nominator of any course must not serve on the Selection Committee. The Selection Committee will consider the nominations with regard to the selection criteria and the teaching portfolios. It will take into consideration the information relating to the specified course(s) and sections as indicated on the nomination form. Award Presentation The Selection Committee will recommend one Award, and a maximum of three Honorary Mentions if called for, to the Committee on Undergraduate Core Education (CUCE) for confirmation. The Award and Honorary Mention(s) will be presented in the name of the CUCE to the instructor(s) and the course(s) as shown on the nomination form. The award-winning instructor or team of instructors will receive a cash prize of $20,000. Each individual instructor will also be presented a plaque engraved with the name of the instructor(s) and the course(s). For each Honorary Mention, the instructor or team of instructors will receive a cash prize of $10,000. Each individual instructor will also be presented a certificate printed with the name of the instructor(s) and the course(s). The cash award presented to a team of instructors will be shared equally among the instructors. They may also agree collectively on alternative way of allocation among themselves. Instructors receiving the cash award will decide on its use at their own discretion. Closing Date for Nominations 20 January 2025 (Monday) Inquiry Ms Jessica Lai |