Introduction
To recognize, encourage and reward excellence in teaching and exemplary achievement in scholarship of teaching, the Institute has established the following teaching awards:
(a)	Excellence in Teaching Award
(b)	Scholarship of Teaching Award
The awards, in the form of individual or group awards, are conferred at the Faculty level. Each award consists of a trophy and a monetary award of HK$25,000 to be used by the awardee solely for educational activities.
Eligibility
All full-time academic/teaching staff with a minimum of two years of teaching experience in the Institute at the time of nomination are eligible for nomination. Previous award recipients are not eligible for two rounds after receiving the awards.
Nomination
Nominations may be made by:
(a)	any group of at least five students who may include current students or graduates; or
(b)	any group of at least three full-time academic/teaching staff; or
(c)	Head of Department/Centre (for their own Department's academic/teaching staff); or.
(d)	Faculty Dean (for Faculty's academic/teaching staff)
Hardcopy of the Nomination Form can be obtained at:
	Programme Office of Faculty of Arts and Sciences at B2-G/F-04
	Departmental General Offices
	Northcote Hall, Grantham Hall, Robert Black Hall and Jockey Club Student Quarters
	Students’ Union
The nomination form should be returned to the Heads of the nominees’ departments / Faculty Dean on or before the deadline (i.e. 31 January 2012).
Deadline of Nomination
31 January 2012
Selection Criteria
(a)	Excellence in Teaching Award: show evidence of excellence in teaching across a variety of teaching contexts, including teaching strategies, facilitation of student learning and adoption of effective assessment strategies, and over a sustained period.
(b)	Scholarship of Teaching Award: involves the purposeful construction of a community in which faculty can converse about the creation, dissemination and application of research on teaching and learning to enhance both student learning and faculty experience with teaching.
Please refer to the following files for information on the nomination procedures, selection criteria and process as well as the nomination form:
Excellence in Teaching Award Scheme   Scholarship of Teaching Award Scheme   Nomination Form Time Schedule 2011-12
Enquiry
Miss Nicole Ma Tel no: 2948 7148 Email: fas@ied.edu.hk