Outstanding Teaching Award
The Outstanding Teaching Award is given in recognition of exemplary teaching practice that encourages understanding of and inspires interest in economics.
Peer or self-nominations should include a statement of up to 500 words and address each of the five criteria listed below. Particular attention will be paid to any evidence of exemplary practice (e.g. summaries of student feedback, attendance levels etc.)
Judging Criteria
The Outstanding Teaching Award will be awarded to an academic who demonstrates excellence across the five criteria of:
- course structure
- delivery
- student response
- student performance
- peer recognition
Past Winners
2011
Winner: Steven Cook, Swansea University
Commendation: Caroline Joll, Cardiff University; The EC307 Development Economics team’ (Oriana Bandiera, Greg Fischer, Michael Best and Tara Mitchell), London School of Economics and Political Science
2010
Winner: Andrew Hale, University of Worcester
Lifetime Achievement Award: Roy Bailey, University of Essex
Commendation: Duncan Watson, Swansea University
2009
Winners: Swee-Hoon Chuah, Nottingham University Business School
Combined award (with Student Nominated Award): John Maloney, University of Exeter
Commendations: Ian Jeffries, Swansea University and Melanie Jones, Swansea University
2008
Joint Winners: Alwyn Young, London School of Economics and Iain Long, London School of Economics
2007
Joint Winners: Manuel Palazuelos-Martinez, London School of Economics and Robert Hoffmann, University of Nottingham
2006
Winner: Dean Garratt from Nottingham Trent University
2005
Winner: Stuart Sayer, Edinburgh University
Commendation: Steven Cook, Swansea University
2004
Winner: Nancy Devlin, City University
Commendations: Laurence Lasselle, University of St. Andrews and Don Webber, University of the West of England
2003
Winners: Fiona Carmichael, University of Salford and Geraint Johnes, Lancaster University
Commendations: Paul Latreille, University of Swansea and Peter Smith, University of Southampton
2001
Winners: Caroline Elliott, Lancaster University and Monojit Chatterji, University of Dundee
Commendations: Colin Ash, University of Reading; Guiseppe Fontana, University of Leeds; Robert McMaster, University of Aberdeen and Peter Swann, Manchester Business School
From the Winners
- Case study: "Economics is the study of scarcity": Avoiding the Various Means to Disengage Student Interest by Duncan Watson
- Case study: Teaching East-Asian Students: Some Observations by Swee-Hoon Chuah
- Case study: Research-led teaching at Swansea by Ian Jeffries
- Case study: Basic matrix algebra for economists by Steven Cook
- Case study: Understanding the construction and interpretation of forecast evaluation statistics using computer-based tutorial exercises by Steven Cook
- Various learning materials for Health Economics contributed by Nancy Devlin
- Reflections on Curriculum Development, Pedagogy and Assessment by a New Academic, IREE paper by Don Webber
- Case study: Podcasts as a Learning Tool in Economics by Geraint Johnes
- Case study: The qualities of a top student - a lecture exercise by Paul Latreille
- Case study: An introductory class session to introduce the dimensions of development by Peter Smith
- Case study: Overseas Aid in the Dragons' Den by Peter Smith
- TRUE: Development Economics includes some of Peter Smith's teaching materials.
- Economics of the New Lanark Establishment under Robert Owen’s Management (1800-1825): A Case Study in Efficiency Wages by Monojit Chatterji
- Conference Keynote: Teaching Relevant Economics by Monojit Chatterji
- Case study: Using Case Studies in Introductory Economics by Monojit Chatterji
- Case study: Should Research Infect Teaching in Economics? by Monojit Chatterji
- Case study: The Revision of Material Using Noughts and Crosses by Caroline Elliott
- Case Study: Group Project Assessment in First Year Business Economics by Caroline Elliott
- Case Study: A Lecture on Experimental Game Theory by Caroline Elliott
- IREE Paper: Using a Personal Response System in Economics Teaching by Caroline Elliott
- Case Study: Economics Lectures Using a Personal Response System by Caroline Elliott
- Case Study: Teaching Economics to MBA Students by Peter Swann
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