CQUniversity Annual Report - Central Queensland University

CQUniversity ANNUAL REPORT 201245STAFF AWARDSVICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOR GOODPRACTICE IN LEARNING AND TEACHINGRecognise staff who have demonstrated a positive impact on studentoutcomes within their School, as a result of their learning andteaching practice.VICE-CHANCELLOR’S STUDENT VOICE AWARDFOR ON-CAMPUS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR 2012Mr Darrin Cournoyea, School of Medical and AppliedSciences representing the team delivering MEDS12004Sonographic Skills Development 1. OSS = 4.8.REVIEW OF OUR ACTIVITIES$1000 per winner along with a certifi cate.Professor Kerry Reid-Searl, School of Nursing and Midwifery.Kerry received this award for her commitment to good learning andteaching practice.Dr William Guo, School of Engineering and Technology.William received this award for his commitment to the studentlearning journey.VICE-CHANCELLOR’S AWARD FOREXCELLENCE IN LEARNING AND TEACHINGRecognise staff who demonstrate that they have made an excellentcontribution to student learning outcomes through their learning andteaching practice across the University.$2500 per winner, certifi cate and memento.Dr Santoso Wibowo, CQUniversity Melbourne.Santoso received this award in the category ‘Approaches to thesupport of learning and teaching that infl uence, motivate and inspirestudents to learn’ for developing effective and innovative approachesto cater to students’ needs in achieving a successful learning outcome.Dr Leo Duivenvoorden, School of Medical and Applied Sciences.Leo received this award in the category ‘Approaches to the supportof learning and teaching that infl uence, motivate and inspire studentsto learn’ for the development of an engaging and supportive learningenvironment that facilitates and inspires student learning in thescience and nursing areas.VICE-CHANCELLOR’S STUDENT VOICEAWARDS (ON-CAMPUS/DISTANCEEDUCATOR OF THE YEAR)Recognise the course coordinator whose course meets the followingeligibility criteria along with achieving the highest Overall SatisfactionScore (OSS) within the course evaluation data for the relevanttimeframe (courses delivered over Term 3 of the previous year orTerm 1 or Term 2 of the current year):• 10+ responses from the relevant student cohort (on-campus ordistance)• 50%+ response rate• 4.5+ OSS in the course evaluation data.$2500 per winner, along with a certificate and memento which arepresented to the course coordinator as representative of the teaching team.VICE-CHANCELLOR’S STUDENT VOICE AWARDFOR DISTANCE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR 2012Dr Kumari Fernando, School of Human, Health andSocial Sciences representing the team delivering coursePSYC20034 Professional Practice of Cognitive Therapies. OSS= 4.8.AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE INENGAGEMENT (OPAL) AWARDSThese awards recognise and encourage outstanding engagementby CQUniversity staff, students and communities. The specifi ccategories for these awards are Engaged Service, EngagedLearning and Teaching, and Engaged Research and Innovation.$2500 per winner/team, certifi cate, an opal pin and citation on theCQUniversity UniNews website.ENGAGED RESEARCH AND INNOVATION‘10,000’ Steps – Dr Mitch Duncan, Dr Corneel Vandelotte,Ms Anetta Van Itallie, Mrs Kelly Corry, Ms Cindy Hooker,Ms Stephanie Hall and Mr Luke Fallon.The 10,000 Steps project is a freely accessible physical activitypromotion project that aims to increase the physical activity levelsof Australians. The program, now in its 11th year, has reached over200 000 members and has recorded more than 100 billion steps.Continued engagement with the community is achieved by conductingresearch to inform project practice, as well as being involved withmany community groups. The project receives ongoing funding fromQueensland Health to expand its reach at a state and national level.ENGAGED SERVICE‘Earth Day’ – Cr Gai Sypher and Miss Jessie Phelan.Earth Day was celebrated in Emerald between 17–19 May. The purposeof the event was to raise environmental awareness and educatethe community about ways it can contribute to a more sustainableenvironment. Special guests included ABC Radio’s Gardening Talkbackhost Tom Wyatt and gardener/environmentalist Don Burke from Burke’sBackyard. The success of Earth Day has also been recognised by theCentral Highlands Development Corporation where CQUniversityEmerald was announced as Business of the Month.