2010 Awards Scheme Report - Office for Learning and Teaching

Winthrop Professor John Campbell Murdoch
For the development and implementation of a unique program which delivers clinical
education to undergraduate medical students in a variety of rural and remote settings
Professor Carolyn Oldham
For sustained commitment to increasing diversity of student learning experiences in
engineering
Winthrop Professor Michael Tobar
For inspiring physics students to reach their full potential and transform into successful
research scientists through participation in ground breaking research
Professor Paul Fournier
For 15 years of sustained exemplary teaching in the field of bioenergetics in exercise,
health and disease
Winthrop Professor Lesley Vidovich
For sustained outstanding commitment to the highest quality postgraduate teaching and
research supervision which motivates and inspires students to engage with Education
studies
University of Ballarat
Dr Robyn Brandenburg
For developing pre-service teachers as critically reflective practitioners through the
application of an innovative, scholarly and extensively researched strategy known as
Roundtable Reflective Inquiry
Ms Diane Clingin
For long-term contribution to the development of innovative services and pastoral support
to higher degree research candidates, contributing to a strong postgraduate life at the
University of Ballarat
University of Canberra
Dr Thea Vanags
For using active learning to demystify psychology, inspiring student engagement with the
‘hard, boring’ topics to create exciting learning interactions
Dr Robyn Prior
For using ‘step-wise’ knowledge building approaches to help reluctant learners
understand and apply complex concepts in difficult biochemistry areas
University of New England
Associate Professor Russell McDougall
For sustained commitment to and demonstrated excellence in creating innovative,
empowering and challenging online learning communities to enhance students' distance
learning in literature studies
Dr Robyn Muldoon
For leadership in the development of the New England Award, an innovative program
which fosters students’ personal and professional development at university through
extra-curricular activity
University of South Australia
Associate Professor Rosie Le Cornu
For sustained commitment to innovation and scholarship in professional experience
(practicum) in the field of teacher education
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