Education scoops the pool at the recent 2012 OCTAL Awards

The Faculty of Education has received in total 5 OCTAL Awards across the University in the 2012 round. This is a record for the Faculty and reflects the fine teaching we offer.

The Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Teaching and Learning (OCTAL) recognise staff who have made a major contribution to teaching and learning excellence within the University of Wollongong.

The following staff were judged by the Excellence, Diversity and Innovation in Teaching Subcommittee (EDITS) to have made an outstanding contribution to teaching and learning. Their achievements will be formally acknowledged at the Vice Chancellor’s Awards ceremony on 22 June.

The recipients are:

VICE-CHANCELLOR’S OCTAL AWARD - Shared
Dr Honglin Chen (Education)
Dr Monteserrat Ros (Informatics)

EARLY CAREER OCTAL AWARD - Shared
Dr Michelle Eady (Education)
Dr Aelee Jun (Commerce)

SESSIONAL TUTOR/DEMONSTRATOR OCTAL AWARD
Dr Julia Ahrens (Sydney Business School)

GENERAL STAFF OCTAL AWARD
Student Support Advisors (ASD) – Team Members: Ann-Maree Smith, Dan Morgan, Jenny Walsh, Kerry Banks, Michelle Collis, Virginie Schmelitschek, Vivienne McIlroy

FACULTY OCTAL AWARDS
Dr Corinne Cortese (Commerce)

Dr Shirley Agostinho (Education – shared Faculty Award)
Dr Jessica Mantei (Education – shared Faculty Award)

Dr Brad Stappenbelt (Engineering)

Dr Amy Chan (HBS)

Luke McAven (Informatics)

FACULTY EARLY CAREER OCTAL AWARD
Tim DiMuzio (Arts)

Dr Theresa Larkin (GSM)

CLICK HERE for a full list of the 2012 OCTAL Award Recipients