Winners of Australian Learning and Teaching Council Awards for Australian University Teaching

2008
In 2008, Citations were awarded to the following nominees: 

• Dr Karin Barovich (Geology and Geophysics) for outstanding contribution to the personal and academic development of first year students in geology, leading to successful transition from high school to university.
• Associate Professor Tom Burton (English) for successfully stimulating deep learning by bringing to the study of English both rigour and a boundless enthusiasm that challenge and inspire students to achieve.
• Dr Katrina Falkner (Computer Science) for enhancing learning and contributing to the successful transition of first year Computer Science students through cooperative learning activities.
• Associate Professor Peter Devitt (Medicine) and Mr Edward Palmer (Assessment and Evaluation Coordinator, CLPD) for the development of innovative and comprehensive blended learning resources to provide medical students stimulating opportunities to develop their problem-solving and diagnostic skills.
• Associate Professor Simon Pyke (Physics and Chemistry) for enabling successful learning in the discipline of organic chemistry by providing a supportive, student-centered learning environment that fosters self-confidence and independent learning.
• Professor Hemanta Sarma (Petroleum Engineering) for initiating students into the profession of petroleum engineering while interacting with them to secure their welfare as individuals and success as scholars.
• Associate Professor David Walker (Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering) for providing a supportive learning environment while improving learning outcomes through the implementation of a successful self-paced learning strategy for engineering modelling and analysis.

 2007
In 2007, Citations were awarded to all eight of the University's nominees for Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. 

• Dr Peter Ashman (Chemical Engineering) for the creative use of 'real-world', open-ended scenarios in Chemical Engineering to promote the development of not just skills in problem analysis, but the ability to perceive and to choose between multiple solutions.
• Associate Professor Mark Buntine, Associate Professor Scott Kable (University of Sydney), Dr Simon Barrie (University of Sydney), Mr Justin Read (University of Adelaide), Dr Ian Jamie (Macquarie University) (Chemistry) for the development and implementation of the ACELL project, that is improving the quality of teaching and learning in undergraduate chemistry laboratories throughout Australia.
• Dr Colin Kestell (Mechanical Engineering) for stimulating confident, self directed student learning by modelling engineering practice in the classroom and lab while providing challenging, innovative and relevant curricula.
• Associate Professor Elizabeth Koch OAM (Music) for outstanding contribution to student learning in the field of music through the empathetic, effective mentoring of music students, particularly those studying the flute.
• Associate Professor Maree O'Keefe (Paediatrics) for innovative paediatric curriculum development including real and simulated experiential learning and consumer participation to enhance medical student learning.
• Ms Lucy Potter (English) for outstanding modelling of both effective, student-centred teaching and dynamic leadership in the discipline of English, including ESL.
• Associate Professor Anne Tonkin (Medical Education) for promoting and managing an integrated curriculum for medical students while enthusiastically modelling effective, student-centred teaching and learning in the classroom and the clinic.
• Associate Professor Tracey Winning (Dentistry) for sustained scholarship in the implementation of problem-based learning in the discipline of dentistry, along with student mentoring that inspires successful, self-directed learning.

2006
In 2006 Associate Professor Holger Maier was awarded an Australian University Award for Teaching Excellence, and Citations were awarded to all seven of the University's nominees for Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. 

Australian University Award for Teaching Excellence
Associate Professor Holger Maier, described as 'an exemplary practitioner of student-centred teaching', won in 2006 an Australian University Award for Teaching Excellence. Located in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Associate Professor Maier teaches in water resources and environmental engineering and is internationally renowned for his research into sustainable water resources and infrastructure management.

Associate Professor Maier has been able to successfully integrate his research and professional knowledge into his teaching and has been a pioneer in developing a number of innovative approaches to teaching, including online role-play simulations and other active learning methods for developing technical and generic graduate attributes.

Citation Winners 2006 for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
In 2006, seven University of Adelaide staff members were awarded Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, including Professor Holger Maier who was the recipient of an ALTC Award for Teaching Excellence. Citation winners were:

• Dr Ben Cazzolato (Mechanical Engineering) for the development of innovative and engaging approaches to teaching and assessing control theory in order to stimulate independent learning and critical thinking.
• Dr Anna Chur-Hansen (Psychiatry) for outstanding contributions to research and literature related to the education of health professionals, which have benefited the learning experiences of students locally, nationally and internationally.
• Dr Mark Jaksa (Civil & Environmental Engineering) for the creation of innovative teaching resources that reflect enthusiasm for and a command of the field and that lead to enhanced student understanding of the principles of geotechnical engineering.
• Associate Professor Amanda Le Couteur (Psychology) for excellence in teaching and for institutional leadership in promoting student-centred learning in the discipline of Psychology
• Associate Professor Holger Maier (Civil & Environmental Engineering) for sustained contributions to the development and promotion of online situational learning for the development of graduate attributes.
• Dr Joy McEntee (English) for modelling an "infectious enthusiasm" for learning and teaching as stimulating and emotionally rewarding experiences, inspiring both learners and teachers over a 10-year period.
• Associate Professor David Paton (Earth & Environmental Sciences) for the provision of resources and curricula that result in experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate students in the environmental sciences.