Senate Teaching and Learning Committee
Senate Teaching and Learning Committee
The Senate Teaching and Learning Committee (TLC) is a university senate committee dedicated to promoting the teaching function and the learning process. To this end, the committee sponsors incentives for good teaching and significant ideas and approaches to teaching and learning.
The Teaching and Learning Committee awards Educational Development Grants and university-wide teaching awards: Online Teaching Excellence, and Teaching Excellence, and Excellence in Teaching awards respectively. As a standing committee of the university senate, TLC initiates campus-wide projects to provide for a more structured outlet for reflection on both the teaching and learning process and the aspirations and accomplishments of the teaching profession.
The committee is represented by OU Faculty, two Associate Professionals (Staff/APs), and student representation from Student Congress.
Activities sponsored by the committee include the CETL Instructional Fair.
To contact the committee, please email: senatetlc@oakland.edu.
Name | Department | Term | |
Qunfeng Liao(co-chair) | SBA | liao@oakland.edu | 2019-2022 |
Meaghan Barry (co-chair) | CAS | mcbarry@oakland.edu | 2018-2021 |
Eileen Johnson | SEHS | johnso10@oakland.edu | 2020-2023 |
Jonathan Yates | CAS | yates@oakland.edu | 2020-2023 |
Kieran Mathieson | SBA | mathieso@oakland.edu | 2018-2021 |
Lan Yao | SON | lyao@oakland.edu | 2018-2021 |
Megan Peiser | CAS | mpeiser@oakland.edu | 2020-2023 |
Zhijun Wu | SECS | wu@oakland.edu | 2019-2022 |
Daniel Arnold | AP Assembly | arnold23@oakland.edu | 2018-2021 |
Julie Dermidoff | AP Assembly | dermidof@oakland.edu | 2018-2021 |
Judy Ablesar (ex-officio, non-voting) | CETL | ableser@oakland.edu | 2020-2021 |
Stephanie Recknagel | Student Congress | srecknagel@oakland.edu | 2020-2021 |
Emily Sines | Student Congress | emilysines@oakland.edu | 2020-2021 |
Jason Gierman | Student Congress | jagierman@oakland.edu | 2020-2021 |
Educational Development Grant Proposal Guidelines
Purpose of Grant:
- Registration and travel to Teaching and Learning Conference, seminar, symposium, consultation (other than the Lilly Traverse City Teaching and Learning Conference that is funded by CETL)
- Travel costs to teaching and learning sites (i.e. observing innovative practices at other universities, centers, etc.)
- Fees for participation in Teaching and Learning Webinares
- Purchasing of books, software, materials to enhance teaching and learning
- Honorarium for guest speakers/consultants on teaching and learning (up to $200)
- Faculty or student stipends
- Accreditation preparation
Eligibility:
Proposal will include:
- Name of faculty/instructor
- Rank/Position
- For Part-Time/Non-Tenure Track instructors- include how many credits have been taught at OU
- School or Department
- Request for funding
- Amount of Request- not to exceed $750
- Provide a rationale for how funding will be used and describe how this funding will enhance your teaching and learning or how it will add to your course design/delivery/assessment.
- Potential for matching or additional funds from other sources.
- Estimated date of use of funding and when final report will be submitted.
- Department Chair/Department Head signature
Final Report:
Proposal Submission:
Submission Procedure:
Please submit the completed and signed proposal as a pdf file to senatetlc@oakland.edu.
Past grant recipients:
- Dikka Berven, "Strategies and Tactics for Institutionalizing Open Educational Resources" webinar
- Emily Spunaugle, "Teaching the History of the Book" course
- Sheryl Ruszkiewicz, the OU Facing Project and publishing Pontiac's stories
- T.J. Jourian, Faculty Success Program through the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity
- Mary Craig, attendance and presentation at the 16th International Conference in Emerging Materials and Nanotechnology
- Caterina Pieri, purchasing books, software, and materials to develop new Italian courses
Oakland University Senate Teaching Excellence Awards (TEA)
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS:
NOMINATION INFO:
Nominations may be made by any member of the Oakland University community, including students, faculty, alumni, administrators, and staff. Student nominations are a highly valued component of this process. Faculty may not self-nominate for the Award. Faculty are encouraged to announce this nomination process in all classes. Students are encouraged to consider a faculty member who has facilitated their progress during their undergraduate course work or during graduate study.
Nomination details should address the nominee's accomplishments based on the following criteria:
- Excellence in teaching methodology
- Innovation in teaching
- Continued growth and development in teaching
- Distinction in the ability to stimulate critical thinking and facilitate student understanding
- Inspiring role model to students
- Exemplary service to students and teaching profession
TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD DETAILS:
- If you are nominated, the Teaching & Learning Committee will contact the you about how to submit the required materials for consideration.
- Previous winners may be nominated and will be eligible to win the award again if four years have passed since winning the award. For example, winners from 2015 and prior will be eligible to win the award again.
- Current members of the Teaching & Learning Committee may be nominated but will not be eligible to win the award.
- A plaque showing previous Teaching Excellence Award winners is on display in the lobby of the Kresge Library.
- The Committee will contact the nominees and chairs of their departments to request additional information.
- All TEA nominees are invited to an annual Faculty Recognition Luncheon hosted by the Senate Teaching and Learning Committee.
- Nominees for the Online Teaching Excellence award will also be invited to a recognition lunch hosted by e-Learning & Instructional Support.
- Due to the amount of support materials, preparation, and evaluation procedures, nominees for both a Teaching Excellence Award and an Online Excellence award must choose only one award for consideration.
- Each TEA award winners are announced at the annual Founders Day luncheon. Award winners are also presented with a money stipend. TEA winners receive:
- $2000 for Tenure Track
- $2000 for Non-Tenure Track Faculty
- $2000 for Online Faculty
Past Recipients
The Teaching Excellence Award recognizes superior teaching, innovative instructional practice, high educational standards, the creation of productive learning environments, and the ability to inspire and motivate students. Nominations may be made by any member of the Oakland University Community. Nominations are reviewed by the Teaching and Learning Committee.
A plaque showing previous Teaching Excellence Award winners is on display in the lobby of the Kresge Library.
* = Excellence in Teaching Award Winner (Non-Tenure Track)
**= Online Teaching Excellence Award Winner
To view our most current Teaching Excellence Award winners, please click here.
Past Recipients (1982 - Present; Tenure-Track only listed from 1982-2009)
2020 - 2011 | ||
2020 - Mark Isken | 2020 - Margaret Ann Murphy * | 2020 - Phyllis White ** |
2019 - Krzysztof (Chris) Kobus | 2019 - Caterina Pieri * | 2019 - Amy Rutledge ** |
2018 - Jennifer Matthews | 2018 - Victoria Shively* | 2017 - John Krauss |
2017 - Michele Plattenberger* | 2016 - Anthony Tuf Francis | 2016 - Helena Riha* |
2015 - Tanya Christ | 2015 - Peter Markus* | 2014 - Dana Driscoll |
2014 - Vanessa Stauffer* | 2013 - Barbara Oakley | 2013 - Mark Doman* |
2012 - Jeffrey Insko | 2012 - Doris Plantus* | 2011 - Mary Bee |
2011 - Jenifer Wenson* | ||
2010 - 2001 | ||
2010 - Doris Plantus* | 2009 - Barbara Penprase | 2008 - Susan Hawkins |
2007 - Peter Bertocci | 2006 - Dagmar Cronn | 2005 - Carlo Coppola |
2004 - Djamel Bouchaffra | 2003 - Mary T. Stein | 2002 - Jude V. Nixon |
2001 - Todd Estes | ||
2000 - 1991 | ||
2000 - Peter J. Binkert | 1999 - Darrel P. Schmidt | 1998 - Natalie Bell Cole |
1997 - Dyanne M. Tracy | 1997 - Toni S. Walters | 1996 - Andrew Rusek |
1995 - Brian F. Murphy | 1994 - Jaqueline I. Lougheed | 1994 - Ronald L. Crame |
1993 - Brian A. Connery | 1992 - Jerrold W. Grossman | 1991 - Anne H. Tripp |
1991 - Bruce J. Mann | 1991 - David Lau | 1991 - Richard F. Barron |
1990 - 1982 | ||
1990 - Ka Chai Cheok | 1990 - W. Dorsey Hammond | 1990 - Keith E. Stanovich |
1990 - Jane M. Bingham | 1989 - Carl Osthaus | 1988 - Virginia Rader Blankenship |
1987 - Robert Eberwein | 1986 - Robert I. Facko | 1986 - Richard B. Stamps |
1985 - Delores M. Burdick | 1985 - Gilbert Wedekind | 1984 - Nigel Hampton |
1983- David Downing | 1982 - Sheldon Appleton |
Report
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, 2020: UNDERGRADUATE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dear Colleagues:
It is time again for nominations for the Undergraduate Distinguished Achievement Award. Each year at the December Commencement exercises, we present a citation, with a stipend provided by the provost’s office, to a student who has done something above and beyond the call of normal course and degree requirements to bring distinction to him/herself and to Oakland University. These activities might include authorship or co-authorship of published articles, presentations at professional meetings, literary works, artistic performances, design or construction of an instrument or device, etc.
Our previous recipients have included students in Anthropology, Art History, Biology, Chemistry, Dance, Electronics and Computer Engineering, English, Education, Health Sciences, History, Modern Languages and Literatures, Music, Physics, and Psychology. All undergraduate students are eligible. There is also no restriction regarding class standing; the recipient does NOT need to be a graduating senior. We are totally dependent on you for identifying these outstanding students and urge you to submit nominations by Friday, October 2, 2020.
You will also find the eligibility and criteria statements which the Committee currently use. Please send your letters and supporting information to Katie Greer, Kresge Library (greer@oakland.edu). We would prefer to receive material electronically, to facilitate distribution to the committee members. If you send your nominations in hard copy, please include four copies of all materials. Thank you in advance for your attention and assistance!
For the Committee,
Katie Greer Kresge Library
UNDERGRADUATE DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS ELIGIBILITY AND CRITERIA
- Eligibility:
Any regularly enrolled undergraduate student is eligible upon nomination by a faculty member or staff member.
- Format:
Nominations minimally should consist of a letter of nomination and preliminary documentation of the specific effort that is being recognized. We would prefer to receive all material electronically, but hard copy is acceptable.
- Criteria:
The purpose of these awards is to recognize extraordinary academic achievement beyond that required for good grades. Thus for instance a student-originated publication in the arts or sciences, a publication with major student input, presentation of research or creative endeavor at a professional conference, a literary work, an exceptional research report, the creation or performance of an artistic work, or the construction of a device or instrument could all be the basis for this award. The following criteria will be used to evaluate the nominations:
- Originality
- Extent of effort
- Scholarly significance
- Artistic merit/significance
Obviously only some of these criteria will apply to any given nomination.
- Procedures:
Upon receipt of a letter of nomination, the chair of the committee will distribute copies of the letter and supporting information to the committee members. Additional requests for back-up information and documentation will be made promptly.
All members of the committee will read the letters of nomination and supporting materials. The committee will meet no later than two weeks after the deadline for nominations to discuss its decision. The committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to the Office of Academic Affairs. Upon approval of the Academic Affairs office, the committee will notify the recipient of the award and the nominating faculty member. The committee chair will write a commendation to be read to the student at the graduation ceremony and printed on the award certificate.
- The awards will be presented at the Fall Commencement exercises.