Award Criteria

The Decanal Award for Teaching Excellence in Nursing recognizes the recent use or development of meaningful and/or innovative methods of curriculum design, course instruction, learning materials and technologies, and/or assessment. This award honours teaching within a course (excluding practice courses) or a teaching project completed within the given academic year that supports students’ development and learning and promotes student engagement with nursing research and practice.

Eligibility

Eligible nominees include all TFSON full-time and part-time faculty who have taught at least one half-credit course in nursing during the academic year in which they are nominated. For the purposes of this award, the academic year is considered to begin in Summer Session of one calendar year and end in Winter Session of the following year.

Nomination Process

Nominations will be accepted for a two-week window at the conclusion of each academic term:

Nomination Window 1: August 6-20, 2024

Nomination Window 2: December 5-17, 2024

Nomination Window 3: April 7-22, 2025

To nominate an instructor, complete the online form below (online form will be live from 12AM on the first day of each nomination window to 4:00PM on the final day):

>> Online Nomination Form for the Decanal Award for Teaching Excellence in Nursing