2011 Teaching Excellence Awards
Working with teachers at Oakland University to develop pedagogy that culminates in student learning is the goal of the center.
The foundation of educational excellence is found in the day-to-day course experiences and interactions between faculty and students. The development and advancement of teaching excellence among faculty is central to a quality educational experience for students. This involves 1) supporting faculty efforts to improve teaching by creating learning environments in which our diverse student body achieves maximal learning potential, and 2) promoting a culture throughout the university which values and rewards effective teaching, and respects and supports individual differences among learners. The center is open to all full-time and part-time faculty and graduate assistants who teach at Oakland University.
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2011 Teaching Excellence Award Winner: Mary Bee
Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Many of Mary's students describe her as
"an excellent instructor of difficult information."
These themes guide Bee's teaching: inspire, create a student-centered enviornment, and incorporate innovative pedagogy. Mary is a Master Educator of Anatomy and Discipline Director of Anatomy in the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine.
In 2003 and 2008 she was awarded the "Most Outstanding Didactic Instructor", Beaumont Hospital Graduate program in Nurse Anesthesia and in 2004 she received the Jan Walter Award for Educational Excellence from Oakland University's Physical Therapy program.
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2011 Excellence in Teaching Award Winner: Jennifer Wenson
Special lecturer, Department of Human Resource Development
Jennifer has developed and taught numerous courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Colleagues indicate that her teaching is characterized by thorough knowledge of the subject, respect for students, presentation of information in a form readily grasped by students, and taking responsibility to see that students learn.
Comments from her students indicate
that she teaches "from the heart" and
brings substantial experience in the
Human Resource field into the courses.
Holding students to the"highest
educational standards" Wenson
creates an engaging learning environment.
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