Teaching is the process that defines a university. It is where knowledge is transformed into education, which in turn shapes our society.
UNE has a decades-long tradition of outstanding teachers. The 2020 Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT) has just recognised two outstanding contemporary UNE teachers: Associate Professor Jennifer Charteris and Dr Jonathan Moss, who each have been awarded Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
Their awards were announced by Universities Australia (UA) at a virtual ceremony on the UA website.
AAUT Citations recognise and reward the diversity of contributions made by individuals and teams to the quality of student learning in higher education.
Associate Professor Jennifer Charteris is Head of Department - Learners, Learning and Teaching, in the School of Education.
Her AAUT Citation recognises "excellence in fostering high quality student learning, engagement and inclusion in an online practicum preservice teacher education unit"
Assoc. Prof. Charteris is an experienced leader and teacher educator, with a background in providing professional learning for principals, middle leaders, and teachers in leadership, assessment, and culturally responsive practice. She has focused on leading and teaching practices that enhance student learning and achievement.
With experience of schooling in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, Assoc. Prof. Charteris has worked with students, teachers, principals, school communities and school in-service advisors across the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors.
Dr Jonathan Moss is an applied economist in the UNE Business School.
His AAUT Citation reads: "For increasing the relatability of quantitative methods units through a personalised approach with impact close to home and further afield".
Dr Moss is interested in the application of bioeconomic modelling to sustainability issues in the agricultural and natural resource sectors.
He was a horticulturist before moving to a consulting firm investigating the feasibility of Indigenous development programs in northern and central Queensland. Since joining UNE, Dr Moss has taught in the areas of business decision making, farm and resource management, microeconomics and bioeconomics.
UNE’s two successful nominations for Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning represents the culmination of at least three years of teaching excellence by the nominees in order to be eligible for their Citations. The success is also very much a team effort, with other UNE colleagues providing support by acting as assessors on School, Faculty and institutional level awards panels, and being mentors for all UNE’s Citation nominees.
