{"id":7971,"date":"2019-11-06T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-06T06:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/?p=7971"},"modified":"2019-11-12T11:01:21","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T00:01:21","slug":"learning-and-teaching-awards-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/blog\/2019\/11\/06\/learning-and-teaching-awards-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning and Teaching awards 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:90px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:3.5%;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"width:13.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/themeforest.net\/item\/avada-responsive-multipurpose-theme\/2833226?ref=ThemeFusion\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"LnTAwards_Big-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1092\" height=\"337\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/15\/files\/2019\/11\/LnTAwards_Big-2.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/LnTAwards_Big-2-200x62.png 200w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/LnTAwards_Big-2-400x123.png 400w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/LnTAwards_Big-2-600x185.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/LnTAwards_Big-2-800x247.png 800w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/LnTAwards_Big-2.png 1092w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:40px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center\">College of Business 2019 Learning and Teaching Awards<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:35px;width:100%;max-width:170px;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#ef9a3d;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"width:13.3333%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_3_5 3_5 fusion-three-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:60%;width:calc(60% - ( ( 5% ) * 0.6 ) );margin-right: 5%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Recognising excellence in Learning and Teaching in RMIT&#8217;s College of Business<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span class=\"fusion-dropcap dropcap\">T<\/span>he Learning and Teaching awards were announced at the 2019\u00a0College of Business Awards event on 6th of November. This year bringing together the COBRA, Research Excellence and Learning and Teaching awards for one excellent event. The Learning and Teaching awards recognise individuals and teams who excel in RMIT&#8217;s values of Agility, Inclusion, Courage, Passion and Imagination. We received over 50 nominations this year for our award categories from Melbourne, Vietnam and across our 7 schools. Nominations are accepted by peers, students and self-nomination and put to a panel. We congratulate\u00a0all the winners of this year&#8217;s College of Business Awards!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-two-fifth fusion-column-last fusion-no-small-visibility\" style=\"width:40%;width:calc(40% - ( ( 5% ) * 0.4 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"max-width:600px;max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"YouTube video player 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PViZKL8EGac?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f7f5f4;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator section-separator bigtriangle fusion-section-separator-1\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-svg\" style=\"padding:0;margin-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;\"><svg class=\"fusion-big-triangle-candy\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100\" viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\" style=\"padding:0;\" fill=\"rgba(255,255,255,1)\"><path d=\"M-1 -1 L50 99 L101 -1 Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer\"><div class=\"fusion-section-separator-spacer-height\" style=\"height:99px;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f7f5f4;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:4%;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:80%;width:calc(80% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.8 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h2><strong>Impact<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dr Ling Mei Cong and Dr Kendall Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is awarded for impactful and authentic learning opportunities that involve partnerships with communities or organisations internal or external to the University. The work of Dr Ling Mei Cong and Dr Kendall Herbert\u00a0applied a sophisticated practice-based approach to work readiness. The assessment facilitated interaction between industry and the student cohort supporting the development of key employability skills through the course. The impact of this work on student experience and their outcomes was remarkable.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"402\" title=\"impact\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/15\/files\/2019\/11\/impact.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/impact-200x90.png 200w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/impact-400x179.png 400w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/impact-600x269.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/impact-800x359.png 800w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/impact.png 896w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f7f5f4;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:4%;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"367\" title=\"Agility\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/15\/files\/2019\/11\/Agility.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Agility-200x86.png 200w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Agility-400x171.png 400w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Agility-600x257.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Agility-800x343.png 800w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Agility.png 857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:80%;width:calc(80% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.8 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2><strong>Agility<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Associate Professor Gillian Vesty and Mr Viktor Arity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The agility award is\u00a0centred around how we provide agile and effective leadership that improve the experience of all RMIT communities. Associate Professor Gillian Vesty and Mr Viktor Arity&#8217;s\u00a0work in 2019 included the use of technology (WritePal) to overcome challenges students were facing in their learning. The sustainability and scalability of this learning innovation is particularly impressive as it has the potential for adaptation across many courses and assessment types. Students also rated the initiative highly in their feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f7f5f4;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:4%;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:80%;width:calc(80% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.8 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h2><b>Courage<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dr Sophia Ji<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The courage award is given to an individual or team for implementing practices or activities that are bold in their attempts to strengthen the student experience and the RMIT Community. Sophie Ji\u2019s nomination demonstrated initiative that was pedagogically led and supported by strong evidence. Blending authentic teaching, assessment strategy, industry engagement and the inclusion of her own industry-based research that clearly engages students and is highly regarded by industry, makes her a worthy winner of the courage category.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"475\" title=\"Courage\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/15\/files\/2019\/11\/Courage.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Courage-200x120.png 200w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Courage-400x241.png 400w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Courage-600x361.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Courage.png 789w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f7f5f4;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:4%;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"732\" height=\"443\" title=\"Passion\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/15\/files\/2019\/11\/Passion.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Passion-200x121.png 200w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Passion-400x242.png 400w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Passion-600x363.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Passion.png 732w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:80%;width:calc(80% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.8 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2><b>Passion<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dr Pavithra Siriwardhane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This winner takes a highly creative approach to the teaching of Accounting. Her work created inspiring and collaborative learning experiences that enhanced student engagement. This included a photography project that allowed students to connect their learning experiences with real life applications.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #f7f5f4;background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:4%;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_4_5 4_5 fusion-four-fifth fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:80%;width:calc(80% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.8 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><h2><b>Imagination<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Mr Tom Whitford<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The imagination award is nominated by a student or students and is awarded to a staff member who creates learning experiences that encourage and motivate students to become active and engaged. Tom was commended by his students for his assignments with real-life contexts and creativity. Other comments reflected on his commitment to engagement, and his ability to be \u201cfluid, current and visual in his teaching.\u201d The theme running through the student submission was his passion for teaching, his adaptability to different cohorts and contexts, his ability to make the learning experience come alive and provide real world context as well as his obvious empathy for his students. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-one-fifth fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:20%;width:calc(20% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.2 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"373\" title=\"Imagination\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/15\/files\/2019\/11\/Imagination.png\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Imagination-200x78.png 200w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Imagination-400x157.png 400w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Imagination-600x235.png 600w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Imagination-800x313.png 800w, https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/files\/2019\/11\/Imagination.png 953w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: left top;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:10px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:100px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[223,171,157,160],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-7971","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards","category-learning-and-teaching","category-news-and-events","category-professional-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7971"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9473,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7971\/revisions\/9473"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7987"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7971"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learningandteachinghub.com\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=7971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}