August 2008


Issue Home >>

The UWI/Guardian Life ‘Premium’ Teaching Awards 2008

2008 marks the tenth anniversary of the groundbreaking collaboration between The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine and Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited. This year the university takes a look back to rediscover its achievements and chart the way forward. To mark the occasion, they have specially selected as Feature Speaker one of their very own, the renowned Prof. Bridget Brereton. Prof. Brereton is the first local speaker to grace the UWI/ Guardian Life series of events. The theme is Ten Years On: Making SoTL Real. While the focus would be honouring the 2008 winners, the retrospective will include narratives from past awardees whose viewpoints are a rich resource that can only advance teaching and learning on campus. This is directly in keeping with the University’s 2007-2012 Strategic Plan which has teaching and learning as one of the pillars. The ceremony takes place on Friday 26th September at 5.00 p.m. at the Learning Resource Centre (LRC), St. Augustine, and the public is invited to attend.

As a precursor to the teaching awards and in celebration of our milestone, the Instructional Development Unit (IDU) is hosting a forum entitled Towards Teaching Excellence and Higher Learner Outcomes which specifically targets sixth form schools in Trinidad and Tobago. Teachers and students will have the opportunity to hear from and interact with past UWI/Guardian Life ‘Premium’ Teaching Awardees. The purpose of the forum is to inform students and teachers about the recognition of tertiary level teaching and learning excellence and the role of incoming UWI students in enhancing their university experience. The forum will run from 2.00 to 4.00 p.m. on the same day as the awards. Invitations will be soon issued to schools.

For further information please contact the :
Instructional Development Unit
Tel :662-2002 ext 2214, 2611
E-mail idu@sta.uwi.edu