Nominations for the 2025 TLC Teaching Awards are open!
What?
The Teaching and Learning Center invites nominations from anyone in the UTHSC community for three teaching awards given to faculty who exhibit outstanding effort in implementing active learning strategies, integrating inclusive teaching practices, and advancing the scholarship of teaching and learning. The purpose of these awards is to recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching and scholarship to foster an environment that values and rewards teaching efforts. Recipients of the three awards will be selected by committees of UTHSC faculty and students. Each recipient will receive a $500 stipend, a plaque, and recognition at the TLC’s annual Celebration of Teaching Excellence (scheduled for August 22, 2025).
The three awards are:
- Active Learning Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of faculty who consistently implement active learning strategies to enhance student engagement in the learning process. By using active learning strategies, faculty foster a dynamic learning environment where students engage in higher-order thinking to actively construct new knowledge. The TLC defines active learning as “any instructional method that engages students in the learning process. In short, active learning requires students to do meaningful learning activities and think about what they are doing.” (Prince, 2004).
- Inclusive Teaching Award recognizes the outstanding efforts of faculty who create and foster an inclusive, equitable learning environments for all students. Inclusive faculty intentionally design courses and learning environments that support the holistic success of all students while valuing their various backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. Faculty accomplish this by co-creating learning experiences and environments with students, maximizing accessibility, valuing diverse perspectives, cultivating a welcoming, safe environment, and utilizing inclusive pedagogical strategies.
- Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Award recognizes the achievement of faculty who have contributed the most outstanding paper or presentation related to the scholarship of teaching and learning.
Who?
Anyone (faculty, student, or staff) in the UTHSC community can nominate any UTHSC faculty including all appointment levels and all UTHSC campuses. Self-nominations are accepted.
When?
Nominations are currently open and will close April 1, 2025.
How?
Complete the nomination form.
More information can be found on the TLC Website.