PROCEDURE
STUDENT VOICE AWARD FOR DISTANCE EDUCATOR OF THE
YEAR
Procedure | Responsibilities | Definitions | Related Legislation and Documents
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PURPOSE
The Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year has been established to recognise Course Coordinators who have achieved the highest Overall Satisfaction Score and meet all eligibility criteria with regard to
their distance student cohort. This achievement will be determined by quantitative data collected through the
student evaluation of courses process.
Each year there will normally be one recipient of the Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year, based
on eligibility criteria and course evaluation data, determined from three terms that end in the year of the Award.
Course Co-ordinators who do not achieve the highest Overall Satisfaction Score, but meet all other eligibility
criteria, will receive a Student Voice Commendation to recognise their achievement.
Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year
A Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year consists of:
1 Funding of $2500 per recipient, provided by Learning and Teaching Services (LTS), for the recipient to
use to enhance learning and teaching practices.
2 A memento.
3 Recognition of achievement by:
• Publicity in CQUniversity’s staff newsletters and student newsletters, and
• CQUniversity Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year certificate and memento,
presented at the annual CQUniversity Staff Awards Ceremony.
Student Voice Commendation
A Student Voice Commendation consists of:
Recognition of achievement by:
• publicity in UniNews,
• acknowledgement at the CQUniversity Staff Awards Ceremony, and
• CQUniversity Student Voice certificate of commendation.
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SCOPE
This procedure applies to all CQUniversity Course Co-ordinators, TAFE Course Co-ordinators, or institutional
associates who co-ordinate any CQUniversity course offering, which is evaluated through the Student Evaluation of
Courses process.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
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LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY
22 October 2015
Central Queensland University Act 1998 Qld
Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year Procedure
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Effective Date: 22/10/2015
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PARENT POLICY
There is no parent policy.
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PROCEDURE
Conditions of the Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year
6.1
The Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year funding is to be used to further the learning and
teaching practice of the recipient. Examples include: time release or marking relief to enable application for
other Learning and Teaching awards; attendance at Learning and Teaching or discipline related conferences
or professional development activities; or purchase of equipment or software that will enhance the recipient’s
learning and teaching practice (Please note: purchased equipment remains an asset of CQUniversity unless
otherwise authorised and all IT equipment must be purchased through Information and Technology
Directorate (IaTD), contact [email protected] for further information).
6.2
Any recipient of this Award will be expected to participate in the LTS annual professional development
program in the funding period, in order to disseminate their good practice to their peers.
6.3
Award funding is held by the Financial Services Division and will be released after the appropriate Dean,
School (or equivalent) and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) have approved the plans for
expenditure. A condition of the Award is that the funding is used within 24 months of its presentation.
Eligibility Criteria
6.4
All co-ordinators of CQUniversity courses are eligible to be recognised in this Award and Commendation
process. In all cases, the Student Voice Award for Educator of the Year and Student Voice Commendations
are decided based on course evaluation data retrieved from the Course Performance Dashboard - Course
Evaluations.
6.5
The Course Co-ordinator whose course meets all eligibility criteria and achieves the highest Overall
Satisfaction Score, as determined by the distance education student cohort, will receive the Student Voice
Award for Distance Educator of the Year in that year.
6.6
Course Co-ordinators who do not achieve the highest Overall Satisfaction Score but meet all other eligibility
criteria, described in these procedures, will receive Student Voice Commendation in that year.
6.7
The following eligibility criteria apply:
• The course must attain an Overall Satisfaction Score of 4.5 or greater,
• The course must attain 10 or more responses from the distance education student cohort within the total
course enrolments, and
• The course must achieve a target response rate percentage, for distance students’ evaluation of the
course, of greater than 50% in the required terms.
6.8
There is no restriction on the number of consecutive years a recipient may receive a Student Voice Award or
Commendation.
Selection of Recipients
6.9
A Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year, or a Student Voice Commendation recipient, will
be determined by whether all eligibility criteria are met and by Overall Satisfaction Score data retrieved from
CQUniversity’s Course Performance Dashboard - Course Evaluations.
6.10 In selecting recipients, course evaluation data will be considered from Term 3 of the previous year as well as
Term 1 and Term 2 of the current year. For example, in identifying the 2012 recipient, evaluations from Term
3 (2011), Term 1 (2012) and Term 2 (2012) will be considered. In the case of a course being offered in more
than one term within the three term timeframe, course evaluation data from all terms will be considered.
6.11 In the case of a course involving a teaching team, the Course Co-ordinator will be deemed the team’s
representative to receive the Award or Commendation on the team’s behalf.
Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year Procedure
Reference Number/Code: 2464
Effective Date: 22/10/2015
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Presentation
6.12 The Student Voice Awards for Distance Educator of the Year will normally be presented at the annual
CQUniversity Staff Awards Ceremony, hosted at a CQUniversity campus.
6.13 LTS will provide advice to recipients, concerning the arrangements for presentation.
6.14 Student Voice Commendation certificates will be mailed to recipients.
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RESPONSIBILITIES
Compliance, Monitoring and Review
7.1
The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) is responsible for ensuring these procedures are followed.
Reporting
7.2
Outcomes of each round of Awards will be reported to the Higher Education Advisory Committee, through
the monthly report requirement.
Records Management
7.3
All records relevant to this document are to be maintained in a recognised University recordkeeping system.
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DEFINITIONS
Course Performance Dashboard – Course Evaluations
Displays results of the overall question from the Course Evaluation Survey conducted through Moodle for each
course, each term (this definition may change if the scope of the Dashboard changes).
Refer to the University glossary for the definition of terms used in this policy and procedure.
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RELATED LEGISLATION AND DOCUMENTS
Related Policy Document Suite
CQUniversity Corporate Plan
Approval and Review
Details
Approval Authority
Advisory Committee to Approval Authority
Administrator
Next Review Date
Vice-Chancellor and President
Vice–Chancellor’s Advisory Committee
Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
03/07/2018
Approval and Amendment History
Details
Original Approval Authority and Date
Amendment Authority and Date
03/07/2012
Minor Amendments Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) 13/02/2013;
Minor Amendments Vice-Chancellor and President 12/08/2015
Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year Procedure
Reference Number/Code: 2464
Effective Date: 22/10/2015
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