Awards of Excellence in Teaching

Teaching Awards at King’s were established in 1996. These awards are based on evidence of continued contributions to the academic development of our students. All instructors, full- or part-time, with academic teaching responsibilities at King’s are eligible to be nominated.

Celebration of the 2022-23 Recipients

The recipient of the award of teaching excellence (full-time faculty) in 2023 was Dr. Darcy Harris, Professor of Thanatology. The recipient of the award of teaching excellence (part-time faculty) was Dr. Jennifer Silcox, formerly of the Department of Sociology, now of the Department of Childhood and Youth Studies. Read more about these two outstanding King's faculty members. 

Drs. Harris and Silcox will be honoured on November 22, 2023, at 4 p.m. at the
Celebrating Excellence in Teaching at King’s event in the Joanne and Peter Kenny Theatre (or virtually via Zoom).

2023–24 Awards of Teaching Excellence Nominations

NEW: By request of the Selection Committee for the Awards of Teaching Excellence, nominations will be received in the Fall semester as well as during the Winter semester.

We welcome nominations from students, faculty, and staff. The deadline for nominations is February 2, 2024. Nominations for 2023–24 can be submitted here.

nomination ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Currently teaching at King’s
• Full-time faculty: a minimum of five years of teaching experience at King’s
• Part-time faculty: a minimum of 2.0 courses of teaching experience at King’s

SELECTION CRITERIA

Factors considered in selecting the recipient include:

1. Classroom instruction (lectures, small groups, labs, etc.)
2. Faculty counselling, mentoring, tutoring, and advising of students
3. Course design
4. Curriculum development
5. Preparation of educational materials
6. Innovative teaching methods