The recipients of the 2018 good teaching grant have been announced

The academic affairs committee of the University of Tartu has selected the recipients of the good teaching grant. Lecturer and Junior Research Fellow at the Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, Thomas Linsenmaier, was one of the recipients of the scholarship. He is one of three lecturers in the Faculty of Social Sciences to receive this grant and will be using the scholarship to study and improve the use of e-technologies in problem-based teaching.

According to Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Anneli Saro, 23 applications were submitted. All applicants submitted their teaching portfolios (analysis of the development of their teaching) and an action research project. On selecting the recipients of the grant, the committee took into account the candidates’ current activities in developing their teaching, supporting their students and the anticipated impact of the analysis on the quality of learning and teaching in each department, faculty and in the university as a whole.

Recipients of the grant were selected based on the application, feedback and discussion of the academic affairs committee. “The academic affairs committee found that the overall level of applications was very good and all the applications qualified for the grant. Teaching analyses were thorough, the objectives of planned changes in teaching were pointed out in the action research projects and the expected results were elaborated on,“ said Saro. The applications were reviewed by the 2016 and 2017 recipients of the same grant and consultants from the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

This marked the fourth time when the grant was offered and altogether 48 lecturers have received the grant. The good teaching grant comprises financial support for a member of faculty for systematic development of their teaching practices.

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Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies
University of Tartu
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