Dr. Liz Heffernan receives Trinity Teaching Excellence Award

Teaching and Learning Awards

On Monday, 24 June 2024, our colleague Dr. Liz Heffernan received one of five of Trinity's prestigious teaching awards.

The Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award initiative is designed to recognise and celebrate those who have made an outstanding contribution in the pursuit of teaching excellence. 'Teaching' can be interpreted broadly to include curriculum design, delivery and evaluation, and ‘teaching excellence’ can take many forms. In the context of this award, ‘teaching excellence’ can be defined as achieving and sustaining outstanding quality of teaching and positive educational impact through the effective use of pedagogies that engage and enhance student learning. The prestige of the award reflects the value that Trinity places on promoting teaching as a scholarly activity and the importance placed on enriching the learning opportunities of its students. The Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award is a competitive process, with up to five awards made each year. The scope of the initiative is broad, covering all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment, and seeks to:

Provide recognition for outstanding teaching

Encourage teaching staff to reflect critically on their teaching and learning practice. 

Encourage teaching staff to consider scholarly approaches to course design, delivery and assessment.

Reaffirm that curriculum development, teaching, learning, assessment and evaluation are important activities in College requiring high level expertise. 

Share best practice in teaching, learning and assessment across College.