Conestoga’s Annual Faculty Innovation Awards 2023

Conestoga faculty are invited to submit an entry for the 2023 Faculty Innovation Award. In keeping with the themes of growth and diversity, this year’s competition focuses on indigenizing and/or internationalizing teaching practices within specific teaching contexts. Entries will consist of a 5 to 7 minute video describing an innovative teaching practice a faculty member or faculty team have implemented in the last year to indigenize and/or internationalize a teaching approach within their course or program. A panel of judges will determine the winning entry from each School, and there will be a prize consisting of a choice of educational technology and a letter of congratulations.

Theme for 2023: Indigenizing and internationalizing teaching practices within specific teaching contexts

The competition seeks to fulfill the following goals:

• Share, promote and reward innovative ideas and lateral thinking
• Demonstrate Conestoga’s innovative approaches to indigenizing and internationalizing teaching
• Highlight ways faculty have embraced diversity within their teaching context
• Build energy and momentum for innovation
• Demonstrate overcoming learning challenges students may face

How to participate

1. Review the instructions and rubric below.
2. Create a 5-7 minute video about your innovative idea.
3. Fill out this MS Form with a brief summary of the initial situation, the goal of the innovation, the action, and the results of the innovation.
4. A panel of reviewers will each view the videos alone and submit their score.
5. Due date: October 2 , 2023
6. Winners will be announced December 4, 2023: one per School.
7. Innovations will be shared on the Faculty Learning Hub to inspire others.

Prizes for 2023

For each School’s winner each member (maximum 2 team members) of the winning team will receive

• A choice of
  • a state of the art microphone/headset
  • a selfie tripod stand with ringlight for first person videos.
  • a podcast style microphone
• A letter of congratulation from senior management

Three Essential Requirements:

The innovation must

• Be aligned with Course Learning Outcomes (Y/N)
• Be accessible and inclusive for all learners (Y/N)
• Align with all relevant College policies and procedures, e.g., Evaluation Policy (Y/N)

Instructions for the video

The video will NOT be assessed for production quality.  You may record the video on Zoom, PPT, or other recording tool.  Please include the following:

• Describe the problem or opportunity that led to the innovation.
• Explain the goal for the innovation.
• Describe the action that you took.
• Share the results of the innovation.

Evaluation Rubric for the 2023 Faculty Innovation Awards* (PDF)

*This rubric will only be used if the three essential requirements are met