Members of the University of Michigan community have until Jan. 31 to nominate faculty members for the Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize.
Unlike other opportunities to honor overall teaching excellence, this prize draws attention to specific innovations that improve student learning. Now in its 17th year, the TIP competition will award $5,000 each to up to five faculty projects.
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Students, faculty members, graduate student instructors, department chairs, directors, deans and staff members may submit nominations online. Faculty self-nominations are welcome, as are re-submitted nominations.
“The Provost’s Teaching Innovation Prize honors and showcases the range of creative work being done by faculty colleagues on campus to promote student learning,” said Angela Dillard, vice provost for undergraduate education.
“It is also an excellent opportunity to share effective ideas that can contribute to a campus culture of student success. I encourage our students, staff and faculty to submit nominations.”
Nominations are welcome for any new approaches to creating inclusive classrooms, new uses of instructional technology, new ways to engage students in the learning process, new approaches to student collaboration, or new methods for replicating the advantages of a small course in a large lecture.
This year’s guidelines particularly encourage nomination of innovations that enhance student success through the use of alternative forms of assessment, create student-centered learning environments that empower students to succeed by narrowing gaps in outcomes, or help students develop skills for a future that includes generative artificial intelligence.
