The Kelly Outstanding Teaching Awards recognize teachers who promote Royal Roads' learner-centred philosophy and make positive contributions to teaching excellence.
We are proud to introduce you to recent winners of the Kelly Outstanding Teaching Awards. Congratulations to all!
About the Kelly Awards
The Kelly Outstanding Teaching Awards were created in recognition of Dr. Gerald O. Kelly, the first installed president of Royal Roads University, through an endowment fund.
Dr. Kelly, a teacher by trade, believed universities should be built around the learner. With students top of mind, he encouraged Royal Roads instructors to strive for excellence in teaching.
Nominations
Faculty, staff, students and alumni are invited to nominate outstanding instructors at Royal Roads.
Each January, the call for nominations opens. It will be publicized throughout the university community. An awards committee, made up of faculty, a student, a graduate and a representative from CTET, selects the winners.
General eligibility
Core and associate faculty members at Royal Roads, including lab instructors, who are currently teaching for-credit courses, are eligible for Kelly Outstanding Teaching Awards.
Instructors who teach in Professional and Continuing Studies are eligible for the Outstanding Workshop Facilitation Award.
Award recipients agree to share, through a variety of media, their approach to teaching and learning.
Eligibility criteria by award
Kelly Outstanding Teaching Award
- Candidates must have taught five or more courses at Royal Roads.
- Previous recipients of the Kelly Outstanding Teaching Award are ineligible. Instructors can only win this award once.
- The nominator must show how the candidate demonstrates a sustained record of teaching effectiveness and a commitment to continually improving their teaching and learning.
- The nominator must identify what makes the candidate’s course and approach to teaching unique.
New Teacher Award
- Candidates must have taught fewer than five courses at Royal Roads.
- Previous recipients of the New Teacher Award are ineligible. Instructors can only win this award one time.
Team Teaching Award
- Candidates must have taught three or more Royal Roads courses together as a team.
- At least 50 per cent of the team must be first-time recipients of this award. Said another way, teams are ineligible if more than 50 per cent of the group has won this award previously.
- The nominator must show how the candidate demonstrates a sustained record of teaching effectiveness and a commitment to continually improving their teaching and learning.
- The nominator must identify what makes the candidate’s course and approach to teaching unique.
Outstanding Workshop Facilitation Award
- Candidates must be instructors in Professional and Continuing Studies.
- Candidates must not have won the Outstanding Workshop Facilitation Award before.
- The nominator must show how the candidate demonstrates a sustained record of teaching effectiveness and a commitment to continually improving their teaching and learning.
- The nominator must identify what makes the candidate’s course and approach to teaching unique.
Nomination Process
A nominating team must consist of at least two students, with the remaining team member being another student or an alumni, faculty/associate faculty or staff member.
For a nomination to stand, a team of three nominators must submit the following:
- Nomination Form
- Nominee’s Statement of Teaching Philosophy (Team Teaching Award nominees submit a joint statement)
- Nominee’s Reflective Practice Statement (Team Teaching Award nominees submit individual statements)
- Nominee’s Table of Courses Taught
A candidate may be nominated for multiple award categories if they meet the criteria for each category. Before submitting a nomination package, please contact your prospective nominee to determine which category or categories they are eligible for and submit a separate package for each category.
More information
For more information about eligibility, the nomination process and the awards committee, view the Terms of Reference. Or, contact CTET faculty development.