Division : Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Type : Divisional Teaching Award
More Information : https://temertymedicine.utoronto.ca/w-t-aikins-awards
Description
These awards are named for Dr. W.T. Aikins, the first Dean of the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine after it was reorganized in 1887. As the Faculty’s most prestigious awards for sustained commitment to and excellence in undergraduate medical teaching, these awards are given serious consideration in the academic promotions process. Award recipients are selected from nominees in a faculty-wide process that requires support from both faculty and students.
Recognizes the design of educational innovations specifically for use in the MD Program. Educational innovative technologies include the creation of and use of print materials, digital learning aids, physical specimens, models or demonstrations, other teaching aids or any other educational resources.
Eligibility
- Nominees must have held a faculty appointment with the Temerty Faculty of Medicine for a minimum of 10 years
- The award considers teaching performance in the undergraduate medical (MD) program only. Teaching performance in Arts & Science, graduate, and post-graduate medical programs will not be considered.
- A previous winner may be nominated for an Aikins Award in the same category as the previous award only after a lapse of five years. A previous winner may be nominated for an Aikins Award in a different category from a previous award at any time.
- Nominees will be evaluated along the following criteria for development and use of educational innovations: Effectiveness: evidence of widespread use of the educational innovative learning object by the target group of users. Information gleaned from 3 years of course evaluations is required (data will be provided directly from the Office of Assessment and Evaluation). Adoption of the innovative educational technology by other learning institutions would be further evidence of its effectiveness. Uniqueness and originality in the development, materials, presentation and application of the educational innovation. Creativity and innovation in the design of the educational innovation. Appropriateness of the educational innovation for the teaching context. Relevance to goals of the curriculum, appropriate level, appropriate detail, accuracy Clarity in the comprehensibility and logical arrangement. Elegance in technical, conceptual and design senses. Evidence of research in the design and use of the educational innovation to align with best practices of medical education.