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The 2023 annual teacher recognition event took place on April 28 in the Sherri Bell Hall.

The took place in the Sherri Bell Hall on April 27, 2023, and is an initiative of the college’s Teaching and Learning Council. Awards were based on from faculty, staff and students.

“While nominations came from employees and students, once again it was inspiring to see an amazing response from students who highlighted some of the incredible work being done to support student learning,” says Dr. Heather Cummings, Vice-President of Student Experience. “Congratulations to every faculty member who promoted student success by using engaging and flexible approaches to better meet the needs of all learners.”

����̽�� is committed to teaching excellence. A range of teaching resources and learning opportunities are available to instructors to support their pursuit of excellence in teaching through the Dr. Lloyd Morin Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).

“Reciprocity in teaching and learning, as one of the four Rs of Indigenous Education, is an important component of equity, diversity, and inclusion and key to the work instructors and students do here at Camosun,” says Emily Schudel, Chair of CETL. “I was honoured to be among those celebrating some of our inspirational faculty who work in relationships and reciprocity with their students.”

The event included , which recognizes a faculty member who has made profound contributions to open learning at ����̽��. This year, Charlie Molnar, Biology, was recognized for his work in revising, adapting and creating open education resources since 2015.

Open education resources / open textbooks have positive benefits on the student experience by lowering access barriers and reducing student costs for learning materials. They also enable instructors to modify, edit or adapt high-quality resources to fit their individual teaching goals to provide meaningful contextualized materials for their students.

Recognizing the 28 recipients of the 2023 teaching recognition awards

The 2023 annual teacher recognition event took place on April 28 in the Sherri Bell Hall. The 28 recipients were:

1. Andrea Durdle, Plumbing and Pipe Trades
2. Arloene Burak, Psychology
3. Brent McMillen, Medical Radiography
4. Brooke Cameron, Biology
5. Dan Reeve, Political Science
6. Darren Hall, Plumbing and Pipe Trades
7. David Armstrong, Hospitality Management
8. David Raju, Biology
9. Dianne Patterson, Health Care Assistant
10. Emah Christiansen, Massage Therapy
11. Gilles Cazelais, Math
12. James Smyth, Plumbing and Pipe Trades
13. Joanne Irvine, Management and HR Leadership
14. Joyce van de Vegte, Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology
15. Katie Waterhouse, Anthropology
16. Kendal Adam, Diagnostic Medical Sonography
17. Lynnea Jackson, English Language Development
18. Matt Agbay, Business Statistics
19. Meaghan Feduck, Education Assistant, Community Support
20. Michelle Lysak, Accounting and Finance
21. Nicole Kilburn, Anthropology
22. Noreen Ortilla, Massage Therapy
23. Pei Mei Chia, English Language Development
24. Phil Vreugdenhil, Electronics and Computer Engineering
25. Richard Burman, Mechanical Engineering Capstone
26. Robin Fast, Community, Family and Child Studies
27. Selena Hebig, Nursing
28. Tony Vernon, Health Care Assistant-ESL