Geoff Rubner wins the Teaching Excellence Awards 2011
March 2011
'Teaching Excellence Awards' focus on achievement in relation to teaching over recent years and involve a grant of £5,000 for recipients to further develop their teaching or their career. The university rewards and recognises excellence in teaching and in supporting student learning through its promotion procedures.
Geoff is a Senior Teaching Fellow in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with 25 years experience of teaching at Manchester. His high teaching load incorporates a wide range of blended learning techniques. He makes a particular effort to structure his units in a way that ensures he gets to know his students and their strengths and weaknesses.
Geoff has been an early adopter of technology in learning and had used auto-marking techniques since 2003, allowing instant feedback on submitted work. He has also received funding to explore the use of mobile phones as ‘clickers’ to improve student engagement and interaction in large classes. This project was presented at the ED-MEDIA 2010 conference in Toronto as a co-authored paper.
In addition to his own use of eLearning he is also a school champion, encouraging others to adopt the latest technology to enhance the student learning experience.