External Teaching Awards (non Discipline-Specific)
National Awards
3M National Teaching Fellowships
To learn more about this award please visit the 3M National Teaching Fellowship website.
In 1986, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada joined to reward exceptional contributions to teaching and learning at Canadian universities. Ten fellowships are awarded each year. The community of 3M National Teaching Fellows embodies the highest ideals of teaching excellence and scholarship with a commitment to enhance the educational experience of every learner.
There are now 258 3M National Teaching Fellows scattered throughout Canada representing a broad range of academic disciplines. They work individually and collaboratively to enhance teaching and learning at their own institutions and through larger collaborative initiatives supported by the Society.
2017 James Fraser, Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy
D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning
To learn more about this award please visit the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning website.
Established in 2012, the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, sponsored by D2L (Desire2Learn), celebrates and recognizes up to five post-secondary educators each year for their innovative approaches that promote student-centred teaching and learning.
The D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning is open to all instructors currently teaching at a post-secondary institution, regardless of discipline, level, or term of appointment. Unique among the STLHE awards is that the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning is international and open to applicants from all countries; however, applications will only be accepted in French or English.
Provincial Awards
OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Award
To learn more about this award please visit the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations website.
Each year OCUFA recognizes outstanding teachers and academic librarians in Ontario universities through its Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards.
Since 1973 OCUFA has presented 359 awards. The recipients are selected by the OCUFA Teaching and Academic Librarianship Awards Committee. Approximately 7 awards are presented every year.