Dr. Ewa Dabrowska Wins Teaching Matters! Award

From your Students' Union's News:

Dr. Ewa Dabrowska Wins SU Teaching Award

January 19, 2009

(Edmonton, AB) — University of Alberta instructor, Dr. Ewa Dabrowska, has been selected by the Students' Union to receive the Teaching Matters! Award for Quality as a Contract Staff Member.

The Teaching Matters! Awards were created to recognize and support excellence in teaching at the University and to emphasize the importance of the role of teaching in the undergraduate experience and acknowledge the work instructors do in this area.

Three Teaching Matters! Awards are awarded each term. The Award for Quality as a Contract Staff Member was created in honour of Fair Employment Week and is the second Teaching Matters! Award to be awarded this year. This award recognizes the contributions of sessionals and other contract staff to the learning environment. Whether these instructors has created a positive learning environment, dedicated time outside class to their students or exemplified a mastery of the subject, the winner of this award has demonstrated an overall quality in teaching.

Dr. Dabrowska was nominated for this award by a student in one of her Human Geography courses. This student found Dr. Dabrowska’s focus on “brain-based" learning — through her use of short films, maps, guest speakers and class discussions — to be particularly helpful. Dr. Dabrowska has clearly demonstrated her investment in ensuring that her students receive the best possible education and that they succeed in their academic endeavours.