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Teaching Awards - National

The Alan Blizzard Award

Established to encourage, identify, and publicly recognize those whose exemplary collaboration in university teaching enhances student learning
Seeks to make visible and disseminate scholarship of teaching and learning, based on values and practices of collaborative teaching
Highlights excellence in collaborative university teaching and learning
Seeks to foster recognition, visibility, and appreciation for effective collaboration in university teaching and learning
$2,000 in funding will be awarded to assist with travel to the annual STLHE Conference
This award is retired as of 2022

Created in collaboration with the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) in 1986 with the creation of the 3M National Teaching Fellowships.
Recognizes teaching excellence as well as educational leadership
Up to ten Fellowships are awarded each year
The award includes a citation and an invitation to participate in a three-day retreat at Chateau Montebello in Quebec
Nominations for the Fellowships are submitted by teachers on their own behalf, or by their colleagues

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
D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning is international and open to applicants from all countries
Applications are invited from individuals with a demonstrable record of innovation(s) in areas including pedagogical approaches, teaching methods, course design, curriculum development, assessment methods, and various tools or technologies that enhance learning and have had a significant impact