The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning awards recognize individuals who have achieved excellence in the scholarship of teaching and learning as demonstrated through research that focuses on evidence-based teaching practices that promote UNLV students’ learning. The award recipient receives a $2,000 award, a personal plaque, and recognition at the UNLV Academic Achievement Awards Ceremony held every spring semester.

Eligibility

  • Applicants must be members of the UNLV teaching community with at least three years of teaching experience prior to the date of nomination.
  • Previous winners may reapply once five years have elapsed from their last award.
  • Note: This is not a teaching award, but an award to recognize outstanding scholarship on teaching and learning.

Application Materials

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Include a table of contents that follows the structure listed below.

Applications should be submitted in a single pdf file. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Include a table of contents that follows the structure listed below.

Applications are due before 5:00pm on Friday, February 28, 2025..

  • Table of Contents
  • A 300-500 word statement about your scholarship that addresses the following:
    • What was the research question you pursued regarding teaching and learning, and what motivated you to pursue it?
    • How has engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning impacted pedagogy?
    • Future directions -- what are your goals for disseminating research on teaching and learning going forward?
    • What is the impact of your Scholarship on Teaching & Learning in the university and/or in your discipline?
  • One to three select example(s) of the candidate’s work. These should be primarily peer-reviewed  articles or book chapters on the topic of teaching and learning, either discipline-specific or higher education focused. Should meet some or all of the selection criteria listed below.
  • Curriculum Vitae

Selection Criteria

Evaluators will be judging the application based on the following criteria:

  1. Engages in the systematic examination of issues about student learning and instructional conditions that promote learning,
  2. Demonstrates use of appropriate methods for investigating and evaluating the impact of teaching practices on student learning
  3. Advances the state of research and knowledge about teaching and learning in the field
  4. Demonstrates public, peer reviewed and critiqued scholarship, and dissemination of findings
  5. Does it make an impact on students and/or colleagues at the university or in the discipline

Evaluators will also be reflecting on:

  1. What makes this applicant competitive?
  2. What adversely impacts this applicant's competitiveness?

For tips on compiling an excellent application please contact the Teaching & Learning Commons.

Contact

Julie Cohen
Assistant Director Teaching & Learning Commons
julie.cohen@unlv.edu
702-895-5063

Gilberto Murillo
Teaching and Learning Project Coordinator
gilberto.murillo@unlv.edu
702-895-0334