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Arts Council of the African Studies Association

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ACASA Award for Teaching Excellence

This award is designed to acknowledge and celebrate dedicated, innovative and inspirational teaching in art history or related fields. Recognizing the value of teaching as a constitutive element of scholarship, this award is presented to scholars who have demonstrated a commitment to teaching and have established creative pedagogical approaches towards socially-responsive teaching. These awards honor scholars who have maintained high standards of teaching practice, inspired diverse students and have encouraged critical thinking in the field.    

Eligibility

Two awards are made, one from each of the following categories:

  1. Distinguished Teaching Award for candidates who, over ten years or more, have demonstrated a commitment to teaching
  2. Early and Mid-Career Teaching Award for candidates who, over four years or more, have demonstrated a commitment to teaching.

Candidates may be nominated by members of ACASA or may self-nominate

Submission Materials

All submissions should include the following materials:

  1. a one-page summary of teaching philosophy
  2. a list of courses taught and syllabi demonstrating course design (e.g. outcomes, assessment, assignments, learning materials)
  3. course evaluations
  4. letters of support from two colleagues

These materials should be received by November 17, 2023 by the ACASA Secretary. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. This award submission is currently closed.  It will open after the ACASA Triennial in June 2021.

Criteria

The following criteria are not exclusive or exhaustive. Candidates in the both categories should demonstrate the following:

  1. excellent in course design in which the outcomes, assessments, and teaching activities are aligned
  2. evidence of teaching students with diverse experiences and needs
  3. a use of a range of teaching methods that demonstrate innovation (e.g. interactive/learner-centered, blended methods)
  4. facilitation of critical thinking in teaching
  5. membership in good standing in ACASA Join ACASA. 

Please contact the ACASA Secretary for questions or comments.

2021 ACASA Awards for Teaching Excellence Recipients

Cynthia Becker, Associate Professor, Boston University

Henry Drewal, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

About ACASA

ACASA, the Arts Council of the African Studies Association, promotes greater understanding of African material and expressive culture in all its many forms, and encourages contact and collaboration with African and Diaspora artists and scholars.

Obituaries

Here you can find the obituaries for colleagues who unfortunately left us much too early.

 

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