The ACADEMY in 2009

Although still in its infancy the Academy has, to date, undertaken a number of exciting initiatives:

• The Academy logo was developed in 2008 and now in use
• The Business Plan, Terms of Reference have been prepared and accepted
• An Executive Committee is now in place, led by Donna Buckingham
• the 2008 Symposium was a resounding success.  Outputs on the website include:
  • Photos
  • Presentations from the main speakers
  • Engaging your students - from the Interactive Classroom Presenter Session - with links to many other useful sites
  • The Symposium Evaluation
• The Academy Community on the Ako Aotearoa website continues to grow
• LIMELIGHT regularly updates members with news from the Academy - 5 issues published by August 2009
• 9 Academy members have contributed articles to the Education Review in the year up to August 2009
• The Academy was represented on the Tertiary Teaching Awards judging panel by Lisa Emerson
• 5 regional groups are now established.  The Massey TE@M are making headway in promoting teaching in their own organisation.  The Waikato group are planning a number of initiatives across institutions in the region.  Christchurch, Dunedin and Auckland have had their first meetings.
• A database of TTEA mentors has been established and the volunteer mentors will be kept up to date with changes to the criteria
• A FAQ sheet has been prepared and posted to the website for potential TTEA applicants
• A database of members and their expertise/interests has been established and available on the website
• 2 Academy funding streams are being developed and will be available to Academy members in August 2009
• Promotional material in the form of an informative brochure and also A5 pads are now available
• At least five of the 2009 TTEA Awardees were mentored by Academy members
• Implemented a 'Buddy" system for new awardees

Watch this space for more exciting developments from The ACADEMY