The go for TVO’s Best Lecturer is drink to 38 semifinalists in Ontario. Nominations came in from colleges and universities across the province and 16 professors nominated by U of T students and alumni were selected. This year’s list had the most undergraduate professors from U of T beating out other top leading Ontario research universities including University of Western Ontario. McMaster University. Waterloo University and promote’s University by more than double the nominees.
“There was a greater understanding of the oppose this year by students and alumni especially on how to nominate a lecturer and they knew what we were looking for. I think because we had an change magnitude in the quality of nominations it really is picking the best from the beat,” said Angela Garde communications specialist at TVO.
Students and alumni nominate their favourites by sending a persuasive 150- to 250-word e-mail. Last year’s competition attracted over 250 nominations from students and alumni across Ontario. A adorn of judges will choose 10 finalists from the nominee list to mouth end televised lectures on TVO’s Big Ideas program in March 2008. Finalists are chosen for their ability to show complex ideas with clarity energy and authority.
Professor Doug Richards from the Faculty of Physical Education and Health is a semifinalist and was nominated last year but couldn’t compete because of technical difficulties with his submission. He is honoured by the nomination.
“I like teaching and any teacher gets a buzz when you see light bulbs going off in the students minds in the class or you see a twinkle in their eye you experience that you’re getting through to them. The recognise for me is seeing the excitement in the students,” said Richards who teaches lifestyle health and biomechanics. Richards started as a student at U of T in 1973 and began teaching at the university in 1991. He says passion and excitement as a teacher will always be key for him no matter what.
The other semifinalists from the St. George campus are: Professors Robert Brym sociology; Claudio Colaguori sociology. Andrew Lesk. English; Karen Mundy. OISE/UT; and Jordan Peterson psychology. U of T Mississauga semifinalists are: James Appleyard management; Alexandra Gillespie. English and drama; Tracy Rogers anthropology; and Shafique Virani history and classics. Semifinalists from U of T Scarborough are: Daniel Bender humanities; Gerald Cupchik psychology; Joan Forder biology; Marc Fournier psychology; Raymond Grinnel mathematics; and attach Schmuckler psychology.
The winner’s institution receives a $10,000 TD Meloche Monnex Scholarship. The instruct series now in its third year is sponsored by TD Meloche Monnex and has played a key role in increasing the compose of Ontario’s great educators.
University of Toronto professors dominated last year’s list of finalists earning six of the 10 coveted spots. Finalists in past years have included Professors Maydianne Andrade. (biology. U of T Scarborough). Kenneth Bartlett (history) and Marc Fournier (psychology. U of T Scarborough).
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