Released: May 1, 2023 | Last Updated: May 29, 2023 Communications Office | News release School of Health and Human Services School of Business School of Arts and Science School of Access Library Centre for Sport and Exercise Education Centre for Excellence in Teaching & Learning School of Trades and Technology Twenty-eight Camosun College faculty members were honoured for their contribution to teaching and learning in the second annual teacher recognition celebration. Camosun College The 2023 annual teacher recognition event took place on April 28 in the Sherri Bell Hall.The awards ceremony took place in the Sherri Bell Hall on April 27, 2023, and is an initiative of the college’s Teaching and Learning Council. Awards were based on testimonials from faculty, staff and students.“While nominations came from employees and students, once again it was inspiring to see an amazing response from students who highlighted some of the incredible work being done to support student learning,” says Dr. Heather Cummings, Vice-President of Student Experience. “Congratulations to every faculty member who promoted student success by using engaging and flexible approaches to better meet the needs of all learners.”Camosun College is committed to teaching excellence. A range of teaching resources and learning opportunities are available to instructors to support their pursuit of excellence in teaching through the Dr. Lloyd Morin Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL).“Reciprocity in teaching and learning, as one of the four Rs of Indigenous Education, is an important component of equity, diversity, and inclusion and key to the work instructors and students do here at Camosun,” says Emily Schudel, Chair of CETL. “I was honoured to be among those celebrating some of our inspirational faculty who work in relationships and reciprocity with their students.”The event included The Mary Burgess Open Education Recognition Award, which recognizes a faculty member who has made profound contributions to open learning at Camosun College. This year, Charlie Molnar, Biology, was recognized for his work in revising, adapting and creating open education resources since 2015.Open education resources / open textbooks have positive benefits on the student experience by lowering access barriers and reducing student costs for learning materials. They also enable instructors to modify, edit or adapt high-quality resources to fit their individual teaching goals to provide meaningful contextualized materials for their students.Recognizing the 28 recipients of the 2023 teaching recognition awardsThe 2023 annual teacher recognition event took place on April 28 in the Sherri Bell Hall. The 28 recipients were:Andrea Durdle, Plumbing and Pipe TradesArloene Burak, PsychologyBrent McMillen, Medical RadiographyBrooke Cameron, BiologyDan Reeve, Political ScienceDarren Hall, Plumbing and Pipe TradesDavid Armstrong, Hospitality ManagementDavid Raju, BiologyDianne Patterson, Health Care AssistantEmah Christiansen, Massage TherapyGilles Cazelais, MathJames Smyth, Plumbing and Pipe TradesJoanne Irvine, Management and HR LeadershipJoyce van de Vegte, Electronics and Computer Engineering TechnologyKatie Waterhouse, AnthropologyKendal Adam, Diagnostic Medical SonographyLynnea Jackson, English Language DevelopmentMatt Agbay, Business StatisticsMeaghan Feduck, Education Assistant, Community SupportMichelle Lysak, Accounting and FinanceNicole Kilburn, AnthropologyNoreen Ortilla, Massage TherapyPei Mei Chia, English Language DevelopmentPhil Vreugdenhil, Electronics and Computer EngineeringRichard Burman, Mechanical Engineering CapstoneRobin Fast, Community, Family and Child StudiesSelena Hebig, NursingTony Vernon, Health Care Assistant-ESLContact informationRodney PorterCamosun College250-889-7494porterr@camosun.ca