Awards and Grants

Over the years, COFA Online has won a variety of awards for its innovation in online learning and teaching, and has also secured a variety of grant funding to continue its online pedagogical research.

Awards

2012

2012 MERLOT Award for Exemplary Online Learning Resources – MERLOT Classics (USA)
Faculty Development Editorial Board award - Learning to Teach Online
McIntyre, S., Watson, K. 

2012 ACUADS Distinguished Teaching Award, Australian Council of University Art and Design Schools
'For excellence and significant contributions to online learning and teaching' 
McIntyre, S. 

ICEL 7th International Conference on E-Learning Award for best PhD paper presented at conference 
'Exploring a Rhizomic Model for the Design and Dissemination of Professional Development in Online Teaching'
McIntyre, S. 

2011

Ascilite Innovation and Excellence Award
Exemplary and research informed use of technologies for teaching and learning in tertiary education - Learning to Teach Online
McIntyre, S., Watson, K.

2006

Carrick (ALTC) Australian Award for University Teaching Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
'For pioneering internationally recognised best practice in online education in the creative arts and design'
Bennett, R., McIntyre, S.

Commendation (9) from the Australian University Quality Agency (AUQA)
‘AUQA commends UNSW for good practice in systematisation of online delivery in the College of Fine Arts and innovation in online collaborative education through the Omnium Project’
Bennett, R., McIntyre, S. 

2005

The ACILITE President's Award for Exemplary Application of ICT to Teaching and Learning in Tertiary Education
This was awarded for innovation in the use of technology to build a high quality and effective online learning environment
Bennett, R. 

2004

UNSW Learning & Teaching Award
‘Improving Accessibility, Engagement and Experience for Postgraduate (coursework) Art and Design Students through provision of a Course Specific Online Information Literacy Guide’
Bennett, R. & McIntyre, S.

Australian Council of University Art & Design Schools (ACUADS) Distinguished Teaching Award
This award was awarded for high achievement and success in running a number of international and local online collaboration projects in 1999 to 2004
 

Grant Funding

2009

Australian Learning and Teaching Council Competitive Grant
'Learning to teach online: developing high-quality video and text resources to help educators teach online'
McIntyre, S., Bennett, R., Watson K., McArthur, I., Larsen, S.

UNSW Early Career Research Grant
'Culturally adaptive online pedagogy: Developing and evaluating culturally appropriate online pedagogy for trans-national collaborative design education'
McArthur, I., McIntyre, S., Bennett, R., Fang, X., Goodwin, R. 

2008

Faculty Research Infrastructure Grant
'Developing an Online Tool for Enabling User-centric Portability and Integration Across Multiple Sites'
McIntyre, S., Bennett, R., Morrison, A.

UNSW Early Career Research Grant
'Culture and online pedagogy: A comparative analysis of the effectiveness of media in cross-cultural online art and design education'
McArthur, I., McIntyre, S. 

2007

Learning & Teaching Performance Fund
'Planning, Infrastructure Provision and Establishment of the UNSW Academy of Online Art and Design Education'
McIntyre, S. Bennett, R. 

Early Career Researcher Grant
'The University of New South Wales, Australia Evaluating impact and affects that issues associated with time have on student motivation within fully online learning and teaching communities'
McIntyre, S. Bennett, R. & Whateley, G. 

2004

UNSW Postgraduate Learning and Teaching Grant
'Improving Accessibility, Engagement and Experience for Postgraduate (coursework) Art and Design Students through provision of a Course Specific Online Information Literacy Guide'
Bennett, R. Chan, LK. McIntyre, S. Polaine, A. & Blackmore, M.

UNSW Faculty Research Grant
Harnessing the popularity of instant messaging systems, to improve socialisation, interaction and the overall learning experience for students studying online
Bennett, R., Landmann, W.