Thank you to the 49 individuals and groups who submitted an application for the 2021 inaugural SRES awards. The judging panel was amazed and inspired by the creativity, humanity, and innovation shown by all entrants, and thanks everyone for their submissions.
Winners
Educators use SRES in so many different ways to make things better.
Relationship-rich education category
Fostering stronger student-student relationships (and developing GQ “Influence”) during the pandemic. Maria Ishkova, University of Sydney Business School
Innovation category
Creating Innovative, Interactive, SRES-enabled Online Activities. Benjamin Miller, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
New start category
SRES in 1st Year. Elizabeth Hegedus, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Supporting-the-supporters category
Enabling dynamic self and peer review for capstone interdisciplinary projects. Thomas Jephcott, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Student support category
The SRES Job Ready Graduates Pilot. Peter Rutledge, Alix Thoeming, Aaron Baird, Harriet Flitcroft, Ruth Weeks, Tristan Enright, Stephen George-Williams, Dan Penny, Thomas Hubble, Maureen O’Malley, Caitrin Donovan, Diana Warren, Raed Raffoul, Alan Fekete, Joshua Burridge, Andrew Mathas, John Ormerod, Pantea Pooladvand, Kevin Coulembier, Mary Myerscough, Sharon Stephen, Haotian Wu, Jonathan Spreer, Januar Harianto, Helen Johnston, Caleb Owens, Cameron Clarke, Samantha Hockey, Francesca van den Berg, Lachlan Ingram, Liana Pozza, Benjamin Miller, University of Sydney
Performance and productivity category
SRES as an end-to-end solution for honours programs. Victoria Rawlings and Nicholas Randal, University of Sydney
Assessment and feedback category
Closing the loop in feedback and assessment during placement simulation. Jennie Brentnall, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Highly commended
Relationship-rich education category
- Fostering stronger educator-student relationships using SRES with a human touch and humour to help students. Janine Coupe, Meraiah Foley, Angela Hecimovic – University of Sydney Business School
- MyBUSS600 – The personalised student learning portal. Jimmy Northwood, University of Sydney Business School
Innovation category
- Can’t Find a System? Build it: An Integrated Learning Portal of Self-Assessment, Peer-Evaluation and Self-Reflection. Ju Li Ng, Kevin Lowe, University of Sydney Business School. View video
- Pitching Authentic Assessments with SRES. Shane Wilkinson, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
Assessment and feedback category
- Personalised, interactive feedback with SRES. Benjamin Miller, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
- Assessment and feedback that supports groupwork. Robyn Martin, University of Sydney Business School
- Final Year Medical Student Prescribing assessment and feedback. Kellie Charles, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Student support category
- S.R.E.S. Pathways to Student Support in Work Integrated Learning. Jennie Brentnall and Belinda Judd, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Using to-do lists to support student workload and connection to the lecturer. Andy Smidt, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- Individual, personalised support for at risk students, at scale. Kate Edwards, Jacqueline Raymond, Janelle Gifford, Troy Cross, Alycia Fong Yan, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
- SRES as a teamwork temperature check. Fabian Held, University of Sydney
New start category
- Meta SRES: Reflecting with students on SRES in a masters unit about educational technology. Alisha Portolese, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney
- An amateur’s attempt to utilise SRES for student support (and some sneaky research). Stephen George-Williams, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
- Using SRES for self and peer evaluations. Dilhani Premaratna, Centre for AgriBiosciences, La Trobe University
Supporting-the-supporters category
- SRES coaching. Andy Smidt, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Performance and productivity category
- Conquering Time: Utilising SRES in a multi-systems approach to create time for meaningful engagement with students in first year biology. Francesca van den Berg, Timothy Lee, Matthew Pye, Hong-Dao Nguyen, Samantha Hockey, Claudia Keitel, Osu Lilje, Faculty of Science, University of Sydney
- From a Sundial to a Swiss Clock: Developing a well-oiled assessment and feedback workflow for the School of Medical Science Honours Program. Vicki Xin and Nicholas Randal, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney
Congratulations to all applicants
The standard of applications was exceptional and all applicants are commended on their meaningful use of technology to support students and their learning.
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