Award for Excellence
Sponsored by Eduserv 
Winner - Canterbury Christ Church University
The 2009 Award for Excellence, sponsored by Eduserv, has been won by Canterbury Christ Church University. Their submission focused on the development of the iBorrow project which looked to introduce a self service laptop loan scheme into the University's new library and learning centre. The project also aimed to collect data about how students were engaging with different learning spaces and technology.
The panel recognised that the project met a clear business need by providing access to laptop technology to a university population where laptop ownership is not common.
Canterbury Christ Church University - iBorrow project
For details of the other entries, see the 2009 Awards page.
The Aim
The aim of the UCISA Award for Excellence is to recognise and highlight levels of excellence and best practice that currently exist and are demonstrated by UCISA members within the UK higher and further education sectors.
Brief/Implementation
UCISA and Eduserv recognise the need for higher and further education providers to get the best out of IT and their expenditure on it. We are looking to recognise IT practice or projects which bring significant new or wider benefits to learners, or researchers, or the institutions that serve them, in a cost-effective way.
The Award for Excellence may be in an area listed below, or indeed a significant integration of a number of these headings:
- Innovation
- Systems integration
- Leadership
- Self-service implementation
- Business management improvements
- Returns on investment
- Managed learning environments
- Integration of new technologies into learning and teaching
- Collaboration
All entries must carry a permission to publish. The Award is given to recognise innovation and best practice, and by sharing this view, to generally increase the levels of excellence within UK higher and further education management.
Judging Criteria
The awards will be judged by a panel from UCISA and Eduserv and will be assessed on the following criteria:
- Return on investment, highlighting the value of the benefits delivered, particularly in relation to the cost (40)
- Demonstration of Excellence (40)
- Transference of Best Practice (20)
Principles
One award will be made with a monetary value of £5000.
The award will be made to a UCISA member institution and not an individual.
Only one submission from an institution for the award will be accepted. Where multiple submissions are received from an institution, the named UCISA representatives of that institution will be requested to select the valid submission for the award.
Submissions will relate to the non-commercial activities of the member institution.
The closing date for submissions for the 2009 award is 29 January 2010.
Submissions should be by an electronic document that includes the details from the proforma below. The submission should consist of a brief description of the work, with supporting documentation explaining why it should be judged as excellent. The submission should include examples of how good practice can be shared to generally increase the levels of excellence within UK higher and further education management.
Further Details
If you require further details, please email: execsec@ucisa.ac.uk; details of the timetable, where and when the Award will be presented and the proforma for applications are available in this Word or PDF document.
