Regional and National Awards

Association of Atlantic Universities

Association of Atlantic Universities Award for Distinguished Teaching

This award recognizes excellence in university teaching over a number of years, primarily at the undergraduate level. Up to two awards for Distinguished Teaching will be made annually.

Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award

This award recognizes an individual who demonstrates a sustained commitment to excellence in teaching and learning through educational leadership beyond their assigned role, responsibility, and teaching context. A single Anne Marie MacKinnon Educational Leadership Award is given annually.

STLHE Awards

3M National Teaching Fellowship

In 1986, the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) and 3M Canada partnered to recognize exceptional contributions to teaching and learning in Canadian post-secondary education. The community of 3M National Teaching Fellows embodies the highest ideals of teaching excellence and scholarship with a commitment to encourage and support the educational experience of every learner.

3M National Student Fellowship

For many years, 3M Canada has funded scholarships and awards for undergraduates in colleges and universities across Canada. In 2012, 3M added a student fellowship using the long-standing 3M National Teaching Fellowship Program for university professors as a model. The 3M National Student Fellowship Program arose out of consultations and collaboration with the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) Board of Directors and the Council of 3M National Teaching Fellows Executive.

D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning

Established in 2012, the D2L Innovation Award in Teaching and Learning, sponsored by D2L (Desire2Learn), celebrates and recognizes up to five post-secondary educators each year for their innovative approaches that promote student-centred teaching and learning.

Christopher Knapper Awards
In 2002, STLHE created this award to honour individuals who have, over their career, made significant contributions to teaching, learning and educational development in Canadian higher education. The first recipient, Christopher Knapper, was the founding president of STLHE and a member of the Society’s Board of Directors for 20 years.

Alan Blizzard Award

The Alan Blizzard Award was established to encourage, identify, and publicly recognize those whose exemplary collaboration in university teaching enhances student learning. The Award honours Dr. Alan Blizzard, STLHE President from 1987 to 1995, and his convictions about the effectiveness of collaboration in team teaching for student learning. Until 2012, the Award was sponsored by Pearson Canada. The Award seeks to make visible and disseminate scholarship of teaching and learning, based on values and practices of collaborative teaching.