UBC Educational Studies Prof. Daniel Pratt has received one of the 2008 3M National Teaching Fellowships, widely recognized as Canada’s most prestigious university teaching award.
The fellowships, created by technology company 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE), this year honour 10 university faculty members who demonstrate leadership and commitment to the improvement of university teaching. Pratt is one of only two educators from Western Canada to receive the award.
“UBC is delighted that such a skilled and passionate educator has received this award,” says David Farrar, UBC Provost and Vice President Academic. “This fellowship recognizes Prof. Pratt’s accomplishments and UBC’s national leadership in teaching and learning.”
A winner of the Killam Teaching Award, Pratt’s pioneering work on teaching perspectives has been used by more than 75,000 educators and students in 105 countries, and has been translated into in several languages. His 1998 book, Five Perspectives on Teaching in Adult and Higher Education won the prestigious Cyril O. Houle Award for most outstanding literature in adult education.
Pratt has been a longstanding advocate of the scholarship of teaching and learning. He has taught in the Faculty of Education since 1971 and holds a joint appointment in the Faculty of Medicine. He has been a visiting professor at universities within North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia and his research and publications are used in universities around the world.
Pratt joins a community of more than 225 3M Fellows from a broad range of academic disciplines, who work to enhance teaching and learning at their own institutions and through larger collaborative initiatives supported by the STLHE.
Launched in 1986, the award includes a lifetime membership in the society and an all-expense paid three-day retreat where winners will share past teaching experiences and discuss new ideas.
Other UBC educators to the receive 3M Fellowships include: Judy Brown, English; Harry Hubball, Curriculum Studies; Carol-Ann Courneya, Physiology; Peter Frost (deceased), Sauder School of Business; Clarissa Green, Nursing; Lee Gass, Zoology; Janet Giltrow, English; Judith Johnston, Audiology and Speech Sciences; Barbara Paterson, Nursing; Gary Poole, TAG; Wes Schreiber, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Sue Stanton, Rehabilitation Sciences.
To interview Pratt or for more information, including photos, please contact Randy Schmidt at 604.828.0787.
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