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Dr Joanne Tippett Awarded the AESOP Excellence in Teaching Prize for 2011
Dr. Joanne Tippett, Lecturer in Spatial Planning and Second Year Coordinator for the School's undergraduate Planning programmes, has been awarded an AESOP Excellence in Teaching Prize for 2011.
AESOP is the Association of European Schools of Planning, and the prize was awarded at the World Planning School Congress in Perth (Australia), held on 4-8 July, 2011.
The award was for innovative teaching methods developed for Settlement Project, a second year module part of SED's undergraduate Planning courses.
In the announcement of the award, AESOP said: "the jury appreciated the innovative way to teach a very large studio class in an interactive approach, in a student-centred way without needing excessive tutor support. This is a challenge that is awaiting most of the European university courses with more demanding students and diminishing funding and resources. The interactive approach is developed by a specific and original technique [Ketso], which appears well tested and which shows its efficacy in supporting "student oriented teaching"."
For more information on the award see:
- www.aesop-planning.eu/en_GB/aesop-news
- www.aesop-planning.eu/news/en_GB/2011/07/09/readabout/aesop-excellence-in-teaching-prize-2011
Follow this link for more information on Ketso.
27 July 2011