Sophie Karanicolas was awarded for her teaching excellence at the 2013 Australian Awards for University Teaching this week.
Senator Scott Ryan, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education, congratulated the Senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide and all 13 prize winning teachers for their outstanding work.
Ms Karanicolas and her colleague Catherine Snelling – who also won the award for their team efforts – work together in the University of Adelaide’s Dental School. There they have developed a successful teaching partnership focusing on interactive online learning modules.
Their initiative has been acknowledged by the academic community proven by the number of local and national teaching awards they have received over the years.
“Maintaining quality in tertiary education is our No 1 priority and with these exceptional teachers and programs we will continue to expand our international education reputation.” Senator Scott Ryan said at the awards ceremony.
Sophie has been teaching for more than 20 years and has been a Senior Lecturer since 2004.