NEWS Caroline Blomquist, associate professor at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science, Umeå University, is awarded the Faculty of Science and Technology's Pedagogical Prize 2023. The prize is SEK 30 000.
Caroline Blomquist is awarded the faculty's pedagogical prize 2023.
ImageMichael Blomquist”I am very happy to receive the Faculty of Science and Technology's pedagogical prize and I would like to thank my fantastic colleagues who have contributed to the development at both course and programme level at the department. It is great that the faculty recognises the educational work of the department, which I am proud to be a part of” says Caroline Blomquist.
Caroline Blomquist has been a teacher at Umeå University since 1991 and has taught biology and chemistry in a number of different programmes, for example in the foundation year and the Bachelor's programme in environmental health. Her areas of expertise are physiology and metabolism.
The driving force behind the developmental work is to get active students through interactive lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions, study visits and presentations
Over the years, she has also worked actively with colleagues and students to develop and improve the quality of courses and programmes. This has included integrating gender perspectives into the teaching of the Bachelor's programme in environmental health, as well as developing students' writing skills in another project. Another example is that she has worked with the Swedish Food Administration and a number of municipalities to develop the Food Safety course from campus-based teaching to distance learning.
”The driving force behind the developmental work is to get active students through interactive lectures, seminars, laboratory sessions, study visits and presentations” she says. ”We have also sought to design forms of examination that are conducive to learning, such as oral examinations where feedback can be given both directly and individually.”
Caroline Blomquist is also a member of the programme councils for the environmental health programme, the foundation year and the nutritional science programme. Since 1 July 2021, she is the Director of Studies at the Department of Ecology and Environmental Science.
The Faculty Board at the Faculty of Science and Technology decided at its last meeting that the 2023 Pedagogical Prize will be awarded to Caroline Blomquist. The motivation for the prize reads:
"Caroline Blomquist receives the prize for her highly regarded contributions as a teacher, her dedicated and strong pedagogical leadership, and her great commitment to developing courses and programmes in, for example, sustainable development, equality integration and student-centred learning."
The Faculty's Pedagogical Prize is awarded annually. The aim is to make visible and encourage teachers' commitment and efforts in higher education pedagogical development. The prize money is SEK 30,000.
