A national teaching prize worth $20,000 has been presented to a Tauranga teacher who produces video lessons for his students.
Mike Scott, of Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, was awarded one of 12 Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching awards at an awards' ceremony in Wellington last night.
An electrical and electronics tutor, Mr Scott has been at the polytech for eight years.
He was nominated by the polytech and had to submit a portfolio describing, in 8000 words, his career and what he does in the classroom.
Mr Scott said he had trouble trimming his written submission from 13,000 words.