What does a teaching specialist look like? Posted January 2019 Are you a science academic with a strong interest in education? Were you hired as a science education specialist, or … Continue Reading»
STEM enrolment patterns 2002 – 2015 Posted October 2018 Enrolments at Australian universities increased 56% in 2002-2015, but only 32% in STEM due to a crash of 23% in … Continue Reading»
The ACDS 2017 WIL in Science National Forum – Presentations Posted December 2017 The ACDS 2017 WIL in Science National Forum was held at the ParkRoyal Hotel at Melbourne Airport on Friday 8th … Continue Reading»
2017 AGM Program Posted October 2017 The 2017 ACDS AGM was held at the Mercure Hotel Broadway, Sydney on October 23 and 24. It included a … Continue Reading»
Higher ed budget cuts – ACDS responds Posted August 2017 On Wednesday 23 August, Universities Australia released an analysis showing that science would bear a larger proportion of the impact … Continue Reading»
ACDS warns of impacts of proposed HE funding cuts Posted August 2017 MEDIA RELEASE – Thursday August 24th 2017 Australia’s university system is the bedrock on which its STEM capability is built. Its … Continue Reading»
National Research Forum – September 2017 Posted July 2017 25 – 26 September 2017 – Novotel Sydney Central As agreed in the ACDS Strategic Plan, the Australian Council of … Continue Reading»
2016 WIL in Science Forum presentations Posted November 2016 The 2016 ACDS WIL in Science forum was held on Friday December 2nd focusing on the ACDS Lighthouse projects. Participants explored … Continue Reading»
BEAN 2016: wonder and imagination Posted November 2016 The Biosciences Education Australia Network (BEAN) is holding its annual meeting in Canberra on Dec 12-13 at ANU. Again, BEAN is … Continue Reading»
2016 AGM presentations Posted November 2016 ACDS Annual General Meeting 2016 The ACDS AGM was held at the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne on October 17 and … Continue Reading»
Evidence-based practice for STEM learning Posted November 2016 ‘…every university now has at its disposal the tools to improve undergraduate STEM teaching, and no defensible reason for not … Continue Reading»
ACSME 2016 round-up Posted October 2016 ACSME (Australian Conference for Science and Mathematics Education) greeted over 200 registrants in Brisbane this year, breaking attendance records. The … Continue Reading»
