ACDS Fellowship update – July Posted July 2020 COVID-19 In the light of COVID-19, a fundamental question is how the online delivery and other changes to course delivery … Continue Reading»
New ACDS project: Repository of online resources for science and mathematics teaching and assessment Posted June 2020 The ACDS has launched a new project to create a repository of online resources for science teaching and assessment and … Continue Reading»
Leadership in learning and teaching science in tertiary education Posted May 2020 The ACDS has supported a project focused on leadership in learning and teaching in science in Australian Universities. The skills … Continue Reading»
ACDS Fellowship update Posted December 2019 We have been hard at work, giving talks and facilitating workshops. Some key messages arising from workshop interactions and discussions: … Continue Reading»
Performance in first year mathematics and science subjects in Australian universities: Does senior secondary mathematics background matter? Posted December 2019 The Australian Council of Deans Science (ACDS) commissioned the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER) to undertake a study of … Continue Reading»
Initiatives of Australian universities to increase Indigenous student enrolment in and completion of science courses Posted December 2019 A study has been undertaken to understand the initiatives presently in place at Science faculties of Australian universities to assist … Continue Reading»
WIL in science: are we making progress? Posted November 2019 WIL in Science: are we making progress? In 2015, a national research project commissioned by the Office of the Chief … Continue Reading»
ACSME 2019: It’s a wrap! Posted October 2019 What a wonderful conference this was! Over 230 academics, professional staff and students came to share their experiences and to … Continue Reading»
New ACDS project: Indigenous science resources Posted September 2019 Indigenous Science is an area of emerging interest for scientific and cultural understanding, and as a mechanism for empowering Australia’s … Continue Reading»
How does gender affect the experience of science students? Posted September 2019 Are you a science educator at an Australian university? Be part of a national study investigating the gendered experience of … Continue Reading»
The changing nature of the academic role in science Posted August 2019 Congratulations to Professor Pauline Ross who has presented the final report of her Office for Learning and Teaching Fellowship. The … Continue Reading»
Special IJISME issue: When science meets the art … Posted August 2019 An exciting new IJISME double issue is out! The special issue When Science Meets the Arts –Bridging the subjective-objective divide … Continue Reading»
