WIL at Macquarie University Posted October 2016 Improving work-integrated learning has been nominated as a key target for Australian university in the national WIL strategy published in … Continue Reading»
Re-thinking the Science PhD Posted August 2016 Australia’s Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel, is a big fan of the PhD. His speech on July 29th, at the Park Royal … Continue Reading»
ACSME 2016 program released Posted August 2016 ACSME is the national conference for university science and mathematics education with a proud 22-year history of sparking new ideas, … Continue Reading»
Evidence-based practice for STEM learning Posted August 2016 ‘…every university now has at its disposal the tools to improve undergraduate STEM teaching, and no defensible reason for not … Continue Reading»
New ideas in T&L: August Posted July 2016 University Science Academics and Students Agree on One Thing: We’re falling short on skill development Australia needs innovative science graduates … Continue Reading»
WIL workshops – Faculty planning Posted July 2016 The ACDS is pleased to announce its series of WIL Planning workshops for Faculties of Science. These workshops aim to … Continue Reading»
WIL in Science webinar – July 5 Posted June 2016 The ACDS WIL in Science project teamed up with ACEN (Australian Collaborative Education Network) to present a webinar on July … Continue Reading»
ACSME submissions extended to June 13 Posted June 2016 ACSME 2016 has extended the deadline for submissions for presentations, posters and workshops to June 13. Proposals can be submitted … Continue Reading»
New ideas in T&L: May Posted June 2016 Involving students in science higher education = Effective leadership Effective higher education leaders involve students. Craig McInnes and Hamish Coates … Continue Reading»
New ideas in T&L: April Posted April 2016 When Nobel Prize Winners Talk About Teaching University Science Nobel Prize winning physicist Carl Wieman visited The University of Queensland … Continue Reading»
WIL Lighthouse Projects Posted April 2016 The ACDS is delighted to announce its six WIL in Science Lighthouse Projects for 2016. The Lighthouse projects are action-learning … Continue Reading»
Chemistry teaching strategies Posted April 2016 What makes a great teacher? Madeleine Schultz from QUT and Gwen Lawrie from UQ with research assistants Bronwin Dargaville and … Continue Reading»
