Government announces Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda Posted April 2015 The announcement amounts to six measures including industry growth centres and a package promoting STEM skills in schools. How it … Continue Reading»
Government Announces Commonwealth Science Committee Posted April 2015 This committee replaces PMSEIC. The announcement details membership and includes a $12m STEM education package. Read press commentary from The Australian … Continue Reading»
Consumer rights and deregulation Posted April 2015 Are softer alternatives to hard prerequisites in danger of contravening consumer rights? A recent presentation from a deputy commissioner of … Continue Reading»
ACDS TL Projects 2015 Posted March 2015 This year the ACDS Executive has approved three ACDS TL projects to continue on themes raised at the ACDS TL … Continue Reading»
Mathematics Pathways for VET students – new online courses Posted March 2015 The Mathematics Pathways website has been developed from an Office for Learning and Teaching project, ’Development of mathematical pathways for VET … Continue Reading»
ASELL workshops 2015 Posted February 2015 ASELL (Advancing Science and Engineering through Laboratory Learning) has created a database of peer-reviewed, educationally sound undergraduate science experiments. ASELL experiments … Continue Reading»
Science stars at national LT awards Posted January 2015 Susan Rowland, Louise Lutze-Mann, Kieran Lim (L-R) Photographer: Jonathon Lim The Australia Learning and Teaching awards announced in December 2014 … Continue Reading»
Bright ideas for Australian university science and maths Posted November 2014 This month sees the release of two issues on biology education futures from the International Journal of Innovative Science and … Continue Reading»
International Collaborative Writing Groups 2015 Posted November 2014 As part of the ISSOTL 2015 Conference hosted in Melbourne Australia, colleagues are invited to apply to participate in a … Continue Reading»
Work-it-Out with Chris Creagh: OLT Fellowship Posted November 2014 Work It Out: Enhancing students’ problem solving skills by modelling how to “Work It Out” in a just-in-time learning environment … Continue Reading»
The Science TLOs: a “student-friendly version” Posted September 2014 The Science Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) presented us with a nationally agreed framework for bachelor level degrees in science. The … Continue Reading»
Assumed Knowledge in Maths Posted August 2014 Assumed Knowledge in Maths The First Year in Maths project has released a communique from its Assumed Knowledge in Maths national … Continue Reading»
