National Science Digital Media Competition Posted April 2014 Do you encourage your students to create digital media to explain science? DigiXFest (Digital Explanations Festival) is a national competition … Continue Reading»
Teaching Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics – Workshop Posted April 2014 The First Year in Maths project (FYiMaths) is holding a professional development workshop on ‘Teaching Practices in Undergraduate Mathematics’ on … Continue Reading»
PD for teaching quantitative disciplines Posted February 2014 The AustMS website is the home of the on-line professional development unit Effective Teaching, Effective Learning in the Quantitative Disciplines. … Continue Reading»
ACDS TL Centre fellowship report Posted February 2014 The OLT has published Liz Johnson’s fellowship report describing the establishment of the ACDS TL Centre. The report presents a … Continue Reading»
Assumed Maths knowledge: forum Posted December 2013 The First Year in Maths Project and the Institute of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education have teamed up to hold a … Continue Reading»
DigiExplanations: national roadshow Posted December 2013 The roadshow for Associate Professor Garry Hoban’s Office of Learning and Teaching National Senior Fellowship was recently launched at the … Continue Reading»
TLO good practice guides Posted December 2013 Good Practice Guides for the Science Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) have just been published by the Office for Learning and … Continue Reading»
2013 OLT fellows Posted December 2013 The 2013 OLT national teaching fellowships included three new projects for science and science education. Our fellows are Chris Creagh, Garry Hoban … Continue Reading»
AgLTAS project Posted November 2013 The AgLTAS Project: A consensus approach to defining standards for learning outcomes and informing curricula design for Agriculture Several Australian … Continue Reading»
RMIT SHEER Centre launch Posted November 2013 Science, Health and Engineering Educational Research (SHEER) Centre launched at RMIT The SHEER Centre was launched on 24 September. The … Continue Reading»
Discussion point: sessional staff training Posted September 2013 The ACDS launched its report on demonstrator training at the ACDS TL conference 2013. The report authored by Dr Paddy … Continue Reading»
Maths Assess Project Posted September 2013 The Maths Assess Project explores criteria and standards for assessment in mathematical sciences and was presented by A/Prof Cristina Varsavsky … Continue Reading»