ProjectProject

Raising the profile of teaching and learning: scientists teaching to scientists

Project Information

Year Funded:
2006
Grant (ex GST):
$187,850
Project Status:
Completed
Program:
Leadership for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
Project Keywords:
Leadership capacity building, Science Education, Teaching and learning
Project Discipline:
Science

Institutions

  • Flinders University (Lead)
  • The University of Adelaide
  • University of South Australia

Project Leader

  1. Professor David Catcheside
    Flinders University
    david [dot] catcheside [at] flinders [dot] edu [dot] au
  2. Ms Karen Burke Da Silva
    Flinders University
    karen [dot] burkedasilva [at] flinders [dot] edu [dot] au

Project Outcome

Outcomes of this project will be:

  1. Measurable improvement in scientist?s attitudes toward teaching and learning;
  2. Increased scholarship of teaching and knowledge of science education research among science academics;
  3. Increased capacity for leadership for science teaching by science academics;
  4. A model for exemplary science teaching that can be disseminated, adopted and adapted by other higher education institutions.

 

Project Methodology

This project takes a phased approach.

  1. Literature review of current science teaching initiatives (completed);
  2. Identification of current experts in the field of science and within biological sciences specifically and to promote them as mentors and leaders;
  3. Opening the minds of biologists toward innovations in teaching and learning through conference, workshop and mentoring interactions with their peers who are experts in the field;
  4. Leadership capacity building of those dedicated to science teaching and learning but who are doing so in isolation, by using the conference, workshop and mentoring interactions;
  5. Ongoing mentoring between the built leaders and those requiring assistance in the area of teaching and learning;
  6. Development and formative and summative evaluation of a model for leadership capacity building in science teaching.

 

The information on this project's page was correct at the time of funding. Changes may have occurred since.

Resources

Raising the profile of teaching and learning: scientists teaching scientists

Resource Information

Year Published:
2009
Author/s:
Karen Burke da Silva, Robyn Fawcett, Narelle Hunter, Associate Professor Pat Buckley, Associate Professor Michael Roberts, Dr Lindsay Dent, David Wood, Deanne Gannaway
Institutions:
Flinders University (Lead)
The University of Adelaide
University of South Australia

Publications

File Size
Final Report2.32 MB

The information on this project's page was updated 8 May, 2009.

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