This project aimed to develop early childhood teacher education students' professional capacities as effective teachers of science, through a collaborative approach between teacher educators and science/engineering academics. Five science modules were developed on the environment, day and night, forensic science, cleanliness and solar energy. The modules assisted the education students to teach science in the classroom in a flexible, integrated and engaging manner. A model of institutional interdisciplinary collaboration, based on the theoretical concepts of social capital, structural holes and social brokers, was developed.
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Science for early childhood teacher education students (ECTES): collaboration between teacher educators, scientists and engineers
Curtin University of Technology
2010
Planting the Seeds of Science - Second Edition
Curtin University of Technology
2010
This flexible and adaptive resource may be used for teaching science in the early childhood years. Five modules of work are presented based around the themes of the environment, astronomy, forensic science, cleanliness and solar energy.
Teaching Fellowship: Benchmarking Partnerships for Graduate Employability
Curtin University of Technology
2010
Developing primary teacher education students' professional capacities for children's diverse mathematics achievement and learning needs
Curtin University of Technology
2010
The aim of this project was to enhance primary teacher education students' capacities as mathematics teachers, catering for children’s diverse achievement and learning needs. there is a focus teaching Indigenous children and children in regional, rural and remote locations. A series of authentic learning and assessment tasks undertaken by the students are provided on a CD.
Scoping study for a national new media/electronic arts network
Curtin University of Technology
2009
Monash, UoW
Enhancing student academic writing: developing a booklet of instructional activities and strategies to support lecturers to teach writing in the context of their disciplines
Curtin University of Technology
2000
This is a final report for a 1998 National Teaching Development Grant funded by the Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development. The report summarises the project aims and outcomes and provides justification and educational rationale for its development. Evaluation of the project is discussed in detail.
Building and evaluating a collaborative learning kit for open and flexible delivery of human biology to distance students
Curtin University of Technology
2000
This is a final report for a 1998 National Teaching Development Grant (Individual) funded by the Committee for University and Staff Development. The report details the project and provides justification and educational rationale for its development. Evaluation and dissemination of the project are discussed.
Improving learning in undergraduate physics using integrated 'studio' environments to replace traditional lectures, laboratories and tutorials
Curtin University of Technology
1997
This is a final report for a 1997 National Teaching Development Grant funded by the Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development. The report details the Physics project in 'studio' environments and provides justification and educational rationale for its development.