Academic Staff - Dr Elizabeth May

Position:

Co-ordinator Intermediate Zoology

Phone:

+61 2 9351 4482

Fax:

N/A

Mobile Phone:

N/A

Email:

elizabeth.may@sydney.edu.au

Location:

Room 120

Address:

A12 - Macleay, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia

Links:

RIBET

Areas of Interest

Biology: Thermal physiology of mammals
Education:
–Student perceptions of Biology and approaches to learning Biology, relating to influences of recent changes to the HSC
–Teaching of generic skills for Biology graduates
–Use of computer-base learning modules in tertiary Biology teaching

May, E.L., Peat. M., Taylor, C.E. and Quinnell, R. (2006) An application of student learner profiling: are our teaching and assessment practices serving student cohorts from different degrees equally well? Proceedings 2006 National UniServe Conference on Assessment in Science Teaching and Learning. p 89-96
Quinnell, R., May, E.L., Peat. M. and Taylor, C.E. (2005) Creating a reliable instrument to assess students’ conceptions of studying biology at tertiary level. Proceedings 2005 National Uniserve Science Symposium on Blended Learning in Science Teaching and Learning. p 87-92.
Quinnell, R., May, E.L. and Lloyd, H.E. (2004) A comparison of student usage of traditional vs ICT learning resources in the Life Sciences. Proceedings 2004 National Uniserve Science Symposium on Scholarly Inquiry into Science Teaching and Learning. p80 – 84.
May, E.L. (2003) Application of a piezoelectric sensor for measuring shivering in a small marsupial. J. Therm. Biol. 28: 469 - 475
May, E.L. (2003) Effects of cold acclimation on shivering intensity in the kowari (Dasyuroides byrnei), a dasyurid marsupial. J. Therm. Biol. 28: 477 - 487

Stewart C, Sharma M, Peat M, May E, Quinnell R, Taylor C Prosser M, Logan P. 2001 The HSC Syllabus Changeover and First Year Student Experiences in Physics and Biology Uniserve Science Annual Workshop: Research and Development into University Teaching and Learning. . University of Sydney.
Stewart C, Sharma M, Peat M, May E, Quinnell R, Taylor C Prosser M, Logan P. 2001 The HSC Syllabus Changes and First Year Student Experiences in Physics and Biology Vice-Chancellor's Showcase of Scholarly Enquiry in Teaching and Learning. University of Sydney.