Lecture Theatre Level 3, Eastern Avenue Complex
Session Chair: Alexandra Hugman
Welcome: Prof Michale Jacobson, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Sydney

Includes launch of Institute for Innovatiion in Science and Mathematics Education - Assoc Prof Manju Sharma, Director
UniServe Science website - Mrs Hazel Jones, Manager

Lecture Theatre Level 3, Eastern Avenue Complex
Session Chair: Alexandra Hugman
Richard Walker, Faculty of Education and Social Work, USyd
Designing learning environments that engage science undergraduates: Principles from motivational theory and research

Level 1, Eastern Avenue Complex

Erica Sainsbury, Faculty of Pharmacy, USyd, and Richard Walker, Faculty of Education and Social Work

Motivation, learning and group work – the effect of friendship on collaboration,

Eleanor Peirce, Mario Ricci, School of Medical Sciences, Uni Adelaide, Irene Lee and John Willison, Centre for Learning and Professional Development, Uni Adelaide

First-year Biology Students in the Ivory Tower

Michelle Coulson, School of Molecular and Biomedical Science, Uni Adelaide

Peer marking of talks in a small, second year biosciences course

Leanne Rylands and Carmel Coady, School of Computing and Mathematics, UWS

Year 13 or first-year university - A holistic learning design that attempts to combine elements of secondary and tertiary education

Dominic McGrath, UQ

A Virtual Way to Introductory Abstract Physics

Giovanni Di Trapani, Sarah-Jane Gregory and Franck Clarke, School of Biomolecular and Physical Science, Griffith Uni

Laboratory practical experience: an innovative and distinctive approach to student learning

Alexandra Yeung, Siegbert Schmid and Adrian George, School of Chemistry, Usyd, and Michael King, Faculty of Education and Social Work, USyd

Increasing students’ interest and motivation through effective design of online learning environments

David Easdown, USyd

Learning and teaching in summer: is it better and why?

Elizabeth Elliot, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, UniSA, Sharron King and Sheila Scutter, School of Health Sciences, UniSA

To Podcast or not to Podcast?: Pedagogical decision making in the use of new technologies

David J. Low, School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, UNSW@ADFA

Student Perceptions of Lecture Approaches in First-Year Engineering Physics

3.55-5:15pm

Lecture Theatre Level 3, Eastern Avenue Complex
Session Chair: Manju Sharma

Kristine Elliott and Anna Boin, Medical Education Unit, UniMelb, Helen Irving, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Monash University, Elizabeth Johnson, Faculty of Science, Technology and Engineering, La Trobe Uni, Victor Galea, School of Land, Crop and Food Sciences, UQ

Educating the next generation of scientists: the challenge for higher education in Australia

Danny R. Bedgood, Jr, Charles Sturt Uni,Adam Bridgeman, USyd, Kieran Lim and Gayle Morris, Deakin , Brian Yates and Michael Gardiner UTas,Simon Pyke Uni of Adelaide; Mark Buntine, Mauro Mocerino, and Mario Zadnik, Curtin

ALIUS: Active Learning in University Science Leading Change in Australian Science Teaching

Felicia Zhang, Faculty of Arts and Design, University of Canberra, Brett Lidbury, Faculty of Applied Science, University of Canberra, Jurgen Schulte, UTS, Adam Bridgeman, School of Chemistry, USyd, John Rodgers, Tom Farrell Institute for Environment, Newcastle Uni, Brian Yates, School of Chemistry, UTas

Embedding in-discipline language support for first year students in the sciences: outcomes and future directions

Louise H. Lutze-Mann and Anne M. Galea School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, UNSW, Chris Hughes School of Public Health and Community Medicine UNSW, Pauline M. Ross, College of Health and Science UWS, Charlotte E. Taylor, Vicky Tzioumis and Noel Whitaker School of Biological Sciences, USyd

Do interventions using threshold concepts assist learning in Biology?

Lecture Theatre Level 3, Eastern Avenue Complex
Session Chair: Alexandra Hugman

Karen Burke de Silva, School of Biological, Sciences, Flinders University

Raising the profile of teaching and learning: Scientists leading scientists

Sue Gordon and Jackie Nicholas, Mathematics Learning Centre, USyd

Using examples to promote statistical literacy

Motivate Students by Having them Publish in New Media:An invitation to science lecturers to share and test

Rebecca LeBard, Rachel Thompson, Adam Micolich and Rosanne Quinnell, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales

Identifying learning issues for students working in the so-called 'hard' discipline of Science.

Development of a Physics Goal Orientation survey

Rosanne Quinnell, Chong Eng Tay, Michelle Kofod, Noel Whitaker and Julian Cox Faculty of Science, UNSW

Science Without Borders –students’ perceptions of international exchange

Dr Kirsten Farrand, School of Biomedical Science, UQ, Dr Paula Myatt, Teaching and Educational Development Institute, UQ

Creation of a collegial network between researchers and undergraduate students at The University of Queensland

Janet Macauley and Elizabeth Davis, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash

Are our students engaged with their learning

Susan Worsley, Anthony Bracken, Katrina Hibberd and Phillip Isaac, School of Mathematics and Physics, UQ

Introducing a group research project into a second-level mathematics course

James Dollman and Sharron King, School of Health Sciences, UniSA, Elizabeth Hemphill, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, UniSA

Maintaining connections: An investigation of the factors that influence student participation in health science classes

Paula Myatt, Teaching and Educational Development Institute, UQ

Student perceptions of the undergraduate research experience: what do they think they really gain and how much influence does it have?

Pauline Ross and Shelly Burgin, College of Health and Science, Claire Aitchison and Janice Catterall, Student Learning Unit UWS

Transitions and overcoming barriers through the development of writing skills in science and technology postgraduate research candidature: an investigation of pedagogical approaches

University students’ conceptions about observable thermodynamic processes and the implications for instruction

Melanie Collier, Sarah Jobbins and Rosanne Taylor, Faculty of Veterinary Science, USyd

Student perceptions of graduate attributes in the Bachelor of Animal and Veterinary Bioscience

Using multiple representations to enhance the construction of conceptual models of molecular structure: a blended learning activity