Emeritus Professor Richard (Dick) Tisher passed away peacefully on the 16th of November, 2021 aged 91 years. Dick was at the initial meeting at Monash University of what became ASERA, in 1970. He organised the first conference at University of Queensland in 1971 and was the first editor of the journal (called RISE from 1974 onwards). He was …
Congratulations to Marilyn Fleer for being elected as a fellow to the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia for her research into STEM in early childhood. Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer is leading Australia’s first programmatic study of STEM in the early childhood years and is the Director of the Conceptual PlayLab at Monash University. More …
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Learning by Doing (LBD) is a research project funded by the New South Wales Department of Education and led by academics from the University of Sydney and Taronga Conservation Society. LBD aims to design, implement, and assess citizen science learning programs and frameworks for primary and secondary schools, to better engage students in science, enhance their …
ASERA is exploring how it can support its Higher Degree Research student (HDR) and Early Career Researcher (ECR) membership. All HDR/ECR members are invited to respond to a survey which comprises five questions and takes no more than 10 minutes. Survey responses will inform HDR/ECR initiatives in 2022. Please follow this link: https://qsurvey.qut.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_5pfIudPFH3v3moS If there are …
Co-Editors: K Nichols, W Nielsen, R Cooper, R Gunstone In this Special Issue, we seek to honour and celebrate the life, work and profound influence of our colleague Professor Peter Fensham on the field of science education. The Special Issue provides us with a wonderful opportunity to acknowledge Peter as the founder and shaper of ASERA …
The Institute of Education at University College London is seeking a professor of science education to join the Department of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment. Applications close 8 November 2021. Details are available here.
Special issue on “Early Career Innovations in Science Education Research”Historically, science education research has been aligned with a collection of familiar topics and ideas: inquiry-based learning, conceptual understanding and research on multiple representations, to name a few. Today, science education research is considerably more varied. The scope of traditional journals has widened to include topics …
James Deehan, Amy MacDonald and Chris Morris are launching a new primary science research project. They are seeking primary teachers in NSW government schools to complete a 10-minute survey (click here). All participants will go into a draw to win a $50 gift card for themselves and a $1000 science resource pack for their school. …
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https://ooftas-collective.org/toofsummitYou are invited to attend the online 2021 National Summit on Teaching Out-of-field (‘TOOF’) online 21-23 October 2021, at which invited presenters will offer views through different lenses on the TOOF phenomenon. TOOF generally refers to when teachers teach subjects or year-levels they are not qualified to teach, and is an integral part of our …