IOL in Action

We are extremely pleased to announce the publication of a report summarising the work done on the national fellowship that promoted and supported the activities described on this website. The report has been published by the Australian Government’s Office for Learning and Teaching and can be accessed and downloaded from:  http://www.olt.gov.au/altc-national-teaching-fellow-les-kirkup . The report concludes with comments …

Hi all, It has been a busy few months for the Fellowship! For more information, see the Fellowship Newsletter June 2012 which provides a snapshot on some of the more recent initiatives and events. Regards  

The 22nd May to the 1st June was particularly busy period for the Fellowship with visits to Western Australia, Victoria and New Zealand. Read more.. On the 22nd May Les visited Chris Creagh and David Parlevliet at Murdoch to review progress on the activity they are developing through the Fellowship and to talk to them about taking …

The Fellowship is excited to be invited to present a ‘hands-on’ workshop at the upcoming HERDSA conference in Hobart on July 2nd to be exact. Les Kirkup, Jenny Pizzica, Katrina Waite and Andrea Mears have devised the workshop (Katrina and Les will facilitate it on the day). The title of the workshop is: Experiencing an inquiry-oriented activity: …

Science Threshold Learning Outcomes. ‘Where to next’ was the topic for discussion at a workshop last month. Download the Report Science TLO. Workshop on implementing Science Threshold Learning Outcomes. Date: 7th Feb 2012 Place: ParkRoyal Hotel, Melbourne Airport The Fellowship is working with influential groups and networks around the country to facilitate discussion on issues …

Welcome to the Inquiry Oriented Learning in Science website! The website is funded as part of an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) National Teaching Fellowship. The site was conceived to bring together ideas, evidence, resources, people and perspectives of value to those engaged in, or about to embark upon, the development of inquiry-type activities …

Higher student performance, retention, motivation and satisfaction – all are possible. Pratibha Varma-Nelson spoke on how these benefits can be achieved through Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) at an event hosted by Les Kirkup’s ALTC National Teaching Fellowship. “The talk was very informative and the benefits of the PLTL are certainly impressive. I am keen for …