IOL2012 provided an opportunity to share your knowledge and experience with a diverse audience and contribute to how science education will be shaped into the future.
There were rich opportunities for speakers to share insights and experiences. We welcomed speakers who discussed the issues and practicalities of learning through inquiry by focusing particularly on:
- Discipline specific case studies or
- Applications of technology or
- Implementation at secondary school level or
- The challenge of facilitating learning through inquiry through large classes
PDF summaries of selected presentations are available below.
The presentations were in two formats:
a) Conventional presentations – 15 minutes + 5 minutes for questions
b) Highly focused presentations in the Pecha Kucha style[1] of- 5 minutes (10 slides) + 5 minutes for questions
Presentations
Keynote: Professor Mick Healey (University of Gloucestershire)
Engaging students in research and inquiry: from first year to final year
Gabriela Weaver (Purdue University)
Engaging 1st and 2nd Year Science Students in a Course-Embedded Authentic Research Project
Dr Gwen Lawrie (UQ)
Associate Professor Kendal McGuffie (UTS)
Smart stuff with smart phones
Dr Liz Johnson (LaTrobe)
Associate Professor Simon Pyke (Adelaide)
Inquiry & iPads: Introducing first-years to science & scientists
Dr Charlotte Taylor (University of Sydney)
Ms Karen Burke da Silva (Flinders)
Guided Inquiry: the need for a scaffolded approach in large first year courses
Dr Chris Creagh and Dr David Parleviet (Murdoch)
Inquiry Oriented learning in Physics at Murdoch: A Case Study
Dr Margaret Wegener (UQ)
Heat: An inquiry-based physics lab for biologists
Ms Helen Georgiou and Mr Matt Hill (University of Sydney)
Multiple representations provide a way of communicating the outcomes of an inquiry task
Ms Rita Rapa (UTS)
A student/demonstrator perspective of inquiry in a first year physics subject for non-physics majors