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2007 National UniServe Conference
26th - 28th September 2007
The University of Sydney
Carslaw Building, Eastern Avenue
The National UniServe Conference is a three day event held annually at The University
of Sydney in the AVCC week in September. Day 1 enables discipline groups to meet and share issues of current importance. Days 2 & 3, the Symposium, provide a platform
for presenting and developing high quality research in tertiary science teaching and learning.
| Keynote speaker at the Symposium:
Prof JHF Meyer (Erik)
from the United Kingdom |
Jan Meyer is a Professor of Education and the Director of the Centre for Learning,
Teaching, and Research in Higher Education at the University of Durham in the United Kingdom.
Much of his research career has been devoted to exploring mechanisms for developing metalearning
capacity in students, to the modelling of individual differences in student learning, and to the
construction of discipline centred models of student learning. He has more recently developed with Ray Land
the conceptual framework of threshold concepts - a framework that provides a new lens through which
to focus on critical aspects of variation in student learning and the acquisition or not of
disciplinary-specific ways of thinking, reasoning and explanation.
A perspective on threshold concepts in Science and Engineering abstract
Discipline Specific Meeting (DSM)
Wednesday 26 September
Symposium of Science Teaching and Learning Research
Thursday 27 & Friday 28 September
Theme 1: Conceptual Understanding in Science Education (Thursday & Friday)
- Recognising conceptual difficulties, specific misconceptions
- Identifying threshhold concepts
Theme 2: Alternative strategies for teaching and learning (Thursday and Friday)
- Flexible Learning
- Problem-based Learning
Theme 3: Special Interest Group Forums (Friday only)
Thursday 27 September:
- Keynote Address: Erik Meyer, University of Durham, United Kingdom: A perspective on threshold concepts in Science and Engineering
- Pearson Education UniServe Science Teaching Award
- Streamed oral presentations
- Poster Presentations
Friday 28 September:
- Keynote Address: Denise Chalmers, Director, Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Towards a framework of teaching and learning indicators in Australian universities
- First Year Experience Forum (morning)
- Talented Student Forum (morning)
- Streamed oral presentations (afternoon)
| Prices for 2007 |
Conference (Thursday AND Friday) |
Conference (Thursday OR Friday) |
Discipline day (Wednesday) |
| Full |
$390 |
$220 |
Free |
| Early Bird |
$350 |
$190 |
Free |
| Non-salaried full-time students |
$175 |
$99 |
Free |
Cancellation Policy
Registration cancellations will not be accepted unless made in writing
to the conference secretariat, either by mail, fax or email. Cancellations
received at least 3 weeks before the conference date will be refunded
50% of the registration fee. No registration refunds will be made
after this date other than in exceptional cirmumstances and at the
discretion of the organisers. As an alternative to cancellation, your
registration may be transferred to another person from your organisation.
The secretariat must be advised in writing, at least 48 hours prior
to the conference. By submitting your registration, you agree to the
terms of the Cancellation Policy. Approved refunds will be processed
in October following the conference. Delegates are responsible for
their own travel and insurance coverage.
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