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EDUCATION BIOGRAPHIES - WHO IS DOING WHAT?

The Faculty of Science has made numerous developments in the use of education technology. The following information demonstrates what others have been doing in regard to education technology on a school bases. It includes such things as what developments they have made, programs they currently use and approaches to learning and teaching that they have utilised.

Table 1.2 Faculty of Science - Education Biography

School / Department	Contact person
Aviation	Richard Wu: Receipiant of the First Year award. Member of SLATIG.
BABS	Margaret Cooley: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG. Margaret has extensive experience in the development of interactive learning and teaching. Utilizing software such as learning space, web teach and WebCT, etc. Has been developing teaching modules for general education and HSC students Kathy Takayama: ITET fellowship receipient Member of SLATIG. Carnegie Fellowship 2004. Kathy has been work on a prject Visualising the Genome in association with Omnium Project; CPR - Calibrated Peer Review Nerissa Lee: Development of computer based multimedia programs developed in Authorware Professional. Development of online creation of student website on Travel Medicine. Use of students own blood for immunisation experient. Refer to Case Study for more details. Noel Whitaker: Associate Dean (Education), ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG and member of EdSquad
BEES	Rob Brooks: Working and Writing in Groups. Teaching example of the month PVCEd website. Geoff Hyde: experienced teaching using web technology and image analysis software. See Case Study 2.
Material Science and Engineering	Alan Crosky: ITET fellowship receipient Mark Hoffman: Paul Munroe: Development of Computer Based Training Programs of Material Science and Engineering.
Mathematics	Milan Pahor: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG. Interests in: Teaching spatial concepts through the use of animation and virtual reality modelling Jonathon Kress: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG.
Optometry	Peter Herse: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG.
Physics	George Hatsidimitris: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG. As an educational support person in Physics, George has assisted in the design of distance education courses and also in the creation of learning objects that incorporate animations and video. Together with other staff members he successfully applied for a UNSW capital grant that will enable an investigation of multimedia enhanced "active learning" tutorials. George has also contributed to ensuring that educational needs form the basis of current and proposed laboratory refurbishments in the School of Physics. Other ITET Fellows (Kate Wilson) reinforced this message – resulting in a thorough evaluation and redesign of Physics laboratory activities and facilities to incorporate collaborative work spaces. Without this input it is likely that the new laboratories would have been designed to accommodate traditional lab activities, with little review of how effective these were for student learning. Richard Newbury: Recipient of First Year Teaching awards Member of SLATIG.
Psychology	Jacquelyn Cranney: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG. Developed a Web Resources to Support Postgraduate Research. Gail Huon: Member of SLATIG. Meg Rohan: Member of SLATIG. Various forms of web enhanced learning including, Lotus notes - Learning Space, Online discusions, online surveys and WebCT.
Safety Science	Jean Cross: ITET fellowship receipient. Member of SLATIG. Use of WebCT to deliver Problem based learning for distance students. See Case Study 1. Dr Boban Markovic: Has developed a number of new courses including the web delivery of highly success GE (General Education) courses in safety and environmental management that attract over 800 student per year at undergraduate level. At postgraduate level he has developed a number of successful short courses on Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Auditing and class and distance delivery of Environmental Science courses. He is happy to be associated in any capacity to discuss e-learning or assist fellow academics and uses it as a tool every day especially GE teaching via WebCT. Here is a link across to my school site for my details: or shorter http://www.safesci.unsw.edu.au/staff/boban
Science Communication	Will Rifkin: Member of EdSquad. Member of SLATIG.
Faculty of Science	Sally James: Member of EdSquad. Member of SLATIG. Involved in the Postgraduate Research Student Log, Teaching Portfolio Helen Dalton: Member of EdSquad. Member of SLATIG. Michelle Kofod: Member of EdSquad. Member of SLATIG.