Teaching/Research Nexus & Quality Assurance

Roslyn Gleadow & Samantha Capon

"How Science Works" is a compulsory second year Science subject that focuses on thinking Science, doing Science, applying Science and communicating Science. Leading researchers at Monash deliver lectures on cutting edge topics such as stem cell research, the synchrotron, nano-technology, GM crops amongst others. Students also have to interview a scientific researcher. This presentation demonstrates and discusses the highly popular and effective program in action.

Teaching Research Nexus in Action: A Practitioner's Perspective (pdf, 11 KB)

David Paganin

A practitioner's perspective will be given of the teaching-research nexus, from the viewpoint of a science lecturer at Monash.  Particular attention will be paid to the role of this nexus in everyday teaching and research.

Quality Assurance in Education

Deborah Corrigan

Deb has developed a number of innovative, effective processes within her own teaching of a units both on and off campus to ensure consistently high quality. This presentation will address the question of how quality assurance processes can be used to inform the teaching process rather than seeing it as an added chore for already over-worked academics.