Regional Universities (RUN): Maths and Science Digital

Classroom Regional Universities Conference

Gold Coast CampusSouthern Cross University

November 14-15 2013

Professor Mike KeppellExecutive Director

Australian Digital Futures InstituteDirector, Digital Futures - CRN

Ian Chubb, Chief Scientist

Australia's productivity and competitiveness is under immense pressure. A key way to meet the emerging challenge of developing an economy for the 21st century is to grow our national skills base ‐ particularly the Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) skills of our school leavers. Our relative decline of STEM skills is holding back our national economy and causing real frustration for employers (p.10)

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Office of the Chief Scientist 2013, Science, Technology, Engineering andMathematics in the National Interest: A Strategic Approach, AustralianGovernment, Canberra.

Australian Maths and Science Partnership Programs

Build the confidence, capacity, knowledge base and teaching skills of classroom teachers to deliver maths and science subjects to primary and junior secondary school students

Increase the number of school students undertaking maths and science subjects to Year 12

Improve school students’ outcomes in maths and science, and/or

Encourage more students to study science, technology, engineering and maths courses at university.

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UB, CQU UB, CQU SCU, UNESCU, UNEUSC, USQUSC, USQ

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UB, CQU UB, CQU SCU, UNESCU, UNEUSC, USQUSC, USQ

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20 High 20 High Schools/21 Schools/21

Primary Primary SchoolsSchools

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Interactive Interactive sessionssessions

20 20 Interactive Interactive sessionssessions

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*Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute*Primary Industry Centre for Science Education

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Interactive learning (learner-to-content)

Networked learning (learner-to-learner; learner-to-teacher)

Student-generated content (learner-as-designers).

Connected students (knowledge is in the network)

Learning-oriented assessment (assessment-as-learning)

Interactions

Principles of Engagement

Collaborative Advantage Strategic Alignment &

Communication Integrity Sustainability Quality Access & Equity Community Engagement

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Partners Dr Caroline Perkins (RUN) Professor Helen Huntly (CQU) Dr Delma Clifton (CQU) Ms Stephanie Davison (FUA) Dr Jason Giri (FUA) Dr Geoff Woolcott (SCU) Mr Alan Foster (SCU) Professor Steve Tobias (UNE) Professor Aron Murphy (UNE) Dr Robert Whannell (UNE) Dr Robert McDougall (USC) 

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Partners Professor Ken Udas (USQ) Professor Mike Keppell (USQ) A/Professor Shirley Reushle (USQ) Dr Linda Galligan (USQ) Xiang Ren (USQ) Ms Sharron Dove (USQ) Ms Catherine Abraham (USQ) Mr Reeve Waugh (USQ) Ms Janine McIntosh (AMSI) Mr Paul Barnett (CSIRO) Ms Kay Lembo (PICSE) 

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The Digital Rural Futures Conference 2014Hosted by the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba

25 – 27 June 2014Regional Futures - maintaining healthy, resilient and vibrant regional

communities.

Agricultural Futures - increasing productivity, sustainable use of resources and embracing digital technologies to optimise Australia’s farming future.

Digital Futures – building capacity to design and utilise emerging digital technologies and embrace their opportunities

The conference is a Regional Universities Network (RUN) initiative

For more information now, visit: http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-crn/drf-conference

Official Conference Website: (Go Live from December 2013)

http://www.usq.edu.au/digital-rural-futures/