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Tuesday, December 8, 2015

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Introduction and Welcome to Country
Caitilin de Berigny and Phil Poronnik
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM TBA, presentation 1
Erica Seccombe, Matt Adcock, Stephen Barrass
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning tea, day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation on animation, behind the scenes
Chris Hammang
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Creative coding and biosciences
Jon McCormack
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch, day 1
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Science and communicaton
Emma Johnston
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Embracing Technology for Engagement and Communication in Science
Darren Saunders
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Critical thinking
Luke Russell
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea, day 1
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM InterCellular learning and curriculum platform
Caitilin de Berigny, Phil Poronnik
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM A pencil and a scalpel: Drawing and visualisation for theatre
Simon Betts
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Introduction and Welcome to Country
Caitilin de Berigny and Phil Poronnik
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM TBA, presentation 1
Erica Seccombe, Matt Adcock, Stephen Barrass
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning tea, day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation on animation, behind the scenes
Chris Hammang
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Creative coding and biosciences
Jon McCormack
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch, day 1
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Science and communicaton
Emma Johnston
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Embracing Technology for Engagement and Communication in Science
Darren Saunders
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Critical thinking
Luke Russell
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea, day 1
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM InterCellular learning and curriculum platform
Caitilin de Berigny, Phil Poronnik
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM A pencil and a scalpel: Drawing and visualisation for theatre
Simon Betts

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM Introduction and Welcome to Country
Caitilin de Berigny and Phil Poronnik
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM TBA, presentation 1
Erica Seccombe, Matt Adcock, Stephen Barrass
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Morning tea, day 1
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM Presentation on animation, behind the scenes
Chris Hammang
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Creative coding and biosciences
Jon McCormack
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Lunch, day 1
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Science and communicaton
Emma Johnston
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Embracing Technology for Engagement and Communication in Science
Darren Saunders
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Critical thinking
Luke Russell
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Afternoon tea, day 1
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM InterCellular learning and curriculum platform
Caitilin de Berigny, Phil Poronnik
5:15 PM - 5:45 PM A pencil and a scalpel: Drawing and visualisation for theatre
Simon Betts

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

8:29 AM - 10:15 AM
Theme 1: Critical thinking, TLOs 1 and 3
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Workshop: Critical thinking and research
Luke Russell, Darren Saunders
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM How do we design for and assess critical thinking?
Tina Hinton, Philip MacKinnon
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning tea, day 2
10:44 AM - 12:30 PM
Theme 2: Communication, TLO 4
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop: Communication
Louise Kuchel
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM How do we design and access communication and assure graduate outcomes in the biosciences?
Fiona Bird
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch, day 2
1:29 PM - 3:00 PM
Theme 3: Quantitative thinking, TLOs 2 and 3
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop: Quantitative skills
Peter Adams
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM How do we design to improve student quantitative skills?
Rebecca LeBard
2:59 PM - 5:40 PM
Theme 4: Assuring graduate standards and work-readiness
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Peer review of teaching and learning
Sara Booth
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Work Integrated Learning and employment of bioscience graduates
Roslyn Prinsley
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon tea, day 2
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Training work-ready graduates: The SMART2 (CAPSTAN) initiative
Leanne Armand
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM STEM ecosystems
Patricia McLaughlin
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Strategies for Networking Consortium of Biology Educators (CUBE) Canada
Michelle French
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM Academic integrity
Liz Milward
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Wrap-up and future
Pauline Ross
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Conference Dinner
8:29 AM - 10:15 AM
Theme 1: Critical thinking, TLOs 1 and 3
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Workshop: Critical thinking and research
Luke Russell, Darren Saunders
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM How do we design for and assess critical thinking?
Tina Hinton, Philip MacKinnon
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning tea, day 2
10:44 AM - 12:30 PM
Theme 2: Communication, TLO 4
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop: Communication
Louise Kuchel
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM How do we design and access communication and assure graduate outcomes in the biosciences?
Fiona Bird
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch, day 2
1:29 PM - 3:00 PM
Theme 3: Quantitative thinking, TLOs 2 and 3
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop: Quantitative skills
Peter Adams
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM How do we design to improve student quantitative skills?
Rebecca LeBard
2:59 PM - 5:40 PM
Theme 4: Assuring graduate standards and work-readiness
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Peer review of teaching and learning
Sara Booth
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Work Integrated Learning and employment of bioscience graduates
Roslyn Prinsley
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon tea, day 2
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Training work-ready graduates: The SMART2 (CAPSTAN) initiative
Leanne Armand
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM STEM ecosystems
Patricia McLaughlin
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Strategies for Networking Consortium of Biology Educators (CUBE) Canada
Michelle French
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM Academic integrity
Liz Milward
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Wrap-up and future
Pauline Ross
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Conference Dinner

8:29 AM - 10:15 AM
Theme 1: Critical thinking, TLOs 1 and 3
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM Workshop: Critical thinking and research
Luke Russell, Darren Saunders
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM How do we design for and assess critical thinking?
Tina Hinton, Philip MacKinnon
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Morning tea, day 2
10:44 AM - 12:30 PM
Theme 2: Communication, TLO 4
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Workshop: Communication
Louise Kuchel
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM How do we design and access communication and assure graduate outcomes in the biosciences?
Fiona Bird
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Lunch, day 2
1:29 PM - 3:00 PM
Theme 3: Quantitative thinking, TLOs 2 and 3
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Workshop: Quantitative skills
Peter Adams
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM How do we design to improve student quantitative skills?
Rebecca LeBard
2:59 PM - 5:40 PM
Theme 4: Assuring graduate standards and work-readiness
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM Peer review of teaching and learning
Sara Booth
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM Work Integrated Learning and employment of bioscience graduates
Roslyn Prinsley
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon tea, day 2
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM Training work-ready graduates: The SMART2 (CAPSTAN) initiative
Leanne Armand
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM STEM ecosystems
Patricia McLaughlin
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM Strategies for Networking Consortium of Biology Educators (CUBE) Canada
Michelle French
5:00 PM - 5:20 PM Academic integrity
Liz Milward
5:20 PM - 5:30 PM Wrap-up and future
Pauline Ross
6:30 PM - 10:30 PM Conference Dinner

Thursday, December 10, 2015

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Opening remarks
Cenk Suphioglu
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome | Beverley Oliver
8:59 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: Importance of QS in the curriculum
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM Keynote: Perspectives from the UK and US on integrating mathematics into the teaching and learning of biological sciences
Jenny Koenig, partly sponsored by Western Sydney University
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM QS in Australian undergraduate science curriculum
Kelly Matthews
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM The Math Skills Program at La Trobe and its impacts
Deborah Jackson
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM Panel Q&A - Session 1
Jenny Koenig, Kelly Matthews, Deborah Jackson
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Morning tea and poster session
10:59 AM - 1:45 PM
Session 2: Applications of QS in different disciplines / QS in the discipline
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Formulating and solving biodiversity conservation problems
Hugh Possingham
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Embedding QS in biomedical science units
Ramesh Rajan
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Panel Q&A - Sesson 2
Hugh Possingham, Ramesh Rajan
12:10 PM - 12:45 PM MathBench Demonstration: a hands-on demonstration
Lesley Lluka, Dianne Watters
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch, including poster viewing and MathBench display
1:44 PM - 3:35 PM
Session 3: The solutions - Mathbench USA and MathBench AUS experience
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM Keynote: MathBench Biology Modules: Impact on student quantitative skills in diverse US educational settings
Katerina (Kaci) Thompson – Sponsored by Deakin University
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Sneak preview: MathBench project findings
By team members Jenny Di Trapani, Julie Markham, Prasad Chunduri, Shaun Belward and Leanne Rylands
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Student voice - Our take on MathBench: A short video
Yvonne Hodgson
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Q&A - Session 3
Katerina Thompson, team, student rep (UWS)
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Acknowledgement from MathBench team
Vilma Simbag
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing remarks from BEAN
Phil Poronnik, Pauline Ross
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon tea and farewell
8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Opening remarks
Cenk Suphioglu
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome | Beverley Oliver
8:59 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: Importance of QS in the curriculum
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM Keynote: Perspectives from the UK and US on integrating mathematics into the teaching and learning of biological sciences
Jenny Koenig, partly sponsored by Western Sydney University
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM QS in Australian undergraduate science curriculum
Kelly Matthews
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM The Math Skills Program at La Trobe and its impacts
Deborah Jackson
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM Panel Q&A - Session 1
Jenny Koenig, Kelly Matthews, Deborah Jackson
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Morning tea and poster session
10:59 AM - 1:45 PM
Session 2: Applications of QS in different disciplines / QS in the discipline
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Formulating and solving biodiversity conservation problems
Hugh Possingham
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Embedding QS in biomedical science units
Ramesh Rajan
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Panel Q&A - Sesson 2
Hugh Possingham, Ramesh Rajan
12:10 PM - 12:45 PM MathBench Demonstration: a hands-on demonstration
Lesley Lluka, Dianne Watters
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch, including poster viewing and MathBench display
1:44 PM - 3:35 PM
Session 3: The solutions - Mathbench USA and MathBench AUS experience
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM Keynote: MathBench Biology Modules: Impact on student quantitative skills in diverse US educational settings
Katerina (Kaci) Thompson – Sponsored by Deakin University
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Sneak preview: MathBench project findings
By team members Jenny Di Trapani, Julie Markham, Prasad Chunduri, Shaun Belward and Leanne Rylands
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Student voice - Our take on MathBench: A short video
Yvonne Hodgson
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Q&A - Session 3
Katerina Thompson, team, student rep (UWS)
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Acknowledgement from MathBench team
Vilma Simbag
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing remarks from BEAN
Phil Poronnik, Pauline Ross
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon tea and farewell

8:30 AM - 8:50 AM Opening remarks
Cenk Suphioglu
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Welcome | Beverley Oliver
8:59 AM - 11:00 AM
Session 1: Importance of QS in the curriculum
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM Keynote: Perspectives from the UK and US on integrating mathematics into the teaching and learning of biological sciences
Jenny Koenig, partly sponsored by Western Sydney University
9:40 AM - 10:00 AM QS in Australian undergraduate science curriculum
Kelly Matthews
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM The Math Skills Program at La Trobe and its impacts
Deborah Jackson
10:20 AM - 10:45 AM Panel Q&A - Session 1
Jenny Koenig, Kelly Matthews, Deborah Jackson
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM Morning tea and poster session
10:59 AM - 1:45 PM
Session 2: Applications of QS in different disciplines / QS in the discipline
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Formulating and solving biodiversity conservation problems
Hugh Possingham
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Embedding QS in biomedical science units
Ramesh Rajan
11:50 AM - 12:10 PM Panel Q&A - Sesson 2
Hugh Possingham, Ramesh Rajan
12:10 PM - 12:45 PM MathBench Demonstration: a hands-on demonstration
Lesley Lluka, Dianne Watters
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM Lunch, including poster viewing and MathBench display
1:44 PM - 3:35 PM
Session 3: The solutions - Mathbench USA and MathBench AUS experience
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM Keynote: MathBench Biology Modules: Impact on student quantitative skills in diverse US educational settings
Katerina (Kaci) Thompson – Sponsored by Deakin University
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Sneak preview: MathBench project findings
By team members Jenny Di Trapani, Julie Markham, Prasad Chunduri, Shaun Belward and Leanne Rylands
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM Student voice - Our take on MathBench: A short video
Yvonne Hodgson
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM Panel Q&A - Session 3
Katerina Thompson, team, student rep (UWS)
3:30 PM - 3:35 PM Acknowledgement from MathBench team
Vilma Simbag
3:35 PM - 3:45 PM Closing remarks from BEAN
Phil Poronnik, Pauline Ross
3:45 PM - 4:00 PM Afternoon tea and farewell

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