smec
provisional conference programme
Thursday 23rd September 2004
| Time | Session | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 8.30 | Registration | Nursing |
| 9.30 | Opening Ceremony Chair: Paul van Kampen, CASTeL Prof. Ferdinand von Prondzynski, Dr. Pauric Travers, Mr. Martin Hynes, Dr. Marc Caball | HG20 |
| Plenary Presentations Chair: Marc Caball, IRCHSS | ||
| 10.00 | Dr. Barry McSweeney, Ireland’s Chief Science Adviser. “Science and Mathematics Education in Ireland” | HG20 |
| 10.30 | Prof. Leon Lederman, Nobel Laureate Physics, Illinois Math and Science Academy, USA “Science Education for the 21st Century” | HG20 |
| 11.00 | Coffee | Nursing |
| 11.15 | Prof. Dimitris Psillos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece “Interfacing Research and Development in Science Education” | HG20 |
| 11.45 | Prof. Peter Fensham, Emeritus Professor of Science Education, Monash University, Australia “Engagement with Science: An international issue that goes beyond knowledge” | HG20 |
| 12.15 | Panel Discussion Chair: Brian Trench CASTeL Dr. Barry McSweeney, Prof. Leon Lederman, Prof. Dimitris Psillos, Prof. Peter Fensham, Dr. Philip Matthews (TCD) | HG20 |
| 13.00 | Lunch | Restaurant |
| Plenary Presentations Chair: Martin Hynes, IRCSET | ||
| 14.00 | Dr. Eckhard Lucius, Leibniz-Institute for Science Education (IPN), Kiel, Germany “Innovation in German Science Classrooms - about Tasks and Solutions of the Leibniz Institute for Science Education in Kiel” | HG20 |
| 14.30 | Prof. Jerry Wellington, Professor of Education, University of Sheffield, UK “Recurring debates in Science Education: Which way forward for the 21st Century?” | HG20 |
| 15.00 | Dr. Paul Kimmelman, Special Advisor to the CEO and Executive Director, Learning Point Associates, USA “Mathematics and Science for the 21st Century, Recommendations, Implementation and High Quality Professional Support” | HG20 |
| 15.30 | Coffee | Nursing |
| 15.45 | Industry Presentations: Peter Conlon (XSIL), Charles Dolan (Eli Lilly), Frank Turpin (Intel) | HG20 |
| 16.30 | Panel Discussion Chair: Peter Brabazon, Discover Science Dr. Eckhard Lucius, Prof. Jerry Wellington, Dr. Paul Kimmelman, Mr. Frank Turpin, Dr. Peter Childs (UL) | HG20 |
| 17.15 | Poster Presentations Chair: Martin Henry, CASTeL Wine Reception | Nursing |
| 18.30 | Conference Dinner | 1838 Club |
Friday 24th September 2004
| Time | Session | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education (HG18) Chair: Oliver Ryan, NUI Galway | ||
| 9.30 | Etain Kiely, University of Limerick The Stakeholders’ perceptions of Mentoring in Initial Teacher Training (ITT) of Science Teachers in the University of Limerick” | |
| 9.50 | Joseph Kyle, University of Birmingham, UK Innovative Uses of Technology - Practice and Pedagogy” | |
| 10.10 | Brian Donovan, Trinity College Dublin Construing Meaning in Science: Language in a Secondary School Science Class from a Linguistic Perspective” | |
| Methodology and Research (HG19) Chair: Declan Kennedy, NUI Cork | ||
| 9.30 | Sverre Pettersen, Akershus University College, Norway The importance of teaching about critical thinking and epistemologies: Exploring health science students’ and professionals’ attitudes towards complementary-alternative medicine” | |
| 9.50 | Tom McCloughlin, CASTeL Deja vu of science in primary schools” | |
| 10.10 | Moira Finlayson, University of Glasgow, Scotland What students entering science related HE courses most need from their schooling – an emerging consensus view from Scottish universities.” | |
| 10.30 | Coffee | Nursing |
| Informal Education (HG18) Chair: Jen Harvey, DIT | ||
| 10.50 | Emma O’Brien, NCSR Innovative Sensor Platforms for Science Education” | |
| 11.10 | Robert Hill, Armagh Planetarium Engaging Youth in Space” | |
| 11.30 | Brian Trench, CASTeL Public education about science: how Irish scientific institutions use the Web” | |
| 11.50 | Sally Montgomery, W5 Belfast Experience matters, OK?!” | |
| Teaching Strategies (HG19) Chair: Tom McCloughlin, CASTeL | ||
| 10.50 | Martin Braund, University of York, UK Bridging the primary-secondary divide: evaluating an approach to improve progression and continuity for pupils learning science in the transfer from primary to secondary school.” | |
| 11.10 | Cepa Giblin, NUI Galway Optimisation of Environmental Education in Ireland” | |
| 11.30 | Elizabeth Oldham, Trinity College Dublin Teaching mathematics for the knowledge-based economy: do we have the right model?” | |
| 11.50 | Albert Gras-Marti, University of Alacant, Spain Teaching of Undergraduate Mechanics courses with a problem-based structure.” | |
| Closing Session Chair: Odilla Finlayson, CASTeL | ||
| 12.20 | Prof. Svein Sjøberg, Institutt for lærerutdanning og skoleutvikling (ILS), University of Oslo, Norway Interest and motivation: The key to future engagement in S&T? Results and perspectives from ROSE (Relevance of Science Education) – a cross-cultural comparative project” | HG20 |
| 13.00 | Final Address | HG20 |
| 13.30 | Lunch | Restaurant |
