The Agriculture Corridor First Year, Honours / Postgraduate, Second Year, Third Year • Assessment, Laboratory, Lecture, Open-ended activity, Problem set, Tutorial, Video / Audio • Citizen science/UG research, Communication skills including science communication, Critical thinking/problem solving, Cross disciplines, Literature research/information analysis skills, Reflection and metacognitive development, Student interaction, Teamwork skills A collection (2 at the moment) of virtual field trips to (i) a nursery in Queensland and (ii) various entities in the Australian Pork supply chain.
Guide to conducting Group Work First Year, Second Year, Third Year • Assessment, Guided activity, Open-ended activity • Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Life sciences How to teach students to work effectively in groups
At-Home Labs for First Year Physics First Year • Guided activity, Laboratory, Open-ended activity • Mechanics, Optics / Waves, Physics, Thermal Physics and Statistics A set of first-year physics labs that can be conducted with common household equipment
Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) written assignment First Year • Assessment, Open-ended activity • Astronomy / Astrophysics, Physics A written assignment where students use a NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day image to creatively communicate science to a general audience.
Foldit: Citizen science as a means for identifying lead compounds in drug discovery Second Year • Assessment, Open-ended activity • Biochemistry, Chemistry, General Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry An alternative, online laboartory activity targeting authentic research and science in society.
BioLab Collective – Foundational Laboratory Training First Year, Honours / Postgraduate, Second Year, Third Year • Assessment, Open-ended activity • Biological Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology, Life sciences, Medicine & Allied Health Sciences Hands-on video demonstration of laboratory skills in molecular biosciences.
