Science Education in the 21st Century: Using the methods of science to teach science - A workshop with Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman and scientist Sarah Gilbert

10.30am - 4.30pm, Monday 7th December 2009

University Club Case Study Room, UWA

This special, invitation only workshop will be presented by Dr Carl Wieman and Dr Sarah Gilbert from the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI) at the University of British Columbia.

SPICE is offering ten interested teachers the opportunity to attend this workshop at UWA.

About the presenters

Carl Wieman was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2001 for the first creation of and early experiments on Bose-Einstein condensation. He is also the winner of a number of education focused awards. Dr Wieman has worked on a variety of research and innovations in teaching physics to a broad range of students, including the Physics Education Technology Project, which creates educational online interactive simulations and studies their effectiveness. He also conducts research on student beliefs about physics and chemistry, the learning of quantum physics and problem-solving skills.

After many years of discussing science education with her husband, Carl Wieman, Dr Sarah Gilbert decided to switch fields (from optoelectronics) and concentrate on improving science education. In January 2007 she moved to the University of British Columbia to be the Associate Director of the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (CWSEI). This initiative aims to achieve departmental-wide sustainable change in undergraduate science education by incorporating effective approaches based on evidence from science education and educational/cognitive psychology research.

Applications

Applications for this workshop closed Friday 4th September.

This event is supported by the Institute of Advanced Studies at The University of Western Australia.