Category: Science and Engineering
From the Faculty of Science and Engineering.

Legacy of SaP: Celebrating 10 years of the Macquarie Undergraduate Research Internship (MURI)
Student Partners Ali Asgher Ali, Angelica Ojinnaka, and Angel Kalaimani share their experiences as Student Partners over their years with MURI

Educators of Impact: In conversation with Joyce El-Haddad
As an associate lecturer in anatomy in the Department of Chiropractic, Joyce El-Haddad strives for the best in herself, her students and in her teaching practice. TECHE asks her what drives her aspirations to be the best teacher she can...

Learning is doing, learning is context
Professor Helen Pask, happy to have students back on campus, outlines how Physics units employ contextual learning for non-Physics majors. She reflects on moving teaching wholly online in session 1: some changes have been short-term but others will continue.

Student Partnership: Celebrating 10 years of the Macquarie Undergraduate Research Internship (MURI)
Joanna Cai, a second-year Bachelor of Media and Marketing student, shares her 2020 internship experience in the 10th cohort of the MURI program.

Research-enriched learning at MQ: Celebrating 10 years of the Macquarie Undergraduate Research Internship (MURI)
Alora Cantwell, a third-year biology student completing a Bachelor of Science, shares her 2020 internship experience in the 10th cohort of the Macquarie Undergraduate Research Internship (MURI).

Educators of Impact: In conversation with Dr Gaurav Gupta
Dr Gaurav Gupta is a computer programming educator who encourages his students to see the value of persistence over natural capability. Since his approach routinely produces student breakthroughs in learning, TECHE asks this self-confessed soccer obsessive how he consistently kicks...

The science demo: an experience going virtual
Fun, messy science demos in classrooms. What do you do when you and your audience need to connect via the Internet instead?

Teaching face-to-face in a laboratory: What I’d do.
Read this simple checklist of how to create a safe learning environment for you and your students during practical sessions in laboratories and other specialised learning spaces

Webinar – Making the rapid transition to online learning
Join Matt Bower for this one hour webinar, where he will provide a jumpstart overview of how to map your existing teaching approach into online mode.