We are very excited to announce that our SERC Director, Professor Tom Lowrie, was recently awarded a Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia (MERGA) lifetime membership. Tom received the award for his significant contributions to mathematics education research during his career. His research is now internationally renowned among many leading academics and teachers. The lifetime membership award was presented to Tom by MERGA President, Professor…
Dr Holly Tootell achieves Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
We are very proud to announce that Dr Holly Tootell, a member of our STEM Education Research Centre (SERC) academic staff, was recently awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). The news that Holly joined the esteemed list of HEA Senior Fellows was announced by the University of Canberra’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic (DVCA), Professor Michelle Lincoln, in her recent DVCA Digest to…
PhD Scholarship available at SERC
As part of the newly funded ARC Discovery project Spatial intervention: An enduring model to build mathematics achievement, the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra is providing a scholarship for a motivated PhD candidate to join the SERC team. The research topic of the PhD project will fall broadly within the field of spatial reasoning within the context of mathematics. As part of…
SERC team awarded a 2023 Discovery Grant from the Australian Research Council to develop longitudinal spatial interventions
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Tom Lowrie, Associate Professor Ilyse Resnick, Dr Tracy Logan, and Dr Sitti Patahuddin have been awarded a 2023 Discovery Project grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC). The team won this prestigious grant for their project proposal titled ‘Spatial intervention: An enduring model to build mathematics achievement’. As one of only twelve research projects awarded in the field…
SERC’s ELSA Program awarded $USD100,000 from Rapid7 for expansion
“It was honestly night and day with what we saw from UC compared to the rest of the market, so it was a very easy choice for us.” —Peter Owen, Rapid7 The University of Canberra’s Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) program will extend its groundbreaking digital education initiative into kindergarten classrooms across Canberra and surrounding NSW regions, thanks to a donation from International IT security,…
Ilyse Resnick awarded a DECRA grant from the Australian Research Council
We are thrilled to announce that SERC Assistant Professor Ilyse Resnick has received a Discovery Early Career Research Award (DECRA) grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Ilyse won this prestigious grant for her project proposal titled ‘Building STEM capacity through literacy engagement in spatial reasoning’. Receiving this highly competitive DECRA award is a testament to Ilyse’s outstanding track record as an emerging researcher and…
SERC receives $5.7 million for Early Learning STEM Australia program
The University of Canberra’s STEM Education Research Centre (SERC) has received $5.7 million in funding from the Federal Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment for its Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) program as announced in the 2020–21 Federal Budget. ELSA is an Australia-wide play-based program designed to engage preschool children in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The program includes four apps designed for children,…
SERC strengthening educational collaboration between Australia and Indonesia
Australian researchers from the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra are strengthening their ties to education in Indonesia, by taking part in a webinar series focusing on stronger educational collaboration between the two countries. The webinar, held on Friday 11 September 2020, was hosted by the Indonesian Embassy and the Indonesian Academics and Researchers Network Australia (IARNA), with three keynote speakers: Director General for…
Prof Lowrie talks about ELSA’s AFR award shortlisting
The University of Canberra’s Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) play-based digital program has been shortlisted in the AFR Higher Education Awards 2020. Nominated in the ‘Education Technology’ category, ELSA’s pilot program beat out a record number of entries to be in the top four nationwide. “The national recognition of this innovative project proves how UC can utilise its own world-class research to develop solutions for…
ELSA team shortlisted for AFR higher education award
SERC would like to congratulate our Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) team members on being shortlisted for an Australian Financial Review (AFR) higher education award. AFR announced the award shortlists this week, with the ELSA team being recognised in the Education Technology category. The success of the 2019 ELSA Pilot continues to garner attention, with the AFR shortlist the latest confirmation of the great work…