The Science First-Year Teaching Community – Supporting Students to Transition Successfully into University Science and Maths

What helps first-year Science and Mathematics students succeed? In this interactive session, learn practical, evidence-informed strategies you can implement in your teaching to make a tangible difference to student engagement and success. In doing so you will connect with colleagues who teach and support first-year students, and explore the research on successful school-to-university transitions. Academic and professional staff from across UQ are warmly welcome.

Presenters:

• Assoc. Prof. Louise Kuchel (Deputy Associate Dean Academic, Faculty of Science)
• Dr Rowena Long (Principal Project Officer, Student Engagement & Transitions, Faculty of Science)
• Victor Corpuz (Embedded Language Support Officer, UQ College)
• Emma Hofstetter (Principal Learning Designer, Faculty of Science)
• Assoc. Prof. Jack Wang (UQ Principal Practitioner of Teaching Excellence, School of Chemical and Molecular Biosciences)