Deakin University and Geelong Tech School

Deakin University is dedicated to science, technology, environmental, mathematics and STEM education, both through delivering courses for pre-service and in-service teacher education, as well as through building teacher capacity through professional learning programs. We are leaders in STEM education research, and our research informs the work with do with schools and teachers. You can see more of our work with schools on this Geelong STEM Hub website and our STEME research group website.

Deakin University researchers have been associated with the Geelong Tech School from its beginnings. As a face-to-face conference, we had planned to utilise the amazing spaces, equipment and expertise that the Geelong Tech School offers. Moving to online, we are still able to showcasie Tech school programs and activities.

The Geelong Tech School is proud to support the Deakin STEMed conference. In the Geelong region, Tech School programs support teachers to integrate STEM projects and multidisciplinary learning into  their curriculum. Through workshops and range of opportunities teachers and students develop technology skills, experience design thinking      and practice project based learning that has ‘real world’ connections with local industry.

The Geelong Tech School was keen to host the STEM conference onsite and to conduct a number of applied learning workshops as well as presentations showcasing the program offerings of the Tech School. Student Ambassadors created STEM designs, shared their thoughts around STEM and were to be involved in the onsite program.

Right now we are looking forward to presenting and facilitating workshops to teachers in the new online format as well as continuing our support for the organising team. Designs and thoughts from the Student Ambassadors can be found throughout the conference communications.

eProgram and Proceedings

This website acts as an eProgram and includes all of the information you need to read about the keynote presenters, presentations and workshops.

Access the presentations and workshops on the program pages for Day 1 and Day 2 (see below). Click on the ZOOM link to access the Zoom Room. Click on the author names to access the abstract (downloadable file).

Workshops - downloadable materials for workshops are accessible from the Abstracts webpage (see link below).

PDFs of the presentations used in presentations and workshops are uploaded - Bolded and hyperlinked presentation or workshop names indicate the powerpoint presentations are available.

Program without Zoom links

Downloadable Abstracts

Proceedings: Selected works

Keynote speakers

On Day 1 we have two keynote speakers:

• Professor Kate Smith-Miles: “The Criticality of Mathematics Training In Creating Innovative Futures”

• Dr Tien Kiew MP: “STEM Education Ambassador”

Zoom

Zoom will be used for the paper presentations and workshops. There are five Zoom Rooms that are open for the the entire conference. Each session will have a different Zoom Master who will chair the session and assist presenters with using Zoom, if needed .

Guides are available:

• For Paper presenters

• For Workshop Presenters

• For Delegates

Guide to the eProgram