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Capacity building symposium series: Nano-technology: The Science and the Social Implications
At this symposium we will bring together scientists working in nano-technology and educators interested in representing this contemporary science and its implications in school classrooms. This will include the many and surprising developments in nano-technology for many applications, as well as considerations of the social implications of these. We will offer a learning experience for us all (about nano-technology) and then hold a workshop with teachers to develop activities that can be used in the classroom – based on what has been presented.
The symposium will include 5 invited speakers who research different aspects of nano-technology as well as a panel including our French colleague Nicholas Herve. Nicholas will explore how we are developing socio-scientific ideas in our teaching and learning. After the speakers there will be a short break before a panel discussion.
Each speaker will have 15 mins to present and then 5 mins question time.
Details:
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION |
| Friday 13 July 2018 | 9:00am – 4:00pm | Deakin Downtown: Level 12, Tower 2, Collins Square, 727 Collins Street, Docklands, VIC 3008 |
For more information and to register for this event please refer to the symposiums eventbrite page
Panellist for this session:
- Nicolas Hervé
Nicolas Hervé is an Associate Professor at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Formation de l’Enseignement Agricole (ENSFEA, University of Toulouse, France).
- Dr Aaron Schultz
School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
- Dr Marzieh Parhizkar
Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
- Dr Sarah Shigdar
School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus
- Professor Linda Hancock
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, Burwood Campus
Issues and Debates on Science Education and Energy Transition in France
Wednesday 11 July, 3.00 pm—5.00 pm
Burwood Corporate Centre
Level 2, Building BC,
221 Burwood Highway, Burwood
The teaching of science, especially physics in French secondary education, is strongly structured by the concept of energy. Furthermore, energy transition is a socially acute question in France, because it puts in debate the lifestyles, the political and technical choices, and the visions of the future of territories. How can we approach energy transition in science education?
Associate Professor Nicolas Hervé will discuss science teaching challenges posed by energy transition in the French context. Through a few examples, he will also question teaching and learning processes allowed by implementation of educational activities specific to the social scientific issues (debates, role games, controversies mapping, inquiry).
Nano-technology: the Science and the Social Implications
Friday 13 July, 10.00 am—1.00 pm
(or 9.00 am—4.00 pm for teachers)
Level 12, Tower 2, Collins Square
This symposium brings together key Deakin University scientists (each researching different aspects of nano-technology) and teachers who are interested in representing this contemporary science and its implications in school classrooms.
Speakers include:
- Dr Aaron Schultz (School of Life and Environmental Sciences)
- Dr Marzieh Parhizkar (Institute for Frontier Materials)
- Dr Sarah Shigdar (School of Medicine)
- Professor Linda Hancock (Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation)
They will cover surprising new developments in nano-technology, their many applications and consideration of their social implications, before visiting scholar Associate Professor Nicolas Hervé joins them for a panel discussion.
A workshop for teachers to develop activities that can be used in the classroom will be offered afterward. A pre-event briefing (9.00 am-10.00 am) will also be held for teachers wishing to attend the classroom workshop, bringing the total event time for teachers to 9.00 am—4.00 pm. The event will run from 10.00 am—1.00 pm for non-teachers and members of the public.