Bedford, Simon - University of Wollongong

个人简介

General Details Simon Bernard Bedford, PhD, BSc, CChem, MRSC, PGCE, ILTM Professional Membership and Activities Independent member of the Staff and Educational Development Association Member International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Member of Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education Fellow of the Higher Education Academy Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Parliamentary link for the Royal Society of Chemistry Secretary of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tertiary Education Group Member of the University and College Union Department for Education and Skills, Qualified Teacher Status

研究领域

My research interests lie within the field of chemical education, and in the learning and teaching of science. I carry out research that looks into both the pedagogical aspects of this learning and also the practice of teaching science. In recent work, that has meant looking at providing the best modes of feedback to learners so that they can improve their own learning and understanding of a particular topic. This has involved comparing and contrasting various methods to see which is the most effective in a scientific teaching and learning environment. In addition to this, research has been carried out in supporting the quantitative aspects of science education and the teaching of tacit chemical topics; in particular context based learning and some problem driven learning so that the subject matter becomes more in tune with what the learner is already familiar with have been applied. A holistic approach has been used when dealing with these topics, so that blended resources have been produced that engage with the learner and facilitate the teacher. In this way e-learning methodologies have been used sparingly and only where they give significant benefits to the teaching and learning process. Key areas where this has been applied are the blended learning programme of study on Mathematics for Pharmacologists, a HEFCE and RSC funded Chemistry For Our Future project, and a Organic Retrosynthetic strategy course.

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S. B. Bedford, and J. Mason, Holding a Mirror Up to Work Based Learning, Assessment and Feedback; ASET Placement and Employability Professionals’ Conference – University of Lancaster, Conference paper, September, 2009. S. B. Bedford, and R. Roshan, The Mathematics problem solved- Mathematics and statistical help for scientists, International Conference on Variety in Chemistry Education, The University of Manchester, Manchester, Conference Proceedings, October 2009. S. B. Bedford, and C. Gibson, Technology Supported Learning, International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, ISSOTL, Edmonton, Alberta Canada, DC, 16-19th October 2008 (Conference proceedings). S. B. Bedford, and G. J. Price, Shaping the Future of Maths & Stats in Higher Education, MSOR Conference Proceedings Lancaster University. 8th and 9th September 2008. S. B. Bedford, and C. Martin, The swings and roundabouts of placement learning: The erosion and enhancement of skills and knowledge; ASET Placement and Employability Professionals’ Conference – Silver Jubilee Event, University of Wales in Cardiff, Conference paper, September, 2007, and ASET Placement & Employability Professionals Publication (ISBN 978-0-9542231-7-5). S. B. Bedford, and G. J. Price, A Study into the use of computer aided assessment to enhance formative assessment during the early stages of undergraduate chemistry courses; International Computer Assisted Assessment, Loughborough, Conference paper (ISSN 0-9539572-6-8), July, 2007. S. B. Bedford, and J. Mason, How to impart tacit knowledge – Blending Chess and chemistry; International Bended Learning Conference, University of Hertfordshire, Conference paper, June, 2007 (ISBN: 978-1-902806-81-5), and New Directions in the Teaching of Physical Sciences, Volume 3, October 2007 (ISSN 1740-9888). S. B. Bedford, and S. Legg, Maintaining quality feedback in the face of increasing student numbers; The 2nd International Science Learning and Teaching conference, Keele University, Conference paper, June, 2007 (ISSN 978-1-905788-39-2) and Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Published by School of Education, University of Bath, 2007, The Tertiary Educational Group Conference, Keele University, Keele, August 2006, (ISBN: 978-0-85404-298-2).