Teaching science with Dr Kristy Osborne

About this episode

Dr Kristy Osborne discusses effective science teaching and student perceptions of concepts.

Understanding how students perceive concepts is the first step towards helping students understand the concepts themselves! We speak with Dr Kristy Osborne, Discipline Lead of STEM and Educational Data Science at La Trobe University, as we unpack her thoughts on how to teach science effectively. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About Dr Kristy Osborne Dr Kristy Osborne (Vernon) is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at La Trobe University. She is a physicist, secondary and tertiary physics and mathematics teacher, and a STEM education specialist. She is passionate about STEM education outreach and an active member of the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) and the Australian Institute of Physics. Her current research interests are student use of AI for mathematical problem-solving, and physical science pedagogy. Learn more LaTrobe University profile Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education With interviews with leading science educators and STEM thought leaders, this science education podcast is about highlighting different ways of teaching kids within and beyond the classroom. It's not just about educational practice & pedagogy…

People in this episode

Host: Ben Newsome

Guest: Dr Kristy Osborne

Topics covered

• STEM education
• science teaching
• educational data science
• student perception
• pedagogy
• AI in education

Keywords

• STEM
• science education
• pedagogy
• AI
• mathematics
• educational outreach
• La Trobe University

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Organizations: La Trobe University, Fizzics Education, Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications, Australian Institute of Physics

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