Blog posts
Tribute to Dr. Brian Doig
The MSET Ed Research Group was saddened to hear of the passing of colleague Brian! We wanted to create a tribute to Brian – acknowledging how we valued and loved him. Please help us celebrate Brian’s life by posting your own reflections and thoughts. T
Posted by Assoc. Prof. Peta White on June 2, 2026.
Family Science Games Night – Wrapping up after 10 years
In 2017, Deakin University Science Education academics applied for and won a prestigious National Science Week grant – to host the Family Science Games Night at each of our campuses (Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds, and Burwood) during National Science Week.
Posted by Assoc. Prof. Peta White on May 30, 2026.
Inside the Course Turning Out-of-Field Teachers Into DigiTech Leaders
By Prof. Julianne Lynch, Dr. Carly Sawatzki and Dr. Laura Tubino, Deakin University. April 2026. In many Australian schools, Digital Technologies (DigiTech) is taught by teachers who never studied it themselves. The ideal vision is clear: DigiTech is a
Posted by Amanda Peters on April 14, 2026.
Educating for Uncertain Futures: Climate Change Education
By A/Prof Peta White – March 2026 We live in uncertain times; our human systems are negatively impacting Earth systems resulting in multiple impacts of local to global scale. Recognising the lack of certainty is a measure of the complexity of both our
Posted by Assoc. Prof. Peta White on March 31, 2026.
Upskilling teachers as a way to respond to out-of-field teaching
Upskilling Out-of-field teachers
Posted by Prof. Linda Hobbs on February 10, 2021.
Financial literacy programs taught in schools are exposed as value-ridden, flawed & totally inadequate
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the very idea of financial literacy.
Posted by Dr. Carly Sawatzki on June 1, 2020.
Don’t trust banks to teach financial literacy to children. Here are some teacher insights
For generations, schools, teachers and parents around Australia have relied on the finance industry for money-related expertise and education for our children. We now know that our trust was misguided.
Posted by Dr. Carly Sawatzki on March 20, 2020.
Inquiry vs direct teaching for interdisciplinary STEM
By Russell Tytler, Chair of Science Education Current advocacy of STEM represents a reform movement to increase engagement of students with the STEM disciplines (Marginson, Tytler, Freeman & Roberts, 2013), and to develop ‘STEM skills’ that will pr
Posted by Prof. Russell Tytler on August 9, 2019.
What can we do about the phenomenon of teaching out-of-field?
By Associate Professor Linda Hobbs, Deakin University Originally Posted on the ASERA website: Teaching out-of-field is a contentious practice in most Australian schools. Teachers are regarded as out-of-field if their specialisation does not match their
Posted by Prof. Linda Hobbs on July 16, 2019.