Errors and Uncertainties, and Statistics in general

As part of the new VCE study design, I've been discussing how we teach high school students to handle errors and uncertainties, in particular terminology like:
random vs systematic
errors vs uncertainties

And, how many significant figures are we allowed to quote errors to?

Work Integrated Learning is the next Big Thing

Work Integrated Learning (WIL)is about to become huge- the chief scientists and the current PM are both behind it. Expect to hear more and more about WIL from your Deans of science or equivalent.

The office of the chief scientist has released a report which may very influential, making a case for more work-integrated learning and some suggestions on how to do it.

UTS have an interesting approach to Work Integrated Learning getting their students to test stuff in partnership with CHOICE consumer magazine.

Keynote Education Speaker for AIP Congress 2016?

Who should we ask to Speak at Congress 2016?

ACSME Discipline Day theme suggestions?

The ACSME physics discipline day will  be held on Friday 2 October 2015 from 12:30pm-3:30pm at Murdoch University. We've left the theme open for now, but we should make sure we choose one soon so we can organise speakers.

What's your pressing issue?

d.hoxley@latrobe.edu.au

AIP Congress 2016

It's probably a good time to start thinking about AIP congress 2016. What do you want from the teaching and learning side? Are you able to submit a paper? If not, why not? Do you need help? Do you need money to help with travel/registration? Are you willing to review submissions? Let me know, and I'll liase with Margaret Wegener and Craig Savage.

d.hoxley@latrobe.edu.au

Undergraduates and research labs- does it work? Is it worth it?

Programmes at California State University address the challenges of bringing undergraduates into research labs (see Nature 518 , 127 – 128 ; 10.1038/nj7537-127a 2015 ). The students are then better equipped for admission to the top professional training programmes in the United States and worldwide.
Nature | 11 March 2015 | 10.1038/519158c
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Let's start a thread on undergrads (and/or schoolkids) in research labs. Does it work? Let me know at d.hoxley@latrobe.edu.au

Overseas students in MSc by coursework

Does anyone have any experience with overseas masters students? A few members of PEG have reported increased applications, and are unsure what the issues involved are. Anyone got any experience? Email me at d.hoxley@latrobe.edu.au.