What’s it like teaching mature students in the sciences?
We often have a view of students at university as teenagers fresh out of college, but many come to it later in life. To explore the reality of working with mature students, I am joined by Dr Shern Tee, a practical lecturer and computational electrochemist at Griffith University, Australia. We discuss what mature students bring to the lecture theatre and why teaching a diverse group of students benefits the groups.
Shern also shares how he uses technology in the lecture theatre and why he learns just as much from his students as they do from him. He discusses how aspiring mature chemists can start their journey into academia and how chemistry surrounds us in everyday life.
“Diversity is better for everyone on a human level” Shern
You’ll hear about:
00:00 -Introduction
01:13 –Shern on teaching a diverse group of students
03:38 -Generating feedback during the lecture
06:36 -Teaching and learning goes both ways
07:43 -Adapting teaching for mixed groups
13:16 -Do mature students communicate better?
20:12 -Does Shern use technology to enhance learning?
23:22 -How does diversity enhance learning?
25:01 -How chemistry shows up in everyday life
28:50 -Advice to mature aspiring chemists
Dr. Shern’s resources:LinkedIn: -https://www.linkedin.com/in/shern-tee-phd-8172241b3/
Episode resources: 2012 Christmas Lectures -Burning a Diamond-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QbHRLpYc-0
My resources:LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/martina-n/
