Science for Adults

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Science for Adults

• Whats New?

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Science For Adults, in Victoria

• Timeline
• Delivery of Science to Adults
• Pathways
• Career Options
• Portraits
• What a by-product!
• Can I do it?
• Exciting Outcome

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Timeline

• 2001 CSA
• Providers take up the challenge.
• 2003Sciweb
• PD available for Literacy, Maths and Science
  teachers wanting to deliver some science in their
  classrooms.
• 2004 CSA website
• Centre for Adult Education (CAE), takes up the
  CSA
• Melbourne Museum sets up on line activities
  suitable for adults and based on the CGEA and CSA
  as frameworks.
• 2005 Scienceworks Museum to set up on line
  activities suitable for adults, based on the
  CSA as framework.
• 2005 ?

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Delivery of Science to Adults

• Certificate in General Education for Adults
• (CGEA)
• Certificate in Science for Adults
• (CSA)
• Certificate in Science
• (CS)

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Educational Institutes

• Certificate in General Education for Adults
  (CGEA)
• Many Vet and Community education providers in
  Victoria.

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Educational Institutes

• Certificate in Science for Adults (CSA)
• Holmesglen TAFE
• BRIT TAFE
• CAE community provider
• Kangan TAFE
• Chisholm TAFE
• Other small Community Providers

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Educational Institutes

• Certificate in Science (CS)
• Box Hill TAFE
• Chisholm TAFE
• NMIT TAFE
• Swinburne TAFE
• Victoria University

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Delivering Science to Adults

• AQF 1 2
• CGEA
• GCO Science Module
• CSA
• Science in the Community Module
• Exploring Science Module

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Delivering Science to Adults

• AQF 3
• CSA
• Science in the Community Module
• 2 Exploring Science Module
• Choose 2 of 5 branches of science
• CS
• Introduction to Science Module
• 4 Science Modules
• Choose 2 of 4 branches of science
• AQF 4
• CS

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Internet

• Websites with activities using CSA as
  Framework
• sciweb
• csa website
• Melbourne museum
• Scienceworks museum

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PATHWAYS
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CAREER OPTIONS

• Viticulture
• Laboratory technician
• Food technician
• Animal technician
• Hair and Beauty Industry
• Naturopathy
• Nursing
• Etc

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A PORTRAIT

• Heathers Story
• RTS Science 2
• Cert3 in Science
• Diploma in Lab Tech.
• Lab tech at NMIT
• FUTURE
• Upgrade to degree
• Become lab manager

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A PORTRAIT

• Emilys Story
• Cert3 in Science
• Cert4 in Science
• Degree in Biological Science
• FUTURE
• Degree with honours
• ????? Anything I want.

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WHAT A BY-PRODUCT!

• The Joe and Jane
• I cant do science cause Im DUMB
• Get
• CONFIDENCE and
• CONFIDENCE and
• CONFIDENCE..
• So they make positive changes in their lives

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CAN I DO IT?

• YES

My teacher told me so, and I agree.
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EXCITING OUTCOME

• Adults begin to recognise science in their own
  lives.
• They contribute back to the learning community.
• One such example is Doll Science.

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Doll Science

• A Return to Study Presentation
• By Marylyn

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The Dolls
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Lovingly Created
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Ann of Green Gables
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Plaster Mold, Slip and Greenware
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Bisque
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Bisque and Finishing
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Student to Teacher