Events & Media

In October 2015, Professor Sibel Erduran has participated in the activities of the NARST Linking Science Educators’ Program funded project based at American University of Beirut, Lebanon with collaborators Professor Zoubeida Dagher of University of Delaware, USA, Dr Ebru Kaya of Bogazici University, Turkey and Professor Saouma Boujaude of American University of Beirut, Lebanon. The team conducted workshops on learning Continue Reading

Head of School of Education & Professor of Science Education, School of Education,  University of Lincoln   Thursday 22nd October , 17h00—18h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: The prevalence of physics misconceptions amongst English and Chinese undergraduate students: A comparative cross-cultural study   Abstract: This paper reports on a small-scale comparative cross-cultural study that explored the prevalence of misconceptions Continue Reading

European Science Education Research Association (ESERA) Biennial Conference Pasila, Helsinki, Finland August 31st  – September 4th, 2015. Six members belonging to the EPI*STEM centre, Prof Sibel Erduran, Dr Peter Childs, Grainne Walshe, Louise Lehane, Laurie Ryan and Aishling Flaherty travelled to participate in the ESERA 2015 conference which took place in Pasila, a 5 minute train ride from Helsinki’s city Continue Reading

Professor Sibel Erduran has delivered an invited Keynote Speech entitled "The Case for Increasing the Concentration of the Epistemic Nature of Chemistry in Education" at the 4th National Chemical Education Conference, Balikesir, Turkey. She has co-authored a paper presented at the same conference with Dr Ebru Kaya of Bogazici University, Turkey entitled "From fragments to wholes: how can we redefine nature Continue Reading

The Irish Independent is delighted to offer second level schools the opportunity to avail of Go Figure, the monthly Junior Cert maths supplement for only €2.70 per student for the academic year. Published in association with EPI•STEM, Go Figure is a 4-page curriculum based Junior Cert teaching and study resource that will become a vital tool when preparing for exams. Continue Reading

Due to its success last year, the Irish Independent has worked again with EPI•STEM to produce Science Scope, the Science supplement for the Junior Cert Cycle. This 9-issue series, published on a monthly basis throughout the academic year, is a curriculum based teaching and learning resource covering important aspects of the syllabus, which proves valuable when preparing for the Junior Continue Reading

This year the International History and Philosophy for Science Teaching (IHPST) conference was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was hosted by The Federal Center of Technological Education of Rio de Janeiro (CEFET/RJ). This conference was in good attendance by members of EPI•STEM and the Education Department from the University of Limerick, namely Sila Kaya, Onur Imren, Alison Cullinane Continue Reading

From Sunday July 12th until Wednesday July 15th 2015 Dr Niamh O’Meara, Dr Richard Walsh, Ms. Aoife Smith (EPI*STEM), Professor John O’Donoghue (former director of the NCE-MSTL) and Dr Fiona Faulkner (formerly of EPI*STEM) attended the 22nd International Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics in Virginia, Washington. The theme of the conference was “Opening Our Mathematical Eyes: Seeing Math in Everything Continue Reading

EPI•STEM researchers Dr Peter Childs, Dr Anne O'Dwyer, Dr Sarah Hayes and Professor Sibel Erduran have contributed chapters to a new book entitled "Relevant Chemistry Education: From Theory to Practice" published in 2015 by Sense Publishers. The volume edited by Professor Ingo Eilks and Professor Avi Hofstein consists of 20 chapters from international contributors. Each chapter focuses on a certain Continue Reading

Professor Sibel Erduran will collaborate with Professor Zoubeida Dagher, University of Delaware, USA, Professor Saouma BouJaoude, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and Dr Ebru Kaya, Bogazici University, Turkey on a project funded by NARST for a year in 2015. The project's objectives are (a) to promote the use of scientific practices in science lessons in Lebanon, (b) to support in-service Continue Reading