2023 RACI CED Symposium: 2023 Royal Australian Chemical Institute Chemical Education Division Symposium Griffith University Gold Coast, Australia, July 3-4, 2023

The 2023 RACI Chemical Education Division Symposium aims to bring together the diverse community representing chemistry educators (engaged in research and practice) who teach in tertiary and secondary contexts in Australia. We welcome members in secondary education and of international communities to join us and share their work.

The symposium is typically scheduled in years between major RACI meetings, including meetings such as Congress, and this year will be hosted between Monday July 3rd and Tuesday July 4th at Griffith University (Gold Coast Campus), Queensland. The meeting will be presented in-person, with an online option for invited talks. 

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Submission Guidelines

The 2023 symposium has an overarching theme of:

Rethinking our classrooms to promote engagement

This broad theme enables the community to identify the more specific topics that the meeting will address therefore there will not be formal themes for the meeting.

Keynote Speakers

International Keynote: Professor Marilyne Stains, University of Virginia

National Keynote: Dr Angela Ziebell, Deakin University

We are planning that the following papers will be included:

• Oral Presentations 12-minute presentation and 3 minutes of questions:
• Digital Posters describing examples of interventions, strategies and/or evidence of student learning in chemistry (we welcome the new #betterposter format that is gaining popularity internationally). Posters must be prepared in landscape format.
• Virtual Oral Presentations 12-minute presentation and 3 minutes of questions for presenters who are unable to attend in person.

Registration Costs

Register to attend the symposium here.

Note that you will need to log into (or regsiter for) the RACI website (upper right-hand corner of the page) to see the registration options. Registration will close on June 30.

Committees

Chemical Education Division Committee (Office Bearers)

• Dr Reyne Pullen (USyd, Chair)
• Dr Dino Spagnoli (UWA, Chair-Elect)
• A/Prof Erica Smith (UNE, Immediate Past Chair)
• Dr Stephanie Schweiker (Bond, Treasurer)
• Dr Sara Kyne (UNSW, Secretary)
• Dr Stephen George-Williams (USyd, Early Career Representative)

Local Organising Committee

• Dr Andrew Pearson (Griffith)

Venue

The conference will be held at Griffith University, Gold Coast.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to Reyne Pullen (reyne.pullen@sydney.edu.au) or Andrew Pearson (a.pearson@griffith.edu.au).