Research Assistant
Use of social media, and online virtual teaching and learning, to facilitate student engagement with and understanding of neuroscience:I help neuroscience students at the University of Western Australia understand and engage with current issues in neuroscience, to facilitate their teaching and learning of concepts in neuroscience. In particular via the use of social media, and promoting online virtual teaching and learning. For instance, I:- created and maintain an online… Show more Use of social media, and online virtual teaching and learning, to facilitate student engagement with and understanding of neuroscience:I help neuroscience students at the University of Western Australia understand and engage with current issues in neuroscience, to facilitate their teaching and learning of concepts in neuroscience. In particular via the use of social media, and promoting online virtual teaching and learning. For instance, I:- created and maintain an online newspaper on neuroscience called 'Neuro Niche', created using 'Paper.li';- developed and maintain a neuroscience Facebook group called 'ANHB2217 Neuroscientists in progress';- maintain a Twitter account called 'ANHB2217@Neuro2217';- assisted in the development of an online virtual replica of the Anatomy, Physiology, and Human Biology building of the University of Western Australia campus in the three-dimensional online virtual world platform 'Second Life", to serve as an online teaching and learning arena for teachers and students. Show less