Ms Brianna Steed

Brianna BRITE Lab

Contact: brianna.steed@unimelb.edu.au

About:

Brianna is a Teaching Specialist in the School of BioSciences and is an active member of BRITE Lab. Brianna coordinates large first year biology units and has a focus on authentic student learning.

Areas of Expertise in Teaching Practice:

  • Active learning
  • Scenario-based learning
  • Authentic assessment

Educational Research Areas of Interest:

  • Transition pedagogy
  • Conceptual understanding
  • Skills development
  • Student engagement

 

Current Research:

  • Building assessment literacy in first year biology students, BIOL10008

Educational Research Grants:

  • Assessment Literacy Module, BIOL10008 – 2021 (with Jennifer Fox)
  • Developing online open book exams, BIOL10009 – 2021 (with Jennifer Fox)
  • Redesigning the lecture for student engagement, BIOL10008 and BIOL10009 2021 (with Jennifer Fox)

Educational Conferences:

  • UoM Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) Teaching and Learning Conference (2021)
  • Universities 21 Virtual Symposium: Motivating Online Student Engagement in and out of the Classroom (2020)
  • BioSciences Education Australia Network (BEAN) forum (2019, 2020, 2021)
  • Genetics Society of AustralAsia (GSA) Teacher’s Day (2019)
  • UoM Faculty of Science Teaching and Learning Day (2019)