Overview
Background
As a lecturer and First-Year Teaching Director in Physics at the University of Queensland, Dr Margaret Wegener teaches both aspiring physicists and physics service courses; she is interested in the educational problems of contextualising physics, and the transition between school and university.
Her PhD was awarded for laser diagnostics of a Superorbital Expansion Tube, by multiple holographic recordings. As well as holography showing the rupture process of a light diaphragm in an expansion tube, this included holographic interferometry of high-speed gas flows around models, and analysis of the resulting images to yield quantitative information about the gas flow structures.
She pursued an interest in physics education by completing further study in Tertiary Teaching. A major concern of her work is to effectively engage students in order to make physics fundamentals meaningful. This includes developing experiments for undergraduate learning.
She is also deeply interested in the interrelationships between science and the arts.
Availability
- Dr Margaret Wegener is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
- Bachelor (Honours) of Science (Advanced), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education, The University of Queensland
Works
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2015
Conference Publication
Australian Update on Women in Physics in 2014
Foley, C. P., Maynard-Casely, Helen and Wegener, Margaret (2015). Australian Update on Women in Physics in 2014. 5th IUPAP International Conference on Women in Physics, Waterloo Canada, 5-8 August 2014. Melville, NY United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.4937651
2014
Conference Publication
An integrated approach to active learning
Drinkwater, Michael J., Gannaway, Deanne, Sheppard, Karen, Davis, Matthew, Wegener, Margaret J., Bowen, Warwick P. and Corney, Joel F. (2014). An integrated approach to active learning. The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4 September 2014.
2014
Journal Article
The art in physics - Creating "LABPUNK"
Wegener, M.J. and Milroy, A.K. (2014). The art in physics - Creating "LABPUNK". Australian Physics, 51 (2), 53-56.
2014
Book Chapter
Laser beams with phase singularities
Heckenberg, N. R., McDuff, R., Smith, C. P., Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H. and Wegener, M. J. (2014). Laser beams with phase singularities. Optical angular momentum. (pp. 155-166) edited by L. Allen, Stephen M. Barnett and Miles J. Padgett. Boca Raton, FL, United States: CRC Press.
2014
Journal Article
Managing active learning processes in large first year physics classes: the advantages of an integrated approach
Drinkwater, Michael J., Gannaway, Deanne, Sheppard, Karen, Davis, Matthew J., Wegener, Margaret J., Bowen, Warwick J. and Corney, Joel F. (2014). Managing active learning processes in large first year physics classes: the advantages of an integrated approach. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 2 (2), 75-90. doi: 10.2979/teachlearninqu.2.2.75
2014
Journal Article
Searching to increase the diversity in Australian physics
Maynard-Casely, Helen, Wegener, Margaret and Foley, Cathy (2014). Searching to increase the diversity in Australian physics. Australian Physics, 51 (5), 162-164.
2013
Journal Article
Development of threshold learning outcomes for Australian graduates in physics
Wegener, Margaret (2013). Development of threshold learning outcomes for Australian graduates in physics. Australian Physics, 50 (3), 89-93.
2013
Conference Publication
More than the sum of its parts: Evaluating a model of teaching and learning
Drinkwater, M., Gannaway, D., Sheppard, K. and Wegener, M. (2013). More than the sum of its parts: Evaluating a model of teaching and learning. HERDSA Annual International Conference, Auckland New Zealand, 1 - 4 July 2013.
2013
Conference Publication
Manipulating Space and Time for Active-Learning Lectures
Wegener, M., Drinkwater, M., McIntyre, T., Gannaway, D., Sheppard, K., McGrath, D. and Cody, A. (2013). Manipulating Space and Time for Active-Learning Lectures. International Conference on Physics Education, Prague, Czech Republic, 5-9 August 2013.
2012
Journal Article
Developing a virtual physics world
Wegener, Margaret, McIntyre, Timothy J., McGrath, Dominic, Savage, Craig M. and Williamson, Michael (2012). Developing a virtual physics world. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28 (3), 504-521. doi: 10.14742/ajet.847
2010
Journal Article
Student experiences of virtual reality: A case study in learning special relativity
McGrath, D, Wegener, M, McIntyre, TJ, Savage, C and Williamson, M (2010). Student experiences of virtual reality: A case study in learning special relativity. American Journal of Physics, 78 (8) 015007AJP, 862-868. doi: 10.1119/1.3431565
2010
Conference Publication
Teaching physics using virtual reality
Savage, C., McGrath, D., McIntyre, T., Wegener, M. and Williamson, M. (2010). Teaching physics using virtual reality. International Conference on Physics Education, ICPE-2009, Bangkok, Thailand, 18 -24 October 2009. College Park, MD United States: American Institute of Physics. doi: 10.1063/1.3479848
2008
Conference Publication
Teaching physics using virtual reality: Special relativity
Savage, C., Wegener, M., McIntyre, T., McGrath, D. and Williamson, M. (2008). Teaching physics using virtual reality: Special relativity. AIP 18th National Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, 30 November- 5 December 2008.
2008
Conference Publication
Undergraduate research experiences: Bridging the gap between teaching and research in a research intensive university
Myatt, Paula, Farrand, Kirsten, Wegener, Margaret and Blanchfield, Joanne (2008). Undergraduate research experiences: Bridging the gap between teaching and research in a research intensive university. 31st Annual HERDSA Conference 2008, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1-4 July, 2008. Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia.
2008
Conference Publication
A Century After A Nobel Prize: The Legacy of Lippmann's Colour Photography
Wegener, M. (2008). A Century After A Nobel Prize: The Legacy of Lippmann's Colour Photography. 18th Biennial Australian Institute of Physics Congress, Adelaide, South Australia, 30 November-5 December 2008. Australian Institute of Physics.
2008
Conference Publication
Teaching special relativity using virtual reality
McGrath, Dominic, Savage, Craig, Williamson, Michael, Wegener, Margaret and McIntyre, Tim (2008). Teaching special relativity using virtual reality. National UniServe Science Symposium, Sydney, Austalia, 2-3 Oct 2008. University of Sydney, Australia: UniServe Science.
2008
Conference Publication
Learning special relativity through virtual reality
Wegener, Margaret, Savage, Craig and McIntyre, Tim (2008). Learning special relativity through virtual reality. GIREP (International Research Group on Physics Teaching) International Conference/13th Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Workshop, Nicosia, Cyprus, 18-22 August 2008.
2005
Conference Publication
Contemporary service course students: Who are they?
Wegener, M. J. (2005). Contemporary service course students: Who are they?. Blended Learning in Science Teaching & Learning, The University of Sydney, 30th September 2005. The University of Sydney: UniServe Science.
2005
Conference Publication
Gravity measurement via a rolling pendulum for embedded learning of fundamental lab skills
Wegener, M. (2005). Gravity measurement via a rolling pendulum for embedded learning of fundamental lab skills. 2nd International Pendulum Conference, Sydney, Australia, 13-15 October 2005.
2003
Journal Article
Physicist in the art gallery: Summary of a workshop presented at CONASTA 2003
Wegener, M. (2003). Physicist in the art gallery: Summary of a workshop presented at CONASTA 2003. The Queensland Science Teacher, 29, 9-10.
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