Overview
Background
Gwen is a Teaching-Focused academic in the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences at UQ, she was appointed to this role in 2008 following several postdoctoral and senior research focused appointments in the UK and Australia. After successfully transferring from traditional chemistry laboratory research into discipline-based education and higher education research, her work has addressed student diversity in prior learning and engagement of students through: collaborative discourse and inquiry tasks; the implementation of undergraduate research experiences; and mechanisms for provision of formative feedback to support self-regulated learning. She currently leads an active research program into supporting and assessing student self-regulated learning in online environments in parallel with exploring how combinations of multimodal representations impact on learning. Gwen is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and the current Editor in Chief of Chemistry Education & Research Practice (RSC Publishing). Her teaching has been recognised by multiple national, professional and institutional teaching awards including the RACI Fensham Medal in 2021.
Availability
- Professor Gwendolyn Lawrie is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Qualifications
- Graduate Diploma in Education (Secondary), The University of Queensland
Works
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2016
Book Chapter
Closing the loop: a model for inter-institutional collaboration through delivering formative assessment in large, first-year STEM classes
Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Wright, Anthony, Schultz, Madeleine, Dargaville, Tim, Tasker, Roy, Williams, Mark, Bedford, Simon, O'Brien, Glennys and Thompson, Christopher (2016). Closing the loop: a model for inter-institutional collaboration through delivering formative assessment in large, first-year STEM classes. Transforming institutions : undergraduate STEM education for the 21st century. (pp. 399-410) edited by Gabriela C. Weaver, Wilella D. Burgess, Amy L. Childress and Linda Slakey. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press.
2016
Book Chapter
Development of scaffolded online modules to support self-regulated learning in chemistry concepts
Lawrie, Gwendolyn A., Schultz, Madeleine, Bailey, Chantal H., Mamun, Abdullah Al, Micallef, Aaron S., Williams, Mark and Wright, Anthony H. (2016). Development of scaffolded online modules to support self-regulated learning in chemistry concepts. Technology and assessment strategies for improving student learning in chemistry. (pp. 1-21) edited by Madeleine Schultz, Siegbert Schmid and Thomas Holme. Washington, DC, United States: American Chemical Society. doi: 10.1021/bk-2016-1235.ch001
2016
Conference Publication
Authenticity in the undergraduate teaching laboratory – analysis of the literature and surprises from our students
Rowland, Susan, Pedwell, Rhianna and Lawrie, Gwen (2016). Authenticity in the undergraduate teaching laboratory – analysis of the literature and surprises from our students. HERDSA Annual Conference: The shape of higher education, Fremantle, WA, Australia, 4-7 July 2016.
2015
Journal Article
Interactions between chitosan and alginate dialdehyde biopolymers and their layer-by-layer assemblies
Aston, Robyn, Wimalaratne, Medini, Brock, Aidan, Lawrie, Gwendolyn and Grondahl, Lisbeth (2015). Interactions between chitosan and alginate dialdehyde biopolymers and their layer-by-layer assemblies. Biomacromolecules, 16 (6), 1807-1817. doi: 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b00383
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Motivation and Value
Myatt, Paul, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Motivation and Value. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching.
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Evaluation
Myatt, Paula, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Evaluation. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching.
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Design and Logistics
Myatt, Paula, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Design and Logistics. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching..
2015
Other Outputs
ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Support for Students
Myatt, Paula, Worthy, Peter, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2015). ALURE Implementer’s Checklist: Support for Students. Sydney, Australia: Office for Learning and Teaching..
2015
Conference Publication
ALURE: The Apprenticeship-Style Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience Project
Rowland, Susan, Lawrie, G., Wang, J., Zimbardi, K., Myatt, P., Pedwell, R., West, J., Veenstra, A., Kappler, U., Milward, L., LeBard, R., Howitt, S. and Worthy, P. (2015). ALURE: The Apprenticeship-Style Large-Scale Undergraduate Research Experience Project. HERDSA 2015: Learning for Life and Work in a Complex World, Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 July 2015.
2015
Book Chapter
Video blogs: a vehicle to support student-generated representations and explanations in chemistry
Lawrie, Gwen (2015). Video blogs: a vehicle to support student-generated representations and explanations in chemistry. Student generated digital media in science education: learning, explaining and communicating content. (pp. 95-107) edited by Garry F. Hoban, Wendy Nielsen and Alyce Shepherd. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge.
2015
Book Chapter
Wiki technologies and communities: new approaches to assessing individual and collaborative learning in the chemistry laboratory
Lawrie, Gwendolyn and Grondahl, Lisbeth (2015). Wiki technologies and communities: new approaches to assessing individual and collaborative learning in the chemistry laboratory. Chemistry education: best practices, innovative strategies and new technologies. (pp. 671-692) edited by Javier Garcia-Martinez and Elena Serrano-Torregrosa. Wienheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. doi: 10.1002/9783527679300.ch27
2015
Conference Publication
Detecting chemical misconceptions in first-year biochemistry degree undergraduates
Lopez-Coca, Ignacio, Arevalo Caballero, Maria Jose, Schultz, Madeleine, Lawrie, Gwendolyn A. and Silvero, Guadalupe (2015). Detecting chemical misconceptions in first-year biochemistry degree undergraduates. 7th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (EDULEARN), Barcelona, Spain, 6-8 July 2015. Valencia, Spain: IATED.
2014
Journal Article
The ALURE of Massified Undergraduate Research
Rowland, Susan, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwendolyn, Myatt, Paula, Pedwell, Rhianna, Wang, Jack, Worthy, Peter and Zimbardi, Kirsten (2014). The ALURE of Massified Undergraduate Research. Australian Biochemist, 45 (3), 15-19.
2014
Conference Publication
Impact of student approaches to ALURE: 'swimming lessons' in the undergraduate laboratory
Pedwell, Rhianna, Green, Matthew, Lawrie, Gwen, Myatt, Paula, Wang, Jack, Worthy, Peter, Zimbardi, Kirsten and Rowland, Susan (2014). Impact of student approaches to ALURE: 'swimming lessons' in the undergraduate laboratory. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (2014), Sydney, NSW, Australia, 29 September - 1 October 2014. Sydney, NSW, Australia: University of Sydney.
2014
Journal Article
Assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences: a meeting report
Auchincloss, Lisa Corwin, Laursen, Sandra L., Branchaw, Janet L., Eagan, Kevin, Graham, Mark, Hanauer, David I., Lawrie, Gwendolyn, McLinn, Colleen M., Pelaez, Nancy, Rowland, Susan, Towns, Marcy, Trautmann, NancyM., Varma-Nelson, Pratibha, Weston, Timothy J. and Dolan, Erin L. (2014). Assessment of course-based undergraduate research experiences: a meeting report. CBE Life Sciences Education, 13 (1), 29-40. doi: 10.1187/cbe.14-01-0004
2014
Journal Article
Student conceptions about energy transformations: progression from general chemistry to biochemistry
Wolfson, Adele J., Rowland, Susan L., Lawrie, Gwendolyn A. and Wright, Anthony H. (2014). Student conceptions about energy transformations: progression from general chemistry to biochemistry. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 15 (2), 168-183. doi: 10.1039/C3RP00132F
2014
Journal Article
Technology supported facilitation and assessment of small group collaborative inquiry learning in large first-year classes
Lawrie, Gwendolyn A., Gahan, Lawrence R., Matthews, Kelly E., Weaver, Gabriela C., Bailey, Chantel, Adams, Peter, Kavanagh, Lydia, Long, Phillip D. and Taylor, Matthew (2014). Technology supported facilitation and assessment of small group collaborative inquiry learning in large first-year classes. Journal of Learning Design, 7 (2), 120-135. doi: 10.5204/jld.v7i2.204
2013
Journal Article
Chemistry vlogs: a vehicle for student-generated representations and explanations to scaffold their understanding of structure-property relationships
Lawrie, Gwen and Bartle, Emma (2013). Chemistry vlogs: a vehicle for student-generated representations and explanations to scaffold their understanding of structure-property relationships. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education (formerly CAL-Laborate International), 21 (4), 27-45.
2013
Conference Publication
A large-scale undergraduate research project: you can do it and we can help
Rowland, Susan, Lawrie, Gwen, Zimbardi, Kirsten, Wang, Jack and Myatt, Paula (2013). A large-scale undergraduate research project: you can do it and we can help. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (2013), Canberra, ACT, Australia, 19 - 21 September 2013. Sydney, NSW, Australia: University of Sydney.
2013
Journal Article
Student conceptions and misconceptions about energy transformations in biochemistry
Wolfson, Adele J, Rowland, Susan L, Lawrie, Gwen A. and Wright, Tony H. (2013). Student conceptions and misconceptions about energy transformations in biochemistry. The FASEB Journal, 27 (S1), 838.3-838.3. doi: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.838.3
Funding
Supervision
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Available projects
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Integrating multimodal external representations in chemistry online learning environments
This project involves the investigation of how students develop their internal mental models of chemistry concepts through translation between external representations that enable visualisation of molecular level phenomena. The context of this research is self-regulated learning in online environments.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Creative Thinking Amongst First-Year Undergraduate Chemistry Students: Applying Knowledge of Chemistry to a Real-World Context
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
The Use of Ethnochemistry Based Augmented Reality to Integrate Multiple Representations in Chemistry Classes and Its Influence on Indonesian Students' Mental Models
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jack Wang, Dr Nell Baghaei
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Doctor Philosophy
The application of learning analytics and multimodal data to evaluate student engagement and learning outcomes in chemistry
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Effie Kartsonaki, Dr Hassan Khosravi
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Doctor Philosophy
The application of learning analytics and multimodal data to evaluate student engagement and learning outcomes in chemistry
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Effie Kartsonaki, Dr Hassan Khosravi
Completed supervision
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The role of scaffolding in the instructional design of online, self-directed, inquiry-based learning environments: Student engagement and learning approaches
Principal Advisor
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2018
Master Philosophy
Examining visualizations - The design of an online visualization module to support students learning of structures of macromolecules
Principal Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Navigation of Everyday and Scientific Discourses in Learning Science: Evidence from Two Chemistry Classrooms in Thailand
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Katie Makar
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Composite alginate hydrogels for biomedical applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lisbeth Grondahl
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Implementation of Inquiry-based Learning by Secondary Chemistry Teachers in Indonesia
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Development of hydrogel biomaterials for articular cartilage replacement
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Lisbeth Grondahl, Professor Darren Martin
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Dual Purpose Colloids for Peptide Synthesis and Bio-Assay Applications
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matt Trau
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
ENCODING MICROSPHERE-BASED LIBRARIES USING FLOW CYTOMETRY: A SCALABLE METHOD FOR DIRECTED COMBINATORIAL SYNTHESIS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matt Trau
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
PREPARATION OF NOVEL MATERIALS FOR RAPID DNA SEQUENCING
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matt Trau
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLEXED PARTICLE ASSAYS FOR DNA SCREENING APPLICATIONS
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Matt Trau
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- Interfacial chemistry
- Polysaccharide hydrogels
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