Ms Kerry Bond
Cert III Lab Chem (Sugar), Cert IV CMT, BSc, BEd, GradCertEd (Tert. Teach.), MEd (CPEP)Associate Lecturer/Academic Learning Adviser - Science
School of Access Education
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Kerry has been teaching biosciences for approximately twenty years, having a strong background in science, science education, and educational psychology, including brain-based learning approaches. She brings experience in integrating student centred, evidence-based approaches to pedagogy. Kerry has been working with CQUniversity's School of Access Education as an Academic Learning Advisor since 2018 and has also been teaching into the STEPS program since 2020. As an Academic Learning Adviser, she predominantly supports students with bioscience and numeracy learning issues, including disciplinary language and writing support (such as teaching report writing, etymology, and bioscience language transfer skills). Kerry has pastoral care and educational leadership experience from a middle leadership role in secondary teaching, and from leading learning of colleagues and students at a range of specialist workshops. Educator professional development is a keen interest of Kerry's and she has presented a range of professional development topics to primary and secondary educators. Kerry gained experience with mixed methods approaches during her post-graduate studies and her strong science background supports research design principles using interventions. She is an early career researcher and as a member of a range of educational teams and associations, Kerry is committed to progress in education, particularly in the areas of STEAM, cognition, disciplinary language, and the impact of wellbeing on learning.
Background
Kerry's background is in biological sciences and chemistry, as well as educational psychology, and her teaching experiences have encompassed secondary and post-secondary education. She has taught secondary sciences and mathematics in Australia and the United Kingdom, and has worked in post-secondary science education in Australia and the United States. Kerry's work has integrated pastoral care skills with teaching and leadership skills in a range of capacities.
Universities Studied At
University of Queensland (UQ)
Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Flinders University
University of Southern Queensland (USQ)
Universities Worked At
UQ
JCU
CQU
Awards
2020 CQUniversity's Scholarship of Online Learning and Teaching - Award for Best Presentation in Section
Previous teaching
Secondary Education - St Patrick's College, Mackay; Fort Pitt Grammar School, Kent, UK; Holy Spirit College, Mackay
Post-secondary - University of Queensland (Tutor), James Cook University (Tutor); Coastal Carolina Community College (Tutor/Lecturer), Jacksonville, USA; Central Queensland University (Academic Learning Advisor/Associate Lecturer)
Professional Memberships
QCT
ASTA/STAQ
ACNS
AALL
Professional Interests
Cognitive sciences
Social learning
Pedagogy/Andragogy
Engagement; reduction of attrition; help-seeking behaviour
Innovation
Academic anxiety
Positive psychology
Social psychology
Key Achievements
Award for Best presentation in theme, CQUniversity's Scholarship of Tertiary Teaching Conference, 2020.
Recipient of a CQUniversity 2021 Learning Teaching Research & Development Grant, valued at $11 962. Kerry is the Chief Investigator of a project aimed at improving bioscience language acquisition in nursing students.
Online language learning approaches to enhance bioscience language acquisition in nursing students: A pilot study
Grant: Scholarly project (Internal L&T Grant)
Funding Scheme: CQU Learning and Teaching Research and Development Grants 2021
Total Funding: $11,962.00
Curriculum and Pedagogy - Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy
Specialist Studies in Education - Learning Sciences
Specialist Studies in Education - Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
Cognitive Sciences - Neurocognitive Patterns and Neural Networks
