Grants
Australian National Commission for UNESCO 16-17 Grants Round ($14,000).2017(Koul, Sheffield, Blackley & Balzer). Cross-nation Capacity Building in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) Education.
Linking Science Educators Program (LSEP) grant ($5,000) (Koul, Sheffield & Blackley).Using a Makerspace approach to create a science community of practice (COP) for teachers and pre-service teachers in India. National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
2016-2017Australian Indonesian Institute ($19,000).(Sheffield, Blackley, Koul and Maynard) Australia-Indonesian Institute to take the Makerspace in STEM experience to the Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia.
2015 Curtin TEDF ($12, 832.60) (Sheffield, Blackley, Maynard, Koul and Walker) Creating Communities in STEM Makerspace.
Linking Science Educators Program (LSEP) grant ($5,000) (Koul, Sheffield & Blackley).Using a Makerspace approach to create a science community of practice (COP) for teachers and pre-service teachers in India. National Association for Research in Science Teaching.
2016-2017Australian Indonesian Institute ($19,000).(Sheffield, Blackley, Koul and Maynard) Australia-Indonesian Institute to take the Makerspace in STEM experience to the Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia.
2015 Curtin TEDF ($12, 832.60) (Sheffield, Blackley, Maynard, Koul and Walker) Creating Communities in STEM Makerspace.
Papers
Sheffield, R., Kurisunkal, J., Kohl, R., Blackley, S. (2019). Learning to teach and teaching to learn STEM through a Makerspace Approach. In Kohl, R., Verma, G., & Nargund-Joshi (eds), Science Education in India: Philosophical, historical, and contemporary conversations New York: Springer.
Blackley, S., Rahmawati, Y., Fitriani, E., Sheffield, R. & Koul, R. (2018). Using a Makerspace approach to engage Indonesian primary students with STEM. Issues in Educational Research,
28(1), 18-42. http://www.iier.org.au/iier28/blackley.pdf
Blackley, S., Bennett, D., & Sheffield, R. (submitted November 2017). Pre-service teachers’ articulation of their future selves. Issues in Educational Research (IIER).
Blackley, S., Sheffield, R., Maynard, N., Koul, R., & Attar Singh, R. (submitted August 2017). Makerspace in STEM (MIS): A community of practice. Teaching in Higher Education.
Sheffield, R., Koul, R., Blackley, S., & Maynard, N. (2017). Makerspace in STEM for girls: A physical space to develop 21st century skills. Educational Media International Journal (EMI).
Blackley, S., Sheffield, R., Maynard, N., Walker, R., & Koul, R. (2017). Makerspace and Reflective Practice: Advancing Pre-service Teachers in STEM Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education.
Blackley, S., Rahmawati, Y., Fitriani, E., Sheffield, R. & Koul, R. (2018). Using a Makerspace approach to engage Indonesian primary students with STEM. Issues in Educational Research,
28(1), 18-42. http://www.iier.org.au/iier28/blackley.pdf
Blackley, S., Bennett, D., & Sheffield, R. (submitted November 2017). Pre-service teachers’ articulation of their future selves. Issues in Educational Research (IIER).
Blackley, S., Sheffield, R., Maynard, N., Koul, R., & Attar Singh, R. (submitted August 2017). Makerspace in STEM (MIS): A community of practice. Teaching in Higher Education.
Sheffield, R., Koul, R., Blackley, S., & Maynard, N. (2017). Makerspace in STEM for girls: A physical space to develop 21st century skills. Educational Media International Journal (EMI).
Blackley, S., Sheffield, R., Maynard, N., Walker, R., & Koul, R. (2017). Makerspace and Reflective Practice: Advancing Pre-service Teachers in STEM Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education.
Conferences
Sheffield R., Blackley S, Koul, R., Rahmawati, Y., & Fitriani, E. (2017). Engaging Students in a Makerspace Approach: Analysing Australian and Indonesian Primary Students’ Engagement and the Application of STEM Knowledge. Eighth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (9th SMTE), held in Kota Kinabulu 7-11 November, 2017
Sheffield R., Blackley S, & Moro, P. (2017). Leading the DREAM: Creating and Sustaining STEM in the Classroom Eighth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (9th SMTE), held in Kota Kinabulu 7-11 November, 2017
Sheffield,R., Blackley, S., Bennett, D., (2017) Who are we? Identity of STEM educators. Paper presented at the Australia Conference Science & Mathematics Education, 2017, held Monash University, Melbourne, October 5-7, 2017.
Blackley, S., Bennett, D., & Sheffield, R. (2017). Developing workforce capacity in pre-service teachers: Examining present and possible future selves Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, held in Sydney 1st -3rd July
Blackley, S., Bennett, D., & Sheffield, R. Using a Makerspace Approach: An Opportunity for Developing Undergraduate Students’ Reflective Practice and Professional Identity Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, held in Sydney 1st -3rd July
Koul, R., Sheffield, R., Blackley S, & Maynard, N. (2017). Makerspace in STEM for girls: A physical space to develop 21st century skills National Association Research in Science Teaching held in San Antonio, Texas April 22 - 25
Maynard, Sheffield, Bennett, Blackley, Koul (2017, January). STEM Makerspace – an opportunity for developing students’ reflective practice and professional identity. Paper presented at the Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, Curtin University. Perth, Western Australia.
Blackley S, Sheffield R, Koul R, Maynard N (2016). Engaging girls in STEM: Primary school students, pre-service teachers and engineering students working together using Makerspaces. Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2016, held in University, Melbourne, Victoria 28 November - 2 December. (conference proceedings)
Bennett, D., Blackley, S., & Sheffield, R. (2016, August). Assembling identity: Digital portfolios, photographs, drawings and textual narratives in pre-service teacher development. Presented at BIBAC 2016 International Conference: 'Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Across Cultures’. Cambridge University.
Sheffield R, Blackley S, Koul R, Maynard N, Fairhurst N, Rowe D, Murachami M, De Souza S & Forman R. (2016). Self-authorship to Create and Shape the Identity of Women in STEM. Paper presented at the Australia Conference Science & Mathematics Education, 2016, held University of Queensland, October 1-3, 2017
Blackley S, Sheffield R, Koul R, Maynard N, Fairhurst N, Rowe D, Murachami M, De Souza S & Forman R. (2016). Using Makerspaces to foster authentic stem engagement. Paper presented at the Australia Conference Science & Mathematics Education, 2016, held University of Queensland, October 1-3, 2017
Blackley S, Sheffield R, Koul R, Maynard N (2016). Understanding the essence(s) of port-folio-based learning: Evidence-based digital portfolios to enhance employability and support developing professional identity. Paper presented at the AAEEBL Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning, Edinburough, Scotland.
Sheffield, R., & Blackley, S. (2016). Makerspace in STEM (MIS) for girls: An Exploratory Study. Proceedings of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2016 Conference and Expo. Denver, Colorado: US. (Conference proceedings)
Sheffield, R., Blackley, S., & Bennett, D. (2016). Enhancing work readiness and developing professional identity through
personalised, standards-based digital portfolios. In M. Davis & A. Goody (Eds.), Research and Development in Higher Education: The Shape of Higher Education, 39 (pp 300-306). Fremantle, Australia, 4 – 7 July 2016. (conference proceedings)
Sheffield R, Blackley S, Koul R, Maynard N (2016) The Makerspace: linking Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology to improve pre-service teachers’ work readiness and create communities of practice. Paper presented at the Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, Curtin University. Perth, Western Australia.
Sheffield R, Blackley S, Koul R, Maynard N (2016). STEM in Makerspace: The Final Frontier. Paper presented at the Primary Science Conference, East Perth.
Sheffield R., Blackley S, & Moro, P. (2017). Leading the DREAM: Creating and Sustaining STEM in the Classroom Eighth International Conference on Science, Mathematics and Technology Education (9th SMTE), held in Kota Kinabulu 7-11 November, 2017
Sheffield,R., Blackley, S., Bennett, D., (2017) Who are we? Identity of STEM educators. Paper presented at the Australia Conference Science & Mathematics Education, 2017, held Monash University, Melbourne, October 5-7, 2017.
Blackley, S., Bennett, D., & Sheffield, R. (2017). Developing workforce capacity in pre-service teachers: Examining present and possible future selves Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, held in Sydney 1st -3rd July
Blackley, S., Bennett, D., & Sheffield, R. Using a Makerspace Approach: An Opportunity for Developing Undergraduate Students’ Reflective Practice and Professional Identity Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, held in Sydney 1st -3rd July
Koul, R., Sheffield, R., Blackley S, & Maynard, N. (2017). Makerspace in STEM for girls: A physical space to develop 21st century skills National Association Research in Science Teaching held in San Antonio, Texas April 22 - 25
Maynard, Sheffield, Bennett, Blackley, Koul (2017, January). STEM Makerspace – an opportunity for developing students’ reflective practice and professional identity. Paper presented at the Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, Curtin University. Perth, Western Australia.
Blackley S, Sheffield R, Koul R, Maynard N (2016). Engaging girls in STEM: Primary school students, pre-service teachers and engineering students working together using Makerspaces. Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2016, held in University, Melbourne, Victoria 28 November - 2 December. (conference proceedings)
Bennett, D., Blackley, S., & Sheffield, R. (2016, August). Assembling identity: Digital portfolios, photographs, drawings and textual narratives in pre-service teacher development. Presented at BIBAC 2016 International Conference: 'Building Interdisciplinary Bridges Across Cultures’. Cambridge University.
Sheffield R, Blackley S, Koul R, Maynard N, Fairhurst N, Rowe D, Murachami M, De Souza S & Forman R. (2016). Self-authorship to Create and Shape the Identity of Women in STEM. Paper presented at the Australia Conference Science & Mathematics Education, 2016, held University of Queensland, October 1-3, 2017
Blackley S, Sheffield R, Koul R, Maynard N, Fairhurst N, Rowe D, Murachami M, De Souza S & Forman R. (2016). Using Makerspaces to foster authentic stem engagement. Paper presented at the Australia Conference Science & Mathematics Education, 2016, held University of Queensland, October 1-3, 2017
Blackley S, Sheffield R, Koul R, Maynard N (2016). Understanding the essence(s) of port-folio-based learning: Evidence-based digital portfolios to enhance employability and support developing professional identity. Paper presented at the AAEEBL Association for Authentic, Experiential and Evidence-Based Learning, Edinburough, Scotland.
Sheffield, R., & Blackley, S. (2016). Makerspace in STEM (MIS) for girls: An Exploratory Study. Proceedings of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 2016 Conference and Expo. Denver, Colorado: US. (Conference proceedings)
Sheffield, R., Blackley, S., & Bennett, D. (2016). Enhancing work readiness and developing professional identity through
personalised, standards-based digital portfolios. In M. Davis & A. Goody (Eds.), Research and Development in Higher Education: The Shape of Higher Education, 39 (pp 300-306). Fremantle, Australia, 4 – 7 July 2016. (conference proceedings)
Sheffield R, Blackley S, Koul R, Maynard N (2016) The Makerspace: linking Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology to improve pre-service teachers’ work readiness and create communities of practice. Paper presented at the Annual Teaching and Learning Forum, Curtin University. Perth, Western Australia.
Sheffield R, Blackley S, Koul R, Maynard N (2016). STEM in Makerspace: The Final Frontier. Paper presented at the Primary Science Conference, East Perth.