Assoc Prof Linda Galligan

Fields of Research (FoR)

• Higher Education ( 130103 )
  

• Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy ( 130208 )
  

• Medicine, Nursing and Health Curriculum and Pedagogy ( 130209 )
  

Research interests
Embedding numeracy in nursing
Language and Mathematics
Cross-cultural differences in mathematics education
Adult/academic numeracy
Technology in Mathematics Education

Professional memberships
Queensland College of Teachers

Industry affiliations
Member of the Mathematics Education Group of Australasia
Member of Adult Learning Mathematics

Currently teaching courses/programs
MAC2901 Maths for Teachers
MAC8901 Issues in Teaching Mathematics
NUR2000; NUR1100; NUR1299 (Numeracy components)

Teaching experience(Tertiary)
30 Years

Teaching experience(Other)
6 Years

Administrative responsibilities
Mathematics and Statistics Discipline Coordinator
Academic Liaison: School of Agricultural Computational Environmental Sciences

Research most recent
Galligan, L. & Hobohm, C. (2018) Mathematics screencasts for teaching and learning, in Using Mobile Technologies in the Learning of Mathematics, N. Calder, K. Larkin, and N. Sinclair, (Eds), Springer International Publishing AG, Cham.
Galligan, L., Hobohm, C. & Peake, K. (2017) Using an evaluative tool to develop effective mathscasts. Mathematics Education Research Journal 29(3): p. 329-348.
Galligan, L., Creating words in mathematics. Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2017. 72(1): p. 21-30.

Research most notable
Galligan, Linda (2013) A systematic approach to embedding academic numeracy at university. Higher Education Research and Development, 32 (5). pp. 734-747. ISSN 0729-4360

Publications in ePrints

Woolcott, Geoff and Galligan, LindaORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-8690 and Whannell, Robert and Marshman, Margaret and Axelsen, TarynORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3564-4354 and Schmalz, Jelena and Sultanova, Nargiz (2020) How are we progressing with academic numeracy at regional universities? Perspectives from first-year undergraduate studies. Mathematics Education Research Journal. pp. 1-18. ISSN 1033-2170

Deo, Ravinesh C. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2290-6749 and Yaseen, Zaher Mundher and Al-Ansari, Nadhir and Nguyen-Huy, ThongORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2201-6666 and Langlands, Trevor and Galligan, LindaORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-8690 (2020) Modern artificial intelligence model development for undergraduate student performance prediction: an investigation on engineering mathematics courses. IEEE Access.

Bell, Andrew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3319-0456 and Galligan, LindaORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-8690 and Latham, John (2020) Numeracy in paramedicine education: a literature review. ALM International Journal, 15 (1).

Galligan, Linda ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-8690 and Coupland, Mary and Dunn, Peter K. and Hernandez Martinez, Paul and Oates, Greg (2020) Research into teaching and learning of tertiary mathematics and statistics. In: Research in mathematics education in Australasia 2016–2019. Springer, Singapore, pp. 269-292. ISBN 978-981-15-4268-8

Woolcott, Geoff and Chamberlain, Dan and Whannell, Robert and Galligan, LindaORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8156-8690 (2019) Examining undergraduate student retention in mathematics using network analysis and relative risk. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 50 (3). pp. 447-463. ISSN 0020-739X

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Approved research supervisor in the area of:

• Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy ( 130208 )
  

Research topics

• Students' mathematical preparation at university level
  

• Engagement in Online and Blended Learning
  

• Critical thinking within a community of inquiry
  

• Improving Student Fundamental Understanding of Mathematics
  

• Academic Numeracy
  

• The Impact of Language on the Learning of Mathematics