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Assoc Prof Linda Galligan

Assoc Prof Linda Galligan
Name Linda Galligan
Position Head of School (Sciences)
Section School of Sciences
Office D210
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 2263
Extension 2263
Email
Qualifications DipEd Qld , BA Qld , BEdSt Qld , MEd(Hons) USQ , MAppLing USQ , PhD QUT
Homepage https://eportfolio.usq.edu.au/view/view.php?id=4340
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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 Chamberlain, Dan and Whannell, Robert and Galligan, Linda (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

Galligan, Linda and Axelsen, Taryn and Pennicott, Toni and Addie, Ron and Galbraith, Peter and Woolcott, Geoff (2019) 'It's part of my life' and the modelling process. Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education, 22 (4). pp. 355-378. ISSN 1386-4416

Redmond, Petrea and Gutke, Hannah and Galligan, Linda and Howard, Angela and Newman, Tara (2017) Becoming a female leader in higher education: investigations from a regional university. Gender and Education, 29 (3). pp. 332-351. ISSN 0954-0253

Galligan, Linda and Addie, Ron and Axelsen, Taryn and Stern, Linda (2017) Face-to-face and virtual mathematics enrichment for rural schools: intersection of teachers, students, technology and pedagogy. In: 34th International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education: Me, Us, IT! (ASCILITE 2017), 4-6 Dec 2017, Toowoomba, Australia.

Woolcott, G. and Scott, A. and Norton, M. and Whannell, R. and Galligan, L. and Marshman, M. and Pfeiffer, L. and Wines, C. (2017) It’s part of my life: engaging university and community to enhance science and mathematics education - final report, March 2017. Government Report. Australian Government Department of Education and Training , Canberra, Australia. [Report]

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Approved research supervisor in the area of:

  • Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy ( 130208 )


Research topics