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Academy’s Science by Doing educational resource is a winner

14 November 2011

The Australian Academy of Science’s Science by Doing professional learning resources for secondary school science teaching have won the eLearning Association of Victoria Excellence Awards in the Lifelong Learning category.

In partnership with CSIRO Publishing, who did the digital development, the digital components of the Science by Doing resources were the winning entry for innovation in design and development, quality of content and audience engagement.

The Academy’s Director of Science by Doing, Ms Amelia Druhan jointly accepted the award with CSIRO’s Multimedia Producer Steve Gartner at a gala dinner and presentation in Melbourne.

“We are very proud of this achievement, which further demonstrates the quality of our resources and their ability to improve science education in high schools,” Ms Druhan said.

For more information on Science by Doing: http://science.org.au/sciencebydoing/

To interview Ms Amelia Druhan please contact Mona Akbari.

Contact: Mona Akbari | T (02) 6201 9452 | M 0447 679 612 | E mona.akbari@science.org.au