Dr Seamus Delaney

Doctor of Philosophy (2010), Monash University

Master of Education Policy (International) (2012), University of Melbourne

Master of Teaching (Secondary) (2008), University of Melbourne

Bachelor of Science (Honours) (2001), Monash University

Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (Learning and Teaching) Exempt (2019), Deakin University

• Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA),  Advance HE
• European Science Education Research Association (ESERA)
• Australian Science Educatoin Research Association (ASERA)
• Chemistry Education Association (CEA) - Secretary
• Royal Australian Chemistry Institute (RACI)
• Science Teachers Association of Victoria (STAV)
• Verband Fachdidaktik Naturwissenschaften Schweiz (DiNaT)

Current Teaching

Unit Chair

• ESS744 Science Curriculum Inquiry
• ESS768 Chemistry Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years
• ESS755 Science Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years
• ETM706 Knowledge for Teaching Science 7-10 - Chemical Science 

Campus Co-ordinator / Tutor

• EES245 Primary Science Education 1 (Burwood)
• ESS440 Primary Science Education 2 (Burwood)

Previous teaching (Teacher Education)

• Secondary Science Education
• Science Learning in Informal settings
• Primary Education (Fachwissenschaft Sachunterricht)
• Education Methodologies in Science Education (Forschung und Entwicklung Naturwissenschaftsdidaktik)
• Kindergarten/Early Primary Education – Nature, Man and Society (Fachwissenschaft Natur, Mensch und Gesellschaft)

Fields of Research (FoR)

• 390113 – Science, Technology and Engineering Curriculum and Pedagogy
• 390307 – Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
• 390405 – Educational Technology and Computing
• 390105 - Environmental Education Curriculum and Pedagogy
• 390102 - Curriculum and Pedagogy Theory and Development

Outside Deakin

Secretary – Chemistry Education Association (CEA), Victoria (2012-2014, 2018 - current)

• The CEA is a non-profit organisation that promotes the teaching and learning of chemistry in schools, particularly at the secondary level

Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA)

• Lead Writer - VCE Chemistry benchmarking report (2019)
• Lead Writer - VCE Chemistry Advice for teachers (2022)
• VCE Chemistry curriculum review panel (2013-2016)

International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)

• Task group member, STCS 2030+ (2020-2023)

Within Deakin

Course Director - Bachelor of Teaching (Science) / Bachelor of Science (D351) (2019-current)

School of Education Teaching and Learning Committee (2019-current)

Human Ethics Advisory Group (HEAG) reviewer (2019-current)

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEME) Research group

Ongoing projects

Chemistry Education Research

Future STEM Gen: Enabling a Better Future: STEM Making Within Low SES Regions (2020-2022)

• Collaboration with Macquarie University and others
• Funded by Commonwealth Maker Projects Community STEM Grant, $100k
• Project website: https://www.futurestemgen.education/

Systems Thinking in Chemistry for Sustainability: Toward 2030 and Beyond, STCS 2030+ (2020-2023)

• Collaboration with King’s Center for Visualisation in Science (KCVS), Canada
• Funded by International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
• Project website: https://iupac.org/project/2020-014-3-050

Elements of Sustainable Chemistry (2019-ongoing)

• Collaboration with School of Life and Environmental Science (Dr Madeleine Schultz), Institute for Frontier Materials, and others
• Funded by Science and Society Network (SSN) Interdisciplinary Establishment grant (2018).
• Project website: https://eschemistry.org/

Deakin Chemistry Education Professional Learning Communities (DeCEPL) (2020-2023)

• Funded by Chemistry Education Association, Victoria, $25k to date
• Project website: https://eschemistry.org/for-teachers/cea-professional-development

Education and Community outreach for Hydrogen utilisation in rural/regional schools (2022-2023)

• Collaboration with Hycel Deakin, Future Fuels CRC

VCE Chemistry study design Advice for Teachers (2022)

• Lead Writer
• Funded by Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA), $6k

Technology and STEM Education research

Tech School Evaluation (2019-2023)

• Research Evaluation funded by Department of Education and Training, Victoria, $390k (2019-2021)
• Working Group 1 Leader: Quantitative / DET data analysis

Teacher education research

Secondary Mathematics and Science initiative for out-of-field teachers (SMSI) (2020-ongoing)

• Funded by Department of Education and Training, Victoria, $3.2 Million (2020-2022)

Highlighted completed projects

The Periodic Table of Sustainable Elements: school activities for learning and engagement (2019-2020)

• Funded by Australian National Commission for UNESCO grant (2019), $20k

Defining and mapping out-of-field (OOF) teaching in Victorian government schools (2020)

• Funded by Department of Education and Training, Victoria, $45k (2020)

Teacher practices to link macro-level observations with sub-micro representations of chemistry understanding (2018-2020)

• Collaboration with University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tallinn University, Estonia

Digitale Transformation - Industrie 4.0 (Digital Transformation – Industry 4.0) (2016-2017)

• Financially supported by Schweizerische Akademie der Technischen Wissenschaften (Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences), $100k Swiss Franc

Aufgabenentwicklung (Checks) (2014-2017)

• Financially supported by Bildungsraum Nordwestschweiz (Swiss Curriculum body), Institute for Educational Evaluation, Universität Zürich, ~$50k Swiss Franc per year.