Associate Professor Elizabeth Beckmann
PhD (UNE) MHE (ANU) GCHE (ANU) GDipNatRes (UNE) MA (Camb.) BA (Nat Sci) Hons (Camb), PFHEA, CMALT
Honorary Associate Professor formerly Associate Dean (Staff Development & TEL)
ANU College of Science
Areas of expertise
- Higher Education 130103
- Educational Technology And Computing 130306
- Environmental Education And Extension 050203
- Other Education 1399
- Teacher Education And Professional Development Of Educators 130313
Research interests
Professional recognition of university educators
Technology-enhanced learning
Authentic and research-led learning
Biography
Beth Beckmann was Co-Chair of the ANU Educational Fellowship Scheme 2013-17; Associate Dean (Staff Development and Technology-Enhanced Learning) for the ANU Colleges of Science 2015-17; and Convenor of the ANU Academic Professional Development program, including the Foundations of University Teaching and Learning, 2010-2017.
She was awarded an Australian National Teaching Fellowship (2014), two national Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Enhancing Student Learning (2011 and 2013), an ANU Women's Day Certificate of Recognition (2013), a VC Award for Excellence in Innovation (2011), and a VC Award for a Program of Excellence (2011).
Publications
- Beckmann, E 2017, 'Leadership through fellowship: distributed leadership in a professional recognition scheme for university educators', Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 155-168pp.
- Beckmann, E 2016, 'Teaching excellence: Recognising the many as well as the few', 39th HERDSA Annual International Conference 2016, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), Hammondville, Australia, pp. 13-22pp.
- Beckmann, E A & Mahanty, S 2016, 'The evolution and evaluation of an online role play through design-based research', Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 35-47.
- Martin, M, Jansen, L & Beckmann, E A 2016, The Doubters' Dilemma, ANU Press, Canberra. 210 pages. https://press.anu.edu.au/publications/doubters-dilemma
- Beckmann, E, Estavillo, G, Mathesius, U et al. 2015, 'The plant detectives: Innovative undergraduate teaching to inspire the next generation of plant biologists', Frontiers in Plant Science, vol. 6, no. 729, pp. 1-7.
- Beckmann, E 2015, 'Leadership through Fellowship: professional recognition as a pathway to improving scholarship of teaching and learning in Australian universities', The 12th annual conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, ed. Conference organising committee, Monash University, Melbourne, p. 56.
- Beckmann, E 2014, 'Global Impact: Professional Recognition as an influence on the Quality of University Teaching', Higher Education Research Group Adelaide HERGA 2014, ed. T. Wanner, Conference Organising Committee, Adelaide, p. 43.
- Beckmann, E 2014, 'Why I am still here: The Resilience of Women Research Students', Quality in Postgraduate Research (QPR 2014), ed. Michelle Picard, Alistair McCulloch, QPR - Quality in Postgraduate Research, Adelaide, p. 198.
- Travis, Catherine E.; Hajek, John; Nettelbeck, Colin; Beckmann, Elizabeth; and Woods, Anya (eds). 2014. Practices and Policies: Current research in languages and cultures education. LCNAU. Australia.
- Beckmann, E & Martin, M 2013, 'How mobile learning facilitates student engagement: A case study from the teaching of Spanish', in Berge, Z.L. & Muilenburg, L. Y. (ed.), Handbook of Mobile Learning, Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, New York, USA and Abingdon, UK, pp. 534-544.
- Ferru, I & Beckmann, E 2013, 'Medical science in the workplace: A course alternative to work placements', Focus on Health Professional Education, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 90-92.
- Beckman, J, Ferru, I & Beckmann, E 2013, 'Softly, softly: introducing research-led education into a successful first year course.', Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, ed. Sharma, M. & Yeung, A., The University of Sydney, Sydney, pp. 115-121.
- Beckmann, E 2013, 'Internships in museum studies: learning at the interface', in Anne Boddington, Jos Boys and Catherine Speight (ed.), Museums and Higher Education Working Together: Challenges and Opportunities, Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham, Surrey, UK.
- Beavis, S & Beckmann, E 2012, 'Designing, implementing and evaluating a consultancy approach to teaching environmental management to undergraduates, International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 71-92.
- Beckmann, E 2012, 'A community of opinion and debate: Postgraduate students' reactions to compulsory online discussions', in Guus Wijngaards & Kathryn Moyle (ed.), Student Reactions to Learning with Technologies: Perceptions and Outcomes, Information Science Reference, United States, pp. 69-90.
- Martin, M & Beckmann, E 2011, 'Simulating Immersion: Podcasting in Spanish Teaching', in Betty Facer & Mohammed Abdous (ed.), Academic Podcasting and Mobile Assisted Language Learning: Applications and Outcomes, Information Science Reference, Hershey New York, pp. 111-131.
- Peoples, S, Beckmann, E & Message, K 2010, 'Internships: students and collections', Museums Australian National Conference 2010, Museums Australia, web, pp. 136-141.
- Beckmann, E 2010, 'Learners on the move: mobile modalities in development studies', Distance Education, vol. 31, no. 2, pp. 159-173.
- Beckmann, E & Kilby, P 2010, 'Transnational postgraduate study for development workers: using technology to bridge the gap', in Siran Mukerji & Purnendu Tripathi (ed.), Cases on Technological Adaptability and Transnational Learning: Issues and Challenges, IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA, pp. 103-122.
- Beckmann, E.A. & Peoples, S. 2010. Internships in Museum Studies: Teaching and learning at the interface. Paper presented at Learning at the interface: Museum and university collaborations, 1-2 July 2010, Sackler Centre for Arts Education, Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
- Taylor, M & Beckmann, E 2009, 'Skilful methods can achieve what power cannot: Flexible Delivery of Sanskrit at the Australian National University as a Model for Small-enrolment Languages', Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 245-253.
- Beckmann, E & Kilby, P 2008, 'On-line, Off-campus but in the Flow: Learning from Peers in Development Studies', Australasian Journal of Peer Learning, vol. 1, pp. 61-69.
- Kilby, P & Beckmann, E 2008, 'So, what happened in Kabul today? -Flexible Learning in Conflict and Social Justice Programs at the Australian National University', Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning 2008, ed. Conference Program Committee, Conference Organising Committee, London UK, p. 6.
- Beckmann, E 2003, 'Listening between the lines: using research-based knowledge to support the development of interpretive text', in Black, R. & Weiler, B. (ed.), Interpreting the Land Downunder: Australian Heritage Interpretation and Tour Guiding, Fulcrum Books, Golden, Colorado.
- Savage, G & Beckmann, E 2003, Evaluation of dingo education strategy and programs for Fraser Island; and Literature Review - Communicating to the public about potentially dangerous wildlife in natural settings, Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland.
