Person
Brewer, Ilma Mary (1915 - 2006)
- Born
- February 1915
New South Wales, Australia - Died
- 2006
- Occupation
- Botanist and Educator
- Alternative Names
- Pidgeon, Ilma (maiden name)
Summary
Ilma Brewer was Lecturer in Botany/Biology, University of Sydney 1963-1970 and Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences 1970-1978. She developed new methods of teaching based on the recognition that a student learnt more by working at his/her own pace and instructing him/her self. Her findings were published as a book, "Learning More and Teaching Less".
Details
Chronology
- 1936
- Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc), University of Sydney
- 1937
- Education - Master of Science (MSc), University of Sydney
- 1937 - 1941
- Career position - Linnean Macleay Fellow
- c. 1939 - c. 1945
- Career position - Worked with Army Intelligence to map the vegetation (trees and undergrowth) in the coastal regions of New South Wales
- 1942 - 1943
- Career position - Assistant Lecturer
- 1946 - 1947
- Career position - Director of Research in a chemical factory in New Jersey
- 1957 - 1958
- Career position - Demonstrator (part-time)
- 1959 - 1960
- Career position - Temporary Lecturer
- 1961
- Career position - Temporary Senior tutor
- 1962 - 1963
- Career position - Temporary Lecturer
- 1963 - 1970
- Career position - Lecturer in Botany/Biology
- 1970 - 1978
- Career position - Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences
- 1974 -
- Career position - Staff Associate, Regional Teacher Training Centre for Health Personnel, University of New South Wales
- 1979 - 1984
- Career position - Research Affiliate in Anatomy
Related entries
Archival resources
University of Sydney, Archives
- Ilma Mary Brewer - Records, 1937 - 1992, P 141; University of Sydney, Archives. Details
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q38675776. Details
- 'Brewer, Ilma M (1915-20061231)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1094661. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 24 September 2009
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