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Brewer, Ilma Mary (1915 - )
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Botanist and Educator
Born: February 1915  New South Wales, Australia
Ilma Mary Brewer, nee Pidgeon, was Lecturer in Botany/Biology, University of Sydney 1963-70 and Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences 1970-78. 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".
Career Highlights
Alternative Names: Pidgeon, Ilma (maiden name)

Chronology
1936Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1937Master of Science (MSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1937 - 1941Linnean Macleay Fellow
c. 1939 - c. 1945Worked with Army Intelligence to map the vegetation (trees and undergrowth) in the coastal regions of New South Wales
1942 - 1943Assistant Lecturer
1946 - 1947Director of Research in a chemical factory in New Jersey
1957 - 1958Demonstrator (part-time)
1959 - 1960Temporary Lecturer
1961Temporary Senior tutor
1962 - 1963Temporary Lecturer
1963 - 1970Lecturer in Botany/Biology
1970 - 1978Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences
1974 - Staff Associate at the Regional Teacher Training Centre for Health Personnel at the University of New South Wales
1979 - 1984Research Affiliate in Anatomy

 
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Created: 20 October 1993
Modified: 6 December 2006
Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007
Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre
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