Alan+Bartram

=﻿ Alan Bartram =



===I suppose my specialty interest is in the area of mathematics, I am a Graduate in Applied Science (Mathematics) at RMIT. That experience extends from Analysis and Algebraic Structures to the History of Mathematics. I have been deeply involved in developing the Mathematics curriculum in Victoria as a curriculum developer (Measurement Guides and Guidelines in Number), consultant and author of a series of books “Young Australian Maths”. I have also lectured for six years at MCAE/Melbourne University in Maths Education === === In the latter stages of my career I became involved in the evolution of IT in schools. As a consultant and lecturer I helped to develop inservice courses that helped train teachers and students. I applied these skills at Mill Park Heights Primary School where with the leadership of Jeni Taplin and the enthusiastic cooperation of teachers we became a leading school in the IT area. I am particularly interested in students and teachers developing some programming skills to understand the fundamental levels that a computer operates on. === ===I ﻿am ﻿a member of a conservation cooperative that started in the 1970’s. Our concerns about climate change, local flora and fauna, and conservation of resources at that time led us conserve an area of 326 acres (94 hectares). We built houses that were sustainable and had minimum impact on the land. This remains an outstanding example of what people who think scientifically can achieve. Much of what we started is only beginning to be applied now.=== === ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ I have also maintained a serious interest in all sciences. I attend the Physics lectures at Melbourne University. I maintain contact with a number of scientifically interested people, we share an interest in keeping up to date. === ===On reflection my real strength is that I love to learn. I love to challenge ideas and try and get as close to the truth as I can. This make me a keen reader, listener and some who loves a good argument. I like to win my arguments but I’m never afraid to lose, that is what science is about. ===