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Professor Tina Overton

National Teaching Fellow 2005 Tina Overton is Professor for Chemistry Education at the University of Hull and Director of the Higher Education Academy's Physical Sciences Subject Centre. As Director of the Physical Sciences Subject Centre, she disseminates examples of good practice in the teaching of the physical sciences, as well as encouraging colleagues to engage with continuing professional development at a local and national level. She organises the national Chemistry education conference and has published four textbooks which are widely used in the UK and USA.
Year
2005
Institution
University of Hull
Job Title
Professor of Chemical Education; Deputy Head of the Chemistry Department
National Teaching Fellow 2005 Tina Overton is Professor for Chemistry Education at the University of Hull and Director of the Higher Education Academy's Physical Sciences Subject Centre. As Director of the Physical Sciences Subject Centre, she disseminates examples of good practice in the teaching of the physical sciences, as well as encouraging colleagues to engage with continuing professional development at a local and national level. She organises the national Chemistry education conference and has published four textbooks which are widely used in the UK and USA. She has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry's Education Division HE Teaching Award and Tertiary Education Award. She is particularly interested in content and problem based learning and problem solving. She is currently investigating the effect of various factors of student success in problem solving activities.

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