Kathan Konsultants

Specialising in education and publication in the fields of design & technology, engineering education, science and engineering communication, environmental education and botany.

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Mt Rothwell Biodiversity Interpretation Centre, Victoria

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My name is Betty Jacobs. I manage Kathan Konsultants, working with others to facilitate learning with students of all ages.

Betty Jacobs
kathankonsultants (at) gmail (dot) com

Teaching Blogs

  • Econnect Communication
    Our online #water story is growing @iwa2012busan. Watch this #iwa2012busan space http://t.co/bhUK8NwP
    13 hours ago
  • Free Technology for Teachers
    ScienceFix - Videos of Middle School Science Lessons
    16 hours ago
  • Information Is Beautiful
    Chicks rule?
    6 days ago
  • Lunchtime Adventures in The Garden
    The march of coal and CSG
    1 week ago
  • Edublogs - teacher and student blogs
    New! An Easy Image Widget and Custom CSS
    1 week ago
  • Simon Cherriman Bird Blog
    Possum Magic
    1 month ago
  • Stories Are Light
    The Ripple Effect
    1 month ago
  • UW-W Biology Greenhouse
    Coffee!
    2 months ago

Labels

  • cool science (2)
  • games (3)
  • gardening and agriculture (2)
  • intro (1)
  • safety (1)
  • sustainability (2)
  • travels (2)

Edu Links

  • "Make Good Mistakes" - Tim Harford
  • ABC Surfing Scientist
  • Acorn Media - DVDs and CDs
  • Atlas of Living Australia
  • Australian Geographic Expeditions
  • Bird Watching with Simon
  • Butterflies of Australia
  • Column Strength Test
  • Design - Hidden Heros
  • Farmstay Accommodation
  • First Aid from the ABC
  • Gender Stereotypes
  • Hans Rosling and the magic washing machine
  • Hans Rosling's TED talks
  • Insects, Spiders and more
  • Jigsaws Online
  • Julian Treasure - 4 ways sound affects us
  • Julian Treasure - 5 ways to listen better
  • Julian Treasure - Sound health in 8 steps
  • Living Bridge
  • Mathletics
  • Mr Stuart's Track
  • Organize yourself
  • Oz Animals
  • Plant Collecting
  • Reptiles of Australia
  • Take Two - Speed Scrabble
  • TED Talks
  • The Climatedogs: The four drivers that influence Victoria's climate
  • The Secret Structure of Great Talks
  • Theo Jansen's Strandbeests
  • Using Wordle as a research tool
  • Virtual Assistant & Back Office Services - Lynne Hindes
  • Window Farming

Affiliations

  • AAEE - Australasian Association for Engineering Education
  • Royal Botanic Gardens - Plantnet
  • Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney
  • Sainty and Associates
  • USU Intermountain Herbarium
  • UTS Engineering
  • UTS Insearch

Publications - K-12 Education

  • 2010 Jacobs. Technology and Design 1 & 2. Science Press
  • 2006 Designing Pushcarts - Resources
  • 1997 Jacobs. Design and Technology 1 & 2. Science Press
  • 1992 Jacobs. Our Christmas Holiday Calendar
  • 1992 Jacobs. Designs on the Move 1. Wheels and Levers
  • 1987 Jacobs and Zentilomo. The Gap in the Fence

Publications - Botany & Environmental Education

  • 2000 Jacobs. Plant Collecting
  • 1996 Roberts & Sainty. Listening to the Lachlan. Sainty & Associates

Publications - Engineering Education

  • 2009 & 2010 Tully & Jacobs. Effects of single-gender mathematics classrooms on self-perception of mathematical ability in post secondary engineering paths - an Australian case study. European Journal of Engineering Education
  • 2007 Willey, Jacobs, Walmsley. Self and peer assessment to promote professional skill development ...
  • 2006 Jacobs. Engineering engineers - big questions, little questions.
  • 2005 Gardner & Jacobs. Go and see and touch and feel - an introductory case study for civil engineering students.
  • 2004 Jacobs & Griffiths. The evolution of an engineering communication subject - learning theory through practice. p 503
  • 2004 Jacobs & Brown. Addressing inequities in engineering sketching skills. p18

Publications - Print only available

  • 2002 Jacobs. Engineering and design - tautology or oxymoron. DECA
  • 2002 Jacobs & Scanlon. Perceptions of Engineering - too little, too late. AAEE
  • 2001 Wyatt & Jacobs. Biomedical Engineering. UTS Engineering
  • 2001 Jacobs. Engineering Reports. UTS Engineering
  • 2001 Foat & Jacobs. The aeronautical Industry. UTS Engineering
  • 2001 Chan & Jacobs. Telecommunications. UTS Engineering
  • 2000 Jacobs. Engineering Links - when engineers don't teach and teachers don't engineer. WEPAN USA
  • 1999 Jacobs et al. Acknowledging the educational and professional value of voluntary service experiences. AAEE
  • 1995 Jacobs & Brown. Report on a small business project. Technology & Design Education
  • 1994 Jacobs et al. Ludwigia peruviana (Onagraceae) in the Botany Wetlands near Sydney, Australia. Aust. J. Marine & Freshwater Research Vol 45 pp 1481-90

Awards

  • 2009 Curriculum-based Engineering Outreach. AAEE - Australasian Association for Engineering Education
  • 2009 Best Paper Award - European Association for Engineering Education - SEFI
  • 1996 TEFA Teacher Special Award for Year 10 Program at St George Girls High School
  • 1995 TEFA Teacher Special Award for a Small Business design project - joint recipient

Blog Archive

  • ►  2012 (1)
    • ►  February (1)
      • Surfing Scientist
  • ▼  2011 (7)
    • ►  December (2)
      • First Aid
      • Window Farming
    • ►  October (1)
      • Stuff - recycling plastics
    • ►  August (2)
      • Composting
      • EagleCAM
    • ▼  June (2)
      • Take Two
      • Australian Geographic Scientific Expeditions
  • ►  2010 (1)
    • ►  January (1)
      • Teaching and Learning Specialists
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