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".

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Chronology

1936
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc) completed at the University of Sydney
1937
Education - Master of Science (MSc) completed at the 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 at the Regional Teacher Training Centre for Health Personnel at the University of New South Wales
1979 - 1984
Career position - Research Affiliate in Anatomy

Related Corporate Bodies

  • The University of Sydney (1850 - )

    Ilma Brewer held multiple positions at the University of Sydney including Lecturer in Botany and Biology between 1963 - 1970 and Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences from 1970 to 1978.

    Date: 1963 - 1978

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

McCarthy, G.J.

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