Australian Learning and Teaching Council projects in the Mathematical Sciences: A retrospective

Abstract

Since 2004, the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) and its predecessor, the Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, have funded numerous teaching and educational research-based projects in the Mathematical Sciences. In light of the Commonwealth Government's decision to close the ALTC in 2011, it is appropriate to take account of the ALTCs input into the Mathematical Sciences in higher education. We overview altc projects in the Mathematical Sciences, as well as report on the contributions they made to the discipline. References

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