UGC NET Paper 1 Mathematical Reasoning & Aptitude.pdf
Dy know webinar nov 18, 2010
1. DyKnow User Webinar Series 2010
An interactive
college
mathematics
classroom using
tablet PC’s and
DyKnow
carol.carruthers@senecac.on.ca
Nov 18, 2010
2. Seneca College
of Applied Arts and Technology
http://senecac.on.ca/about/index.html
• largest community college in Ontario
• eight campuses in Greater Toronto Area
• programs offered >260 fields of study
• approx 100,000 full and part time students
• international students from 90 countries
3. Webinar overview
• who we are and how we got here
• a typical mathematics classroom
• methodologies used to engage students
• examples of student work
• discussion and questions
4. • a $84 000 grant including 21 HP Compaq
Notebook/Tablet PC’s with Microsoft®
Vista operating system, accessories
• grant received by 44 high-ed institutions
(370 applicants world wide)
Seneca HP site: http://open.senecac.on.ca/HPtabletproject/
2008 Higher Education
HP Technology for Teaching Grant
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/grants/us/programs/tech_teaching/hied_global.html#top
5. Pen options
• familiar use of
pen function for
formulation
• digital inking in
multiple colours
enhance
student interest
6. • “DyKnow Vision software is an interactive
teaching tool used to maximize class time,
foster collaborative learning and promote
effective studying”
Funding provided by FASET and Academic Computing Services (ACS)
A 2010 Post Secondary DyKnow Collaborative Software Grant recipient
DyKnow Software
http://www.dyknow.com
7. A typical mathematics classroom
• word document ‘framework’
• change page layout to landscape view,
narrow margins, font size approx 18-20
• approximate space for student solution
• print using the DyKnow writer
• students collaborative notes saved to the
server
8. Methodology
• interactive focus activity
• concept development
• collaborative practice
• application
• reflection of learning
• topic choice: division of fractions
9. Interactive focus activity
• ask students to open and review the link
http://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_division.html
• go online with them and review the
interactive object
• provide discussion on key terms
14. Panel control can be shared
• class moves at a self-directed pace
• students can be a temporary
teacher
• increased in-class discussion
• collaborative notes
• modeling methodology
• anonymous responses
• students are actively engaged and
participating in class
15.
16. Send Panels
• students submit panels during a session
• panels can be teacher annotated
• return - immediately or at convenient time
• accessed with class notes
• interaction continues beyond class time
• anonymous
20. Reflection of Learning
• request status, polling, class observation
• journal or portfolio responses
21. Instant feedback from students
• individual student results are privately
sent to the teacher
• the teacher adds another question or
continues on depending on student
response
22. A panel to gauge understanding
• Add a polling
panel to
immediately
determine
comprehension
25. Workshop on the Impact of Pen
Based Technology (WIPTE) Contest
http://www.wipte.org
• The students of the Applied Science and
Technology (AST) Certificate Program
won first prize ($3000) for their video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il-k65CFqpE
Special Thanks to Ewan Gibson
Audio Visual Services – Seneca Libraries
27. Special thanks to:
The Applied Science and Technology Fundamentals (AST) Certificate students
Laurel Schollen – Dean FASET
James Humphreys– Chair SBSAC
Dawn Mercer – ORI
Hassan Assiri – Manager ACS
Gino Franceschetti – ACS
Ewan Gibson - AVS
SBSAC & FASET Faculty
Supported by a 2008 Higher Education HP Technology for Teaching Grant,
a 2010 Post Secondary DyKnow®
Collaborative Software Grant,
and by Seneca FASET and ACS