Using Tech To Engage Todays Students

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Using Technology to Engage Today’s Math Students Maria H. Andersen Muskegon Community College www.teachingcollegemath.com

computer-based learning (in 1984)

we’ve learned many other technologies along the way

in grad school, I learned to teach with TI calculators

Technology-rich courses that engage students start like this ...

even though the courses might be different, the foundation is similar

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now we need to free up some time

Algorithmically-generated problems

Video Game Culture = ?

online homework motivates students to engage in learning the content and essentially sets the course schedule

[ we no longergo over homeworkin class ]

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Give students a place to collaborate, discuss, and ask questions

Math students will participate in a “social” environment.

Math students will participate in a “social” environment

Each “topic” consists Of multiple posts

two secrets of successful discussion boards

questions in office study tips for tests hints email questions before class questions after class

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Give students tools that allow them to create and contribute

If you can get the mathematics to your computer screen, you can share it.

digital cameras copiers scanners

Students can also record and share short videos of up to 5 minutes

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http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/

http://web.monroecc.edu/calcNSF/

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and on every computer that has Internet access?

To see a graph of this function, go here.

You might write statements something like... “When the integrals look like ______ the solutions seem to be similar in that _______ .

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Synchronous time can be initiated by the instructor.

Marcus is actually working on the same problem (page) as Louis. Marcus would not have gone to the discussion board because Marcus wasn’t having any trouble with the assignment.

Louis and Marcus can SEE that each other are there.

Louis and Marcus now have several options for communication … text chat audio and video chat using equation editor using calculator audio chat taking screenshots writing on screen sharing desktop

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i record video lessons In short, bite-sized “chunks”

students teaching each other http://tinyurl.com/lgt8sk

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well, if you aren’t shocked yet ...

avoid the urge to be an academic zombie

Signs of academic zombification apathy instead of creativity mindless conformity “All I have to do is turn this on and it does the teaching for me!”

in the end, the zombies are always eradicated

Questions? To find this presentation... www.TeachingCollegeMath.com

Using Tech To Engage Todays Students

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