Exploring Online Calculus (Mich MAA 2008)

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Calculus :Calculus Exploring ONLINE


Calculus :Calculus Exploring ONLINE


Calculus :Calculus Exploring ONLINE


Calculus :Calculus Exploring ONLINE by Maria H. Andersen


Why online? :Why online?


Why not? :Why not?


Slide 8:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 9:Can’t write math online.


Slide 10:Students will cheat.


I won’t like it. :I won’t like it.


Students can’t learnmathematics online. :Students can’t learnmathematics online.


There’s not sufficient technology to “do math” online. :There’s not sufficient technology to “do math” online.


Excuses, excuses … :Excuses, excuses …


Slide 15:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 16:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 17:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 18:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 19:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 20:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 21:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 22:Nobody’s doing it.


Slide 23:Nobody’s doing it ?


Slide 24:Can’t write math online. http://www.freeimages.co.uk/


Slide 25:If you can get the mathematics to your computer screen, you can share it.


Slide 26:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 27:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 28:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 29:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 30:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 31:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 32:Want to see?


Slide 36:students can type the math using a WYSIWYG editor


Slide 37:MathType Lite is, after all, free.


Slide 40:Students can also record short videos of up to 5 minutes


There’s not sufficient technology to “do math” online ? :There’s not sufficient technology to “do math” online ?


There’s not ? :There’s not ?


Camtasia StudioAdobe Captivate :Camtasia StudioAdobe Captivate


Slide 46:Student Stars Recorded Live


live synchronousoffice hours :live synchronousoffice hours WizIQ


Slide 49:avatar announcements


Slide 50:Students will cheat.


Slide 51:for homework…


Slide 52:no more than usual


Slide 53:for exams …


Slide 54:use campus testing centers


Slide 55:almost every CC has one


Students can’t learnmathematics online. :Students can’t learnmathematics online. excuses, excuses …


Slide 57:Online students F2F students At the end…


Slide 58:Online students F2F students At the end…


suspicions :suspicions Success in Online Class Level of Math


curiosities :curiosities Number of Online Classes Level of Math


irony :irony Difficulty of Repeatedly Prepping for Class Level of Math


finally, we’re backto the excuse that holds most instructors back :finally, we’re backto the excuse that holds most instructors back


I won’t like it. :I won’t like it.


You might not. :You might not.


then again,you might be surprised :then again,you might be surprised


Slide 66:but you need to learn


Slide 67:the percentage of K-12classrooms with internet connectivity is near 100%


Slide 68:Educause March/April 2008: E-Books in Higher Education


Slide 69:there are over 100 virtual worlds for children under the age of 18


Slide 76:students who have never experienced education without the internet


Slide 77:will be in collegein 7 years


Slide 78:for these students,learning off the internetmight not be an option


But there are some perks… :But there are some perks…


Slide 81:be prepared? snow days


Slide 82:be prepared? nice days


Slide 83:sick kids


Slide 84:sick parents


lessons learned… :lessons learned…


Slide 86:plan to devote many hours


Slide 87:then double that estimate


students likedthe videos :students likedthe videos


students lackusefultechnology skills :students lackusefultechnology skills


guess whowill have toteach them? :guess whowill have toteach them?


the week before classes :the week before classes


Slide 93:the first two weeks


if you do your job well :if you do your job well


how do you learn? :how do you learn?


how do you learn? :how do you learn?


center for teachingdistance educationinstructional designerseducation technology :center for teachingdistance educationinstructional designerseducation technology


Slide 98:www.tcmtechnologyblog.blogspot.com


Slide 100:www.teachingcollegemath.com/moodle


how will you learn? :how will you learn?


get your feet wet :get your feet wet


dip your toes inthe Internet :dip your toes inthe Internet


it will be your teacher :it will be your teacher