Online Course Designfor Mathematics :Online Course Designfor Mathematics Maria H. Andersen Muskegon Community College www.teachingcollegemath.com


Slide 2:logistics


my journey :my journey


Slide 4:my first computer


Slide 5:computer-based learning in 1984


Slide 7:note the stunning graphics


Slide 8:… and the motivational incentives


Slide 9:fast forward 10 years


Slide 10:at the end of my math major … still working on chemistry major


Slide 11:MathCad and ChemCad


Slide 12:teaching chemistry labs with spreadsheets


Slide 13:fast forward 6 more years


Slide 14:in grad school, I learned to teach with TI calculators


Slide 15:and they tried to teach me how to use LaTeX


Slide 16:fast forward another 9 years


Slide 17:teacing calculus online


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Slide 26:http://tinyurl.com/mqsn2l


Slide 27:What this presentation is not about … learning all the details of how to use a specific program


Slide 28:What this presentation is about … awareness design ideas


Slide 29:*full disclosure *I am a paid consultant for WebAssign *I am an author for Cengage Learning *I do not get paid to mention any of the software in this presentation


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design aroundthe topics(not the schedule) :design aroundthe topics(not the schedule)


avoid referencesto specific sectionsor texts :avoid referencesto specific sectionsor texts


Online Course Design :Online Course Design Orientation & Setup Virtual Classroom Interactive Learning Materials Online Homework


Slide 37:Visual Calculus


Slide 38:Demos with Positive Impact


Slide 39:Stewart TEC Modules


Slide 40:Wolfram Demonstrations


Slide 41:TED Talks


Slide 42:http://tinyurl.com/7rdr33


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Slide 46:short bite-sized “chunks”


Slide 47:if you can, host videos outside of the LMS


Slide 48:links to Screencast videos


Slide 49:I won’t lie to you … tablets are helpful.


Slide 50:http://tinyurl.com/mdabnb


Slide 51:students teaching each other http://tinyurl.com/lgt8sk


Slide 52:but you can get by without a tablet


Slide 53:http://tinyurl.com/ktdclr


Slide 54:http://tinyurl.com/nj5abm


Slide 55:http://tinyurl.com/my6udz


Slide 56:http://tinyurl.com/lcmka5


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Slide 58:Homework motivates viewing and reading the lessons and essentially sets the course schedule.


Slide 60:Algorithmically- generated problems


Slide 67:Instant Feedback


Video Game Culture :Video Game Culture = ?


Slide 71:Video Game Culture Quest for Points


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Slide 73:Online F2F


Slide 74:Online F2F Blended


Slide 75:Age diversity is back


Slide 77:What about in the classroom?


Slide 78:How do the online students do?


Slide 79:Online students F2F students At the end… (calc 2)


Slide 80:Online students F2F students At the end… (calc 2)


Slide 81:Exam 1 Exam 2 Patterns… (calculus 1)


Slide 82:Exam 1 Exam 2 Patterns… (calculus 1)


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Slide 84:Math students will participate in a “social” environment


Slide 85:Math students will participate in a “social” environment


Slide 86:Each “topic” consists Of multiple posts


Slide 87:Each “topic” consists Of multiple posts


Slide 88:Here’s an expanded “topic”


Slide 89:Here’s an expanded “topic”


Slide 90:Avatars for eye-catching announcements


Slide 91:Avatars for eye-catching announcements


Slide 92:Free Audio on both ends Interactive whiteboard Video option Chat Recorded


Slide 93:Chat window Recorded Sessions


Slide 94:Students can also record and share short videos of up to 5 minutes


Slide 95:http://tinyurl.com/nkz84h


Slide 96:http://tinyurl.com/mxg3a7


Slide 97:http://tinyurl.com/mavmdo


Slide 98:twitter


Slide 101:rss


Slide 102:instant messaging


Slide 103:social networks email


Slide 104:digsby


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Slide 106:Can’t write math online? http://www.freeimages.co.uk/


Slide 107:If you can get the mathematics to your computer screen, you can share it.


Slide 108:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 109:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 110:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 111:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 112:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 113:How are you going to see their work? Some images from: http://www.sxc.hu


Slide 114:Let’s take a look.


Slide 119:students can easily type the math using a WYSIWYG editor


Slide 123:there are dozens of online graphing programs


Slide 125:online wz grapher


Slide 126:webgraphing.com


Slide 127:webgraphing.com


Slide 128:there are dozens of CAS programs (some of them free)


Slide 131:and now, we can also add direct links from Wolfram|Alpha


Online Course Design :Online Course Design Orientation & Setup Virtual Classroom Interactive Learning Materials Online Homework


Online Course Design :Online Course Design Orientation & Setup Virtual Classroom Interactive Learning Materials Online Homework


Slide 142:Exams ?


Slide 143:Proctored Testing Center


Slide 144:Why?


Slide 145:After looking at all this technology


Slide 146:1. Nothing will yet take the place of a good math assessment


Slide 149:2. There are too many ways to “ bypass” the system.


Slide 150:Securexam Remote Proctor


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In closing … :In closing …


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


Slide 156:Math Faculty Online Math


Slide 157:Appropriate Faculty Development Math Faculty Online Math


Slide 158:TIME + Math Faculty Online Math Appropriate Faculty Development


Slide 159:To find this presentation… www.TeachingCollegeMath.com Under “Resources” Questions?