Mathematics Education Centre Staff Meeting 10th March 2010 Carol Robinson

Mathematics Education Centre Towards 2016 Consolidate Successes Ensure continuation as Sigma funding ends Maintain excellence in eng maths teaching Address shortage of statisticians Restart PG Cert. following staff illness Strengths and Successes Maintain high profile outreach work Sigma - cetl Seek senior replacements for staff retiring Mathematics learning support centre Statistics advisory service Support for students with additional needs Research Pedagogic and Mathematics Educ. in HE Build on Strengths Teaching Build on RAE result Engineering mathematics teaching Secure regular research council funding Electronic learning technologies (ELT) Increase postgraduate student numbers PG Certificate in Maths Support Make leading contribution to ELT Outreach Introduce Maths with Maths Educ. programme Work with local schools Staff Experienced, international reputations International Profile Increase international profile through Sigma Build international profile in research Increase international reputation in eng maths Carol Robinson 26/11/2008 updated 04/03/2010

Sigma Continuation – Internal  Continuing cross-faculty funded activities: 2 drop-in centres Statistics Advisory Service Eureka Centre for Mathematical Confidence Support for Students with Additional Needs Other activities Interactive classrooms 2nd/3rd year maths resource room Electronic Learning Technologies Staffing losses: Moira Petrie, Bob Nyugen

Sigma Continuation – External  HE STEM programme £300,000 over 3 years to continue sigma hubs Administered from Coventry University 0.5 FTE administrator

External Evaluation Report to Hefce Accountability Internal Service Level Agreement will be drawn up Annual Report to T&L committee External Evaluation Report to Hefce (Tony Croft, Duncan Lawson, Moira Petrie, David Green et al.) Morag Bell ” It is very impressive indeed. Indeed, it is hard to believe that you and colleagues could have achieved so much for Loughborough and Coventry, and for the broader academic community. Hefce should be delighted with the results of its investments. I should like the final report to come to a future meeting of Learning and Teaching Committee.”

Maintaining Excellence in Eng Maths Teaching  19 modules

Address Shortage of Statisticians  2 excellent appointments Alun Owen Very experienced statistician Leading statistics advisory service Cross-campus support Joint ESRC bid David Sirl Great potential Will start 1st Sept 2010 (Demand for stats teaching across campus.) Dr Borja Garcia and Prof Barrie Houlihan (of the Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy) Should we seek to take on more service teaching in statistics and appoint another statistician.

Restart PG Cert following staff illness  Postgraduate Certificate in Mathematics Support and Dyslexia/Dyscalculia in FE/HE 9 students started - February 2010 Delivered by MEC and CALS staff Future provision Run course every 2 years? Consider offering as distance learning? High Profile East Midlands TV, Shirley Conran Dyscalculia Screener – enterprise opportunity Many invitations for keynote addresses, etc

Maintain high profile outreach work  Further Mathematics Support Programme 2 years funding secured – July 2011 Widening Participation contribution Alumni donation Relies on energy, enthusiasm experience of Rod Bond (retires 2011)

Seek Senior Replacements for Staff Retiring X Hoped for senior replacement for Martin Harrison SEAF form now submitted for lecturer in Mathematics Education Current profile of academic staff 3 lecturers + new statistician 2 senior lecturers 2 professors

Improve Environment Improve Outputs Build on RAE result  Improve Environment Eye-tracker lab now set up (Matthew Inglis) £31 K – research equipment grant BSRLM conference – November 2009 Improve Outputs Research away day – Sept 2009 Joint supervision of PhD students

Secure regular research council funding X Barbara Jaworski to discuss later

Increase postgraduate student numbers  Target of 3-4 for 2009/10 3 students recruited Target of 4 for 2010/11 Funding for 1 (Lara Alcock JISC grant) Current numbers (excl. new students) 4 F/T + 1 P/T 3rd Successful PhD student Ria Symonds 2009 Xie, Daniela, Marijn

Make leading contribution to electronic learning tech.  JISC £80,000, FETLAR £30,000 – Tony Croft mathcentre and mathtutor JISC £69,000, LU £3,500 – Lara Alcock E-Proofs Hewlett Packard $10,000 + 22 tablet PCs EngCetl and MEC – Crawford, Ward, Robinson Sigma, MSOR, More Maths Grad £30,000 Stats tutor pilot – David Green, Alun Owen Also various small awards under £10 K

Introduce Maths with Maths Education programme  Obtained Senate approval Nov 2009 Barbara Jaworski programme director Promote for October 2011 entry Target 15 students 1 student applied for October 2010 entry

Building an international profile  Visitors from all over the world Maths support New technologies Academic visitors Tablet pc work Voting systems Engineering mathematics Research in proofs University of Sydney (36) Website links to our work

VIPs Marcus du Sautoy Adrian Smith Sir Mike Tomlinson Some Highlights VIPs Marcus du Sautoy Adrian Smith Sir Mike Tomlinson Head of IBM Global Education Shirley Conran

University Medal for David Green

Inaugural Lecture – Professor Barbara Jaworski Creating an inquiry culture in mathematics learning and teaching 20th January 2010

Liz Ahrends Award – Janette Matthews Association of dyslexia Specialists in HE In recognition of the profound influence of work of 1-1 tutors on students with Specific Learning Difficulties

Graduate Junction Poster Competition First prize to Sam King The poster competition featured entries from nearly 300 researchers in the UK/EU.

Module Results

Liaison with Engineering T&L coordinators Annual meeting with all Eng T&L coordinators Meetings with individuals throughout the year: Materials new syllabus for 2nd year students taught on own for 1 semester Foundation Maths – college students Civil Engineering – communication re exam results Pre-panels for service modules only Engineering T&L coordinators invited Tutorial attendance recorded on ‘Attendant’