18 April 2013 Liverpool John Moores University The SYMBoL Project Enhancing the second year experience for undergraduate mathematicians http://sym.lboro.ac.uk/ 18 April 2013 Liverpool John Moores University Francis Duah f.k.duah@lboro.ac.uk, Loughborough University
Reasons for undertaking the project Staff dissatisfaction with failure rates and level of engagement with Vector Spaces Complex Variables Objectives: To… Increase student engagement Increase student success rate Increase student satisfaction levels
Key features Staff-student collaboration in course redesign Implementation of a Peer Assisted Learning (PAL) scheme
Outcomes Figure 1. Screenshot of Notes on Residue Theorem Figure 2. Screencast Video on Laurent Series
Outcomes Interns gained deeper understanding of the content Enhanced relationship Change in staff approach PAL participants performed better than non-participants PAL participants reported enhanced learning experience
Thank You For Listening Further Information http://sym.lboro.ac.uk/ Thank You For Listening Francis Duah f.k.duah@lboro.ac.uk