1. Making connections Engaging student Technology teachers with a Mathematics module Sue Milne & Sarah Honeychurch University of Glasgow sue.milne@glasgow.ac.uk sarah.honeychurch@glasgow.ac.uk

2. Maths Module For student Technology teachers Varied Maths background Used CALMAT software for 15 years Revision of Scottish Higher, sufficient for course

3. Why rebuild this module? 1 10 topic tests Attendance mandatory until tests competed Race to finish!

4. Why rebuild this module? 2 Low motivation Done this already Relevance to teaching Technology

5. Why rebuild this module? 3 Technology! Used CALMAT software for 15 years CALMAT now obsolescent/obsolete – Only runs on old Windows machines – Not available off-campus

6. Ensuring access Moodle course Online resources Questions and tests rewritten Sustainable format

7. Topics Wiki 4 groups of 6 students Choose topic in wiki Contribute ideas Alternative explanations Examples in context

8. Wiki Contributions 1 Fractions – alternative explanation of addition and subtraction

9. Wiki Contributions 2 Powers - using links to external materials

10. Wiki Contributions 3 Pythagoras – recognising background and applications

11. Project Same 4 groups of 6 students Relate Maths to Other course modules Teaching

12. Project Outputs Presentation Resources – – Shared with rest of class – For classroom use, out in schools

13. 1 - Maths for Technical Drawing Maths pupils need for Orthographic view Isometric view

14. 2 - Maths for Electronics Maths used in circuit calculations – Common pitfalls – Care with fractions and negative numbers

15. 3 - Maths for design and practical skills The Birdbox team How do pupils use maths to – Design and draw it in graphics – Mark it out and build it in woodwork

16. 4 - Working with Numbers Concepts Standard form Conversion Rounding Scale kilo-centi-milli....

17. Facebook group Discussion – not exactly...

18. Facebook group Project work – Separate group – Discuss project activities Interesting links Maths humour

19. Facebook Activity About half the class joined the Facebook group Several posts from us, a few from students

20. Mahara Introduced at the start......used as wrap up at the end