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Bill’s Big Adventure Laptop Sophomore Math Bill Moss http://www.math.clemson.edu/~bmoss
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A Brief History 1967-2001 Lecture mode at the Naval Nuclear Power School, Georgia Tech, Old Dominion, and Clemson. 1995: CoES formed 1996: The big burst. 1997: Renovation of Martin Hall, SUCCEED TBCD co-PI, SUCCEED. Teaching Effectiveness workshop.
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A Brief History [cont’d] 1998: Laptop Pilot, WebCT, SUCCEED workshop on teaching with technology. 1999: Laptop 208, SUCCEED teaching effectiveness trainers workshop. 2000: Laptop 208, SUCCEED new faculty workshop. 2001: Laptop 208, SUCCEED new faculty workshop.
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A Brief History [cont’] 2002 Studio Laptop calculus III, differential equations, and linear algebra. Moss, Weaver, Pargas, Grimes weekly seminar. International College Teaching and Learning Conference and award.
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Future -- 2003 Fall: Studio Laptop calculus III and linear algebra Spring: SCALE-UP Laptop differential equations in the renovated old student center ballroom.
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Influences RPI: Hesburgh award 1995 for Studio calculus and physics U Del: Hesburgh award 1999 for Problem Based Learning NSF SCALE-UP Project: NCSU, UCF, MIT, et. al.SCALE-UP
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Research Base How People Learn, Brain, Mind, Experience, School, National Research Council, National Academy Press, 2000.
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Studio Calculus III The Calculus of the 3D World Visualization is a strand that runs through the entire course. Students build 3D solids by constructing their bounding surfaces, one surface at a time. This course is more technically advanced than the traditional pencil and paper course.
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Characteristics Reduced lecture: 10-15 mini-lectures Course journal and Maple tutorials (TA graded) Tutorials submitted via the WebCT dropbox Low-stakes quizzes, individual and team Team mini-projects Team projects Coaching by instructor and peers Practice exams
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Maple Tutorials Instructional Objectives with suggested problems for each objective Main mathematical points with examples worked by hand and with Maple Course journal homework assignments Maple problems to be worked at the end of the tutorial
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Pedagogy Covering the syllabus = writing it on the board. NO! Teaching = talking for the entire 50 minute period. NO! Can technology encourage students to be more independent, exploratory learners? YES!
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Pedagogy Students take responsibility for their learning. Coaching enhances formative assessment. Taking attendance and learning names is easy, e-mail absentees during studio time. Frequent quizzes increase engagement. Peer instruction is effective. Studio time mixes individual and cooperative learning.
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Student Surveys: Calculus III Lecture unit – exam Studio unit – exam Survey 1 Differential Equations Survey 2: end of year survey, 206 and 208 students.
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