Transcript Ideas from the 31st AMATYC Conference November 10

Ideas from the
31st AMATYC Conference
November 10-13, 2005
San Diego, California
Laura Hoye
laura.hoye@tridenttech.edu
Presented at SOCAMATYC
April 1, 2006
(links to websites and addresses of presenters to
request handouts)
AMATYC Electronic Postings
• http://www.amatyc.org/publications/El
ectronic-proceedings/index.htm
Real Time Online Hands-on
Activities
The purpose of this project is to
implement activity-based hands-on
activities in a corporative learning
environment using technology. A unique
feature is the real-time hands-on
activities using a dynamic web
database.
• http://stat.cst.cmich.edu/statact/
Five Minutes to a More
Satisfying Course
Reserve five minutes of every class
meeting for the things you find
interesting, in and around,
mathematics. (Go to the AMATYC
link and scroll down to the math
stamps).
• www.mckeague.com
Math Class Returns to Hollywood
• Presented by John Hornsby and Terry
McGinnis
• Send a postpaid blank VHS T-160 tape
to John at PO Box 848, Mandeville, LA
70470-0848
• DVD may be available of scenes from
film and television, focusing on uses
and misuses of mathematics
Transition Math Project
TMP is a private-public partnership
committed to developing and
disseminating clear and consistent
information about math expectations.
The goal is to ensure successful
transition from high school math to
college-level math and beyond.
• www.transitionmathproject.org
Pathways Through Algebra
A faculty-initiated project seeking
programs and practices that improve
student success in algebra.
• www.algebrapathways.org
Writing Questions for Algebra
Writing questions that test for
understanding as well as procedural
fluency was discussed.
• wmc@math.arizona.edu
Teaching Students Math Study
Skills
Topics discussed included note
taking, homework and test-taking
strategies, dealing with math
anxiety, organization and time
management.
• sullivca@uvsc.edu
Developing and Evaluating
Placement Test Cut-Off Scores
Presenter demonstrated how logistic
regression was used to evaluate the
effectiveness of cut-off scores.
• bworpenb@sscc.edu
It’s Not Your Mother’s
Calculus Anymore
With current technology more focus
can be placed on analysis of raw data,
model building, interpretation of
outcomes, and calculus concept
development.
• james.langley@gvltec.edu
• bill.parker@gvltec.edu
Using Modeling and Real Data
Applications: College Algebra in
Context
How can you interest your students
in College Algebra?
• lisay@georgiasouthern.edu
• ronharsh@hargray.com
Mathematics Across the
Community College
Curriculum (MAC3)
The goal of MAC3 is to create a
mathematically literate society that
ensures a workforce equipped to
compete in a technologically advanced
global economy.
• www.mac3.amatyc.org
A Summary of 10 Years of
Industry Visits
Samples from dozens of real-world
projects and multi-media “snapshots”
along with videos clips discussing
mathematics and personal skills in the
workplace were presented.
• wcmccart@waketech.edu
The Boy Scouts Have it Right
– Be Prepared!
Take home work sheets and guided
reading assignments to help
students come to class prepared to
participate were introduced.
• kstruve@cscc.edu
Student Learning Outcomes:
Common Final Exams in Algebra
Details of composing and
administering department-wide
exams, common grading of the
exams and item analysis of the
results were discussed.
• pstathis@glendale.edu
Math on the Web: Group Projects
and Developing Skills for
Success
Give your students projects to
reinforce and expand both study
skills and mathematical ability.
• jwilliams@tcc.edu
Dynamic Web Tools for
Trigonometry
Enhance your trig class with online
web tools that promote student
interaction.
• swilson@jccc.edu
The Newsletter of the Distance
Learning Committee
• www.terra.edu/amatyc/newsletters.htm
Online Signature Courses
• www.spcollege.edu/eagle/research/
presentations/
To Test Online or Not To Test
Online That Is Now Our Question
• pmckenna@acccd.edu
Keeping Online Developmental
Students Beyond the Third
Week of Class
• opchow@hacc.edu
Top Ten Interactions Used in
Online Classes (+ one more)
• nsattler@terra.edu
Get ‘em talkin!!
• prhodes@tvcc.cc
Math Bloopers to Relieve
Students’ Stress
Charlie Brown has misconceptions in
his understanding of mathematics. The
presenters shared a collection of math
cartoons and Chow’s top ten list of
students’ bloopers.
• opchow@hacc.edu
• jmshutte@hacc.edu
How Do You Solve It?
A look at one problem and the many
different ways students solve it.
• http://success.shore.ctc.edu/scalaway/
amatyc_presentation.htm
Puzzles
• www.puzzle.jp
• www.cut-the-knot.org
• www.websudoku.com
MIMIO Products
(wireless, portable and
better than a Smart board)
• www.Mimio.com