Oscail Distance Education Mathematics online: Technologies that work (and ones that don’t) Eamon...

Oscail Distance Education

Mathematics online: Technologies that work (and ones that don’t)

Eamon CostelloOscail, Dublin City University

[email protected]


Outline

• Extra remedial resources and material

• Online self-test questions and interactions

• Online tutoring through Moodle

• LaTeX for online discussion

• Video: Tablet PCs and Camtasia

• Online assignments (Moodle quizzes)


Background

Why online?

• Oscail BSc. In IT by distance

• Management Science 1 module

• Blended learning

• Environment– Communication– Learning Resources


ICTs for online Mathematics

• Computer Algebra Systems (CASes):– Maple, Mathematica, Matlab, MathCAD etc.

• CAS Features– Functions, IO formats (free text)– Equivalent answers– Assessment automation, anti-plagiarism– New Questions types, partial credit– Web-enabled & open source? (Sangwin,

Birmingham)


Remedial resources & self-test questions

“more examples”

Text - Preparatory Maths

Self-Test Questions (formative)

– developedPurchased - Surfstat


Self-test questions


Interactive/Calculator


Summative Assessment

• First assignment

• Moodle quiz: MCQs & numeric input

• No partial marking/feedback

• Feedback more immediate

• Randomized questions


Video

• Video i.e. screen-cast/screen-capture/camtasia movies/video podcast

• Record screen and voice– Training/programme walkthroughs– Illustrate Mathematical problems

• Pen input\Tablet\interactive whiteboard

• Microphone/headset/wireless


Camtasia Video


Online tutoring through Moodle

Pedagogy

President’s Award for Teaching and Learning

Moodle tutoringDiscussion forums

LaTeX


Moodle Discussion


LaTeX in Moodle

\frac { 1 }{ 1 }\div \frac{9^ {3/2} }{ 16^{3/2} }


Conclusion

• Pedagogy, Teachers and Learners are central

• Communicative tools worthy of investigation

• Need to re-evaluate technologies as they mature


Mathematics online: Technologies that work (and ones that don’t)

Eamon CostelloOscail, Dublin City University

[email protected]

Oscail Distance Education Mathematics online: Technologies that work (and ones that don’t) Eamon...

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