Just a reminder to anyone going to the Joint Mathematics Meetings that abstracts are due on September 26th. If you are giving a Sage-related talk, please let us know!
On Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 11:08:17 AM UTC-4, kcrisman wrote: > > As usual, several sessions at the Joint Math Meetings (US/Canada) in > January 2018 are relevant. See > http://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/national/jmm2018/JMM2018_MAA_Call_for_Papers.pdf > > for full details. Here are a few I think would be useful. (See > descriptions below.) > > Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra > The Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Equations > Lightning Talks and E-Posters: Me and My Gadgets, Teaching with Technology > Technology and Resources for Teaching Statistics > Innovative and Effective Online Teaching Techniques > The Advancement of Open Educational Resources > > Description: Linear algebra is one of the most interesting and useful > areas of mathematics, because of its multifaceted theory and the enormous > importance it plays in understanding and solving many real-world problems. > Consequently, many creative ways to teach its theory and applications are > continually being developed and refined. This session will serve as a forum > in which to share teaching ideas and approaches. These innovative and > effective ways to teach linear algebra include, but are not necessarily > limited to: (1) hands-on, in-class demos; (2) effective use of technology, > such as Matlab, Maple, Mathematica, Java Applets or Flash; (3) interesting > connections between concepts in linear algebra and other mathematical > branches; (4) compelling examples and problems involving particular ideas > being taught; (5) comparing and contrasting visual (geometric) and more > abstract (algebraic) explanations of specific ideas; (6) other novel > approaches or pedagogical tools. > > Description: The teaching of undergraduate Ordinary Differential Equations > (ODEs) provides a unique way to introduce students to the beauty and > applicative power of the calculus. ODEs are also rich with aesthetically > pleasing theory, which often can be successfully communicated visually and > explored numerically. This session will feature talks that describe > innovative teaching in the ODEs course as well as the description of either > projects or pedagogy that can be used to engage students in their study of > ODEs. Successful contributions could include but are not limited to: (1) > innovative ways of teaching standard topics in the ODEs course; (2) > strategies for teaching both differential equations and linear algebra > simultaneously; (3) the inclusion of technology in the ODEs course; and (4) > descriptions of applications or nonstandard topics and how such topics can > lead to student engagement and interest. > > Description: Constantly changing technology presents an exciting and > shifting opportunity to engage students and improve learning. This > electronic poster session will consist of live, interactive demonstrations > of applets, widgets or other technology for teaching mathematics. Rather > than preparing a traditional printed poster, presenters will showcase how > students engage mathematics through their application using some electronic > device such as a tablet, smartphone, or laptop. Preference will be given to > presenters demonstrating their own or new applications or to novel > approaches in using existing ones. In addition to the active displays, all > participants will give a 3 minute “Lightning Talk” to demonstrate their > application, highlighting where it fits into a mathematics curriculum. > These will be scheduled in the middle of the session, and included in the > program. Potential presenters must submit a detailed description of their > application and its pedagogical use (1-2 pages) to receive approval for > inclusion in this session. > Sponsors: Sponsored by Committee on Technology in Mathematics Education > (CTiME) and the SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) > > Description: One of the five skill areas in the American Statistical > Association’s curriculum guidelines is “Data Manipulation and Computation” > (pg 9), embracing the need for students to be competent with programming > languages, simulation techniques, algorithmic thinking, data management and > manipulation, as well as visualization techniques. Additionally, the > recently revised Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics > Education (GAISE) continue to encourage active learning, a focus on > conceptual understanding and statistical thinking, and the use of real data > with a context and purpose, with additional guidelines to incorporate > multivariate thinking and teach statistics as an investigative process. > This session invites presentations on innovative use of software or > technology, classroom activities, resources, data sets, case studies, and > effective pedagogical approaches in teaching statistics. Papers on modern > approaches to teaching from a simulation-based perspective and > incorporating programming and data science ideas into the course are > particularly encouraged. > Sponsors: The SIGMAA on Statistics Education (SIGMAA STAT ED) and the MAA > Committee on Technology in Mathematics Education (CTiME) > > Description: With the emergence of online learning over the past decade, > there is a need to understand and overcome the challenges faced by both > online learners and online educators. For this session, we invite > presentations addressing any of the following topics: challenges faced by > online learners, including non-traditional students, especially as they > relate to time management, staying engaged in an online environment, and > technological issues that arise; challenges faced by online educators, > especially as they relate to keeping students motivated and preparing > students to overcome challenges; techniques to prepare students for the > online environment and engage students in online math courses; best > practices for teaching online; ways to help students be successful in > online math courses; opportunities and resources available to online > educators. > > Description: This session will showcase the increasing popularity of open > educational resources (OER) in mathematics and statistics. Examples may > include, but are not limited to, the development or adoption of open source > or open access course texts and related materials, the creation and/or > implementation of course technological enhancements, such as instructional > apps and video tutorials, and experiences with the inclusion of low or > no-cost homework platforms or mathematics software systems in a particular > course. Presenters should attempt to address the effectiveness (formally or > informally assessed) of the adoption of such resources in their courses. > Preference will be awarded to presentations from community college and > four-year undergraduate institutions. > Sponsors: MAA Committee on Technologies in Mathematics Education ( > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-edu" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. 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