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University of Waterloo Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing
Presented to Eduserv Maths and Stats Group December 2014
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40-60 minute in lectures –attention issues
Entire class is presented the same material in lock-step
Testing and feedback interval is measured in weeks
Widening ability gaps on entrance to courses
Increasing student numbers
Keeping resources up to date
Education Today
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Modularized Learning Objects: Short units of active learning, recall and inline assessment
Assessment of understanding is immediate and continuous
Adaptive course progression allows individual learning paths
Learning ‘Break-Downs’ can be automatically identified and flagged for improvement
Effectiveness of online materials can be measured and continuously improved – Data driven feedback loop
Education Trends– E-Education Using digital resources to teach concepts
E-Education
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“Here is the concept”
Exposition Online Courseware Environment
“Do I understand the concept?”
Exploration Real-time Interactive Dynamic Content
“Can I recall and practically apply the
concept?”
Exercises Real-time Assessment
“Can I demonstrate proficiency of the concept?”
Evaluation Testing & Analytics
Online Materials – E4
Any connected device via an internet browser: Laptops, tablets, smart phones, etc.
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Built On the Notion That Students Learn by Doing
STEM concepts are often abstract and/or difficult to conceptualize
Students need to work with concepts to fully understand them
Truly Integrated Learning
Exploration: Students can interact and explore the concept and are then tested on their understanding, ensuring active recall of the concept presented.
Students can move through the material at their own pace
A full 2D math Equation Editor is always available to students to answer questions, explore concepts and record their work. The math is live and context sensitive. If permitted by the instructor, students can perform mathematical operations such as solve, simply, plot, factor, etc. Student’s work can be captured to allow partial marks. The Equation Editor is also available in all communication tools (I2S, S2I, S2S etc.).
Exercises and Evaluation: Interactivity can be combined with randomized testing and assessment to ensure that students engage with the topic and to determine the student’s level of comprehension of the concept.
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Formative and Summative Assessment
Truly integrated maths based assessment throughout the learning
process
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Provide exactly the content you need
• create a course-agnostic fully online course
• create a course-specific supplement
• … anything in between
Your Content, Your Rules
Designed for Educators
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Close Feedback Cycle
Time from first learning a concept to feedback on understanding of a concept
Instructor
May be up to a week
Traditional Textbook
Immediate, but binary
Traditional Online Resources
Immediate, but binary
Möbius
Immediate, detailed
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Your Content, Your Rules
Instructors retain control of their content
Modify and expand all aspects of your course content
Maple Cloud Authoring &
Content Creation
Deployment Environment
Demo
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• Assessment and exploration woven throughout all content
• Authoring and communication tools that are built for STEM
• High quality education
• Short feedback cycle
Summary
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