The Fall 2014 Hrabowski Fund for Innovation has awarded an implementation grant of $10,000 to the department for the redesign of MATH 155 (Applied Calculus) using active team-based learning.
Elizabeth Stanwyck, Raji Baradwaj, Brian Dean, and Matthias Gobbert received the award for a pilot study in Spring and Fall 2015. This redesign leverages the skills of todays college-age generation of digital literacy and just-in-time learning by turning them into strengths in the learning of foundational mathematics. The novel components include the use of online lectures and a TA-guided active team-based seminar. The redesign is integrated with other initiatives in the department, notably QuizZero and the Math Gym.
An analogous redesign of Math 150 (Pre-Calculus) in Fall 2013, funded by USM, showed the feasibility and power of the approach to improve student learning outcomes.
Elizabeth Stanwyck, Raji Baradwaj, Brian Dean, and Matthias Gobbert received the award for a pilot study in Spring and Fall 2015. This redesign leverages the skills of todays college-age generation of digital literacy and just-in-time learning by turning them into strengths in the learning of foundational mathematics. The novel components include the use of online lectures and a TA-guided active team-based seminar. The redesign is integrated with other initiatives in the department, notably QuizZero and the Math Gym.
An analogous redesign of Math 150 (Pre-Calculus) in Fall 2013, funded by USM, showed the feasibility and power of the approach to improve student learning outcomes.
