Using Adaptive Comparative Judgement to Assess Mathematics
Ian Jones & Lara Alcock Loughborough University Adaptive Comparative Judgement (ACJ) is a method for assessing evidence of student learning that offers an alternative to marking (Pollitt, 2012). It...
View ArticleDebate around the Khan Academy
A paper by Angela Chen, Parody Critiques Popular Khan Academy Videos, in The Chronicle of Higher Education, about John Golden‘s and David Coffey‘s critical review of the Khan Academy online videos ....
View ArticleComputer Science: A curriculum for schools
The Computing At School Working Group, a lobby group for IT industry (endorsed and supported by endorsed by BCS, Microsoft, Google and Intellect), proposed and published Computer Science curriculum...
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QAMA: The Calculator That Makes You Better At Math
From a post by Alex Knapp on Forbes blog: QAMA [...] is a calculator designed to reverse the last several decades of education by actually improving students’ intuitive understanding and appreciation...
View ArticleBeamer handouts
During my career I’ve seen great changes in the presentation of lectures and the production of handouts. The original lecture technology, writing on a blackboard with a piece of chalk, is hopelessly...
View ArticleStanford MOOC: Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
New Massive Open Online Course Introduction to Mathematical Thinking, to be taught by Keith Devlin, opens on 4 March. Enrol here.
View ArticleDeveloping a Healthy Scepticism About Technology in Mathematics Teaching
Developing a Healthy Scepticism About Technology in Mathematics Teaching, a paper by Peter Rowlett (Nottingham Trent University). Abstract: A reflective account is presented of experiences which...
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Seb Schmoller: A report from Keith Devlin’s and Coursera’s “Introduction to...
This report was first published on 14 April 2013 in Seb Schmoller’s Fortnightly Mailing, and is reproduced here with Seb’s permission. I’m six or so weeks into Keith Devlin’s 10 week Introduction to...
View ArticleSeb Schmoller: Second report from Keith Devlin’s and Coursera’s Introduction...
Seb Schmoller updated and expanded his previous Report from Keith Devlin’s and Coursera’s “Introduction to Mathematical Thinking” MOOC. Seb Schmoller: Second report from Keith Devlin’s and Coursera’s...
View ArticleGeoGebra Conference Budapest 23-25 January 2014
GeoGebra conference in 2014. We will meet in Budapest, Hungary on 23-25 January 2014 for a promising conference: http://events.geogebra.org/budapest2014/ Plenary talks will be delivered by Markus...
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