Just in case you’re getting back into the swing of things this fall and finding yourself as forgetful as me, I thought I’d give a little Jing refresher here and remind you of some resources. First, a little reminder...
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Sixty Symbols was a website that produced videos about the many symbols of physics and astronomy (of course those are also the symbols of mathematics). The website is gone, but you can still find the videos.
Read MoreTwo years ago at the beginning of the fall semester, I was given the chance to speak to the faculty on my campus about technologies for teaching and getting organized, which is how the mindmaps Web 2.0 for You and Organize Your...
Read MoreI’ve been using a web-app called Mindomo for about two years now. With it I am able to map out ideas and create interactive sets of resources in a non-linear fashion. You may have seen some of my resources or been in a...
Read MoreWhat can go wrong at a week-long workshop? I’m going to share these in hopes that you can plan for some of these possible (and unanticipated) problems. These are all the things that went wrong last week. To read what...
Read MoreA peripheral tablet (like the Wacom Bamboo tablets we gave away at the workshop) can be a very inexpensive option for getting handwriting to the screen. Unfortunately, obtaining a software program that is designed for this...
Read MoreLast week, 37 math instructors from Michigan, Texas, Illinois, California, New Jersey, South Carolina, Missouri, Washington, Massachusetts, Indiana, Arizona, and Qatar gathered at Muskegon Community College to be participants in...
Read MoreOur modern-day system of higher education was built to mass-produce education during the industrial age. The system is loosely based on a factory-model where students are, in general, processed through the system in batches...
Read MoreSomeone asked for a copy of my Master’s Thesis Max-Plus Algebra: Properties and Applications (written in 2002 when I was finishing my Masters in Mathematics at the University of Wyoming). I thought I would just make it...
Read MoreThis is just priceless. Can’t Help Teaching Online “but still … I wouldn’t trade … teaching online in my robe everyday…”
Read MoreArthur Benjamin has been on TED in the past (see Mathemagics) and has done a really phenomenal job. Here’s his latest 3-minute appearance: TED Talks | Arthur Benjamin’s formula for changing math education The problem...
Read MoreIn a previous post called Starting from Scratch (Part I), I mentioned that I think it’s a mistake to design an online course around the schedule. I received several questions via email asking me to elaborate on why I think...
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