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Engaging Developmental Students with Technology Mark Clark Palomar College

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Page 1: Engaging Developmental Students with Technology Mark Clark Palomar College

Engaging Developmental Students with Technology

Mark Clark

Palomar College

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Using Technology for Engagement

• Topic Starters -- Videos

• Animation and Demonstration Websites

• Textbook and Instructor Websites

• Cengage Learning Online Homework System

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Topic Motivators

• There are many resources available on the internet to help you motivate a topic or chapter.– YouTube– Math in the Movies– Rena Patrello Videos

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Topic Starters• There are several movies that refer to

math and can be used as topic startersMath in the Movies

http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/ • Lines – Caddy Shack

» http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/caddyshack.html

• Long Division – Mad Mad World» http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/madmadworld.html

• Powers of 3-- Pay It Forward» http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/payitforward.html

• Word Problems -- Little Big League» http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/league.html

• Least Common Multiple – Father of the Bride

» http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/fatherbride.html

– Note other movie links at the bottom

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Rena Petrello Videoshttp://www.cengage.com/community/petrello or http://www.cengage.com/community/kaufmann

DVD• Powers of 10• Coins• Solve Uniform Motion Problems• Dimension of Garden

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What Have You Found or Used?

• Have you used videos or topic motivators in your courses?

• Share with those at your table.

• Be prepared to share one great idea with the group.

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Technology Demonstrations

There are many resources available on the internet to help you demonstrate a concept visually.

Wolfram Alpha DemonstrationsOnline Interactive ModulesMath Open Reference

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Technology Demonstrations

• Technology Demonstrations • http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/• Must download Free Mathematica© Player

• System of Equations• Downloaded version

• Cartesian Coordinates Exercise• Downloaded version

• Lines: Slope-Intercept• Downloaded version

• Greatest Fenced Area• Downloaded version

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Algebra Tiles

• Algebra Tiles: Factor x2 + 7x + 6• http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_189_g_1_t_2.htm

l?open=activities&from=topic_t_2.html – Bring up the Interactive Algebra Tiles– Explain How They Work

• Have students tell you what to choose• Have them brainstorm on an appropriate rectangle

combination

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Textbook Websites and Online Homework

There are many resources available on the textbook websites and in online homework platforms to promote students’ conceptual development

Textbook WebsitesOnline Homework: WebAssign

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Textbook Websites and Resources

There are many resources available on the instructor websites and WebAssign.– SSO: http://login.cengage.com/sso – WebAssign: http://webassign.net/

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Kaufmann Schwitters• Elementary and Intermediate Algebra:

A Combined Approach, 5eJerome E. Kaufmann, Karen L. Schwitters,

Instructor Website: Web Explorations Algebra

– SSO: http://login.cengage.com/sso • Web Explorations: Algebra• Math Anxiety• Algebra Facts• 2-D Grapher

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Enhanced WebAssign• http://www.webassign.com

Why It Makes a Difference• Direct correlation with the book and

tutorials in place with the problem sets• This semester a student commented that she liked

the “master it” because it stepped her through the process before she tried it on her own.

• Students watch the videos and work more problems than I assign.

• Students have multiple attempts so they try harder for the perfect 10!

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WebAssign: Easy to Assign• Exercises taken directly from Brooks/Cole

texts

• Multiple textbooks can be used

• Links to book pages (READ IT)

• Videos to accompany specific concept (WATCH IT)

• Step-by-step tutorials emphasizing both technique practice AND concept mastery

• Accuracy and multiple representation checking systems

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WebAssign: Easy to Manage

• Resources can be attached– Everything is in one place for students

• Personalized Study Plan can be customized

• Conditional Release Options for self-paced courses– Content can be blocked until students

have mastered the content preceding it.

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Exercise your mind daily!

MAA MinuteMath

http://maaminutemath.blogspot.com/

MINUTE MATH

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Questions?

Topic Motivators

Demonstrations

Textbook Websites

Online Homework

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Thank You !

Mark Clark

[email protected]