Committee on Computers in Mathematics Education

August 4, 2000, 1:00 p.m.

Minutes

Present: CCIME Members: Platt, Deeba, Bessman, Ensley

CCIME Friends: DeLaVina, Penn, Klotz, Porter, Hill

Call to Order: 1:00 p.m.

The first item of discussion centered about where to put the distribution list for the committee. She agreed to put the distribution list in the signature at the bottom of the email messages.

1. The current MathFest program contained two CCIME sponsored contributed paper sessions:

(a) Bessman and Platt's session on Innovative Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics reported audiences of 25 - 30 at the various talks. If more than 50 percent of the speakers at a session need special equipment, the MAA will provide it.

(b) Penn and Hill's session on Technology Based Modeling in Mathematics Courses reported an average of 50 per talk. There is a possibility of an MAA notes volume from this session, perhaps after a second session next summer.

Appropriate equipment for future contributed paper sessions is probably an overhead projector and recommend that presenters bring their own laptop.

2. The program for January 2001 in New Orleans consists of the following contributed paper sessions, but the CCIME endorsement was missing in the original write-ups:

(a) Computer Algebra Systems in Upper Division Mathematics Courses ( Andrew Land and Kent Neuerburg)

(b) Innovative Uses of the World Wide Web (Brian Smith and Marcelle Bessman)

Also on the program is a Panel Discussion, organized by Earl Fife and Larry Husch on On-Line Testing and a Minicourse entitled The Global Classroom, presented by Marcelle Bessman and Douglas Quinney from Keele University in England.

No formal proposal was ever submitted on Enhancing Learning Through Computer Generated Visualization so that was eliminated.

3. Possibilities were discussed for MathFest 2001 in Wisconsin. The following were approved by the committee:

(a)CTUM has proposed a CPS with the title Faculty Development: Use of Technology in Teaching Undergraduate Mathematics (organized by Bonnie Gold and someone else still to be determined). CCIME would be willing to cosponsor if CTUM should decide to switch to a panel discussion.

(b) A second session on Technology Based Modeling in Mathematics

Courses organized by Penn and Hill was approved.

(c) A contributed paper session on Creative Uses of Technology in Teaching

Mathematics organized by Platt and Bessman was approved.

(d) A special session on The Interactive Text, organized by Deeba and

White, possibly in conjunction with Project Welcome was discussed as a

Special Session.

4. Ideas were presented for the Joint Meeting in San Diego in 2001.

(a) An NSF submission by the MAA called MathDL (Digital Library) was discussed by Jerry Porter. This was submitted by Peter Land and David Smith. It would consist of LOMA (Library of Mathematics and its Applications), Commercial Products, and JOMA (Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications). If this is funded, a presentation may be appropriate and also maybe a demonstration at the MAA booth. Also, referees would be needed for the journal. CCIME endorsed and agreed to assist as requested by the MathDL.

(b) Computational Mathematics in Linear Algebra and Differential Equations as a contributed paper session organized by Deeba and someone else still to be determined will be considered at the New Orleans meeting.

(c) A report on The Global Classroom might be another possibility.

5. MAA Lecture Notes #9 was the original notes series on technology. Perhaps Deeba and Platt could speak with Don Albers and David Smith about a new notes series.

6. The MAA has submitted a proposal to NSF on the resumption of undergraduate faculty development workshops. If it is funded, they will need proposals for distance learning courses or workshops. John Scott, Bill Hoefer, Nancy Baxter-Hastings and Tom Rischel are the co-authors on the proposal.

Adjourn: 2:37 p.m.