MAA COMMITTEE ON
COMPUTERS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION
FRIDAY, 12-JAN-2001
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
SALON 828, 8TH FLOOR, SHERATON
NEW ORLEAN, LA
AGENDA
a.
On Line Assessment, Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m,
organized by Earl D. Fife, Calvin College, and Lawrence
S. Husch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Many mathematics courses
at colleges and universities have a World Wide Web component. In addition, many
faculty are encouraged and enticed to develop completely on line courses. The
problems with assessment in Web-based mathematics courses involve those
encountered in all disciplines as well as difficulties unique to mathematics.
These include the rendering of mathematical notation, how students enter
mathematical notation, the determination of whether an answer is correct, etc.
The panelists invited for this session will discuss some of these problems,
their solutions and the results. There will be ample time for questions and
interchange with the panelists. The panelists include John Orr,
University of Oklahoma; Gerardo A. Mendoza, Temple University;
and Robby Robson, Oregon State University. The session is
sponsored by the MAA Committee on Computers in Mathematics Education (CCIME).
b. Minicourse: The Global Classroom (Bessman and Quinney)
SOLD OUT - Minicourse #4: The Global Classroom: Using the Web as an
interactive learning environment
Part A:
Thursday, 8:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.; Part B:
Saturday, 8:00 a.m.10:00 a.m., organized by Marcelle Bessman ,
Jacksonville University, and Douglas A. Quinney , Keele University, UK.
The Global Classroom is a seamless learning environment that supports live
audio-visual interaction and collaboration on commonly used mathematical or
other software between students in a class in one location and visitor(s)
and/or students at another. It is a medium for distance learning, virtual
office hours, participation in remote seminars and colloquia, and collaborative
research. Minicourse participants will have the opportunity to experience the
Global Classroom as both visiting instructor and recipient student. Enrollment
limit is 30; cost is $85.
c. Contrituted Paper Sessions
(Neuerburg and Lang - both Project NExT fellows)
IV. Activities planned for MathFest 2001
a. TECHNOLOGY BASED MODELING IN MATHEMATICS COURSES
Saturday
afternoon
This
session invites papers from any course where computers, calculators or other
forms of technology are used as part of a project involving mathematical
modeling. Papers that emphasize student projects are especially welcome.
Possible questions that could be addressed in the paper session are: How do
students choose or are assigned modeling projects? What role does technology
play in building and analyzing the models? Is technology used in testing the
model and interpreting the results? This paper session is sponsored by the
Committee on Computers in Mathematics Education.
Rebecca
E Hill (*)
E-mail:
rehsma@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Howard Lewis Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
b. CREATIVE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING MATHEMATICS
Thursday
and Friday afternoons
This
session will focus on innovative uses of technology to support and enhance the
learning of mathematics in all college courses. In particular we are interested in the use of technology to
support conceptual understanding and appreciation of the application of
mathematical principles to solving real world problems. The course is sponsored by the MAA Committee on
Computers in Mathematics Education (CCIME).
Mary L. Platt (*)
E-mail:
mplatt@salemstate.edu
Marcelle
Bessman
Jackson
University
c. Special Session. The Interactive Text, organized by Deeba and
White (status and abstract unavailable)
a. Abstract #1
Title:
Computational Mathematics in Linear Algebra and Differential
Equations
Description: Recent advances in computer algebra systems, spreadsheets and calculators facilitate numerical investigations of many meaningful problems in Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. Such investigations often lead to better students' understanding of mathematical concepts while empowering
them
with the capabilities to analyze more "real world" problems. This
session invites papers from these disciplines where these technologies are
utilized.
Proposed
by:
Elias
Deeba (University of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas)
Rich
Marchand (SUNY, Fredonia, New York)
Tim McDevitt ( Millersville University, Pennsylvania)
b. Abstract #2
Title:
Status of Interactive Mathematics Texts
Description:
This session is intended to revive the interest in interactive texts that was
originally initiated by the MAA through the IMTP and most recently through the
WELCOME project. The session invites discussion papers and demonstrations that
show the effectiveness of utilizing interactive texts in the mathematics
instructions.
Proposed
by:
James
White
Elias
Deeba (University
of Houston-Downtown, Houston, Texas)
Dan
Kalman
c. Other abstracts
VII.
Math DL – Please see Focus, January 2001, for
the announcement. There is also a
session at JMM:
The Journal of Online Mathematics and Its Applications (JOMA),
Wednesday, 2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m., organized by Lawrence C. Moore Jr.
and David A. Smith, Duke University, and Thomas W.
Roby, California State University Hayward. The MAA has been awarded a
National Science Foundation grant to create in collaboration with Math Forum a
digital library as part of the new National Science Digital Library (NSDL). One
component of the library will be a new online MAA publication, the Journal of
Online Mathematics and Its Applications (JOMA). The journal will be described,
reviewing and submission procedures will be outlined, and articles from the
first issue will be displayed. In addition to JOMA, the new library will
provide listings of all commercial undergraduate mathematics materials -- in
both paper and digital formats. Each listing will include reviews and comments,
a link to a discussion group for users, and a link to the publisher's Web site.
Panelists include Donald J. Albers; Lawrence C. Moore
Jr.; Thomas W. Roby; and David A. Smith
Previous
volumes:
MAA Notes #9, Computers and Mathematics: The Use of
Computers
in Undergraduate Instruction, David Smith,
Jerry Porter, Carl Leinbach, and Ron Wenger, Editors (all of whom had
leadership roles with CCIME at various times).
MAA Notes #19, Visualization in
Teaching and Learning Mathematics, Steve Cunningham and Walter S. Zimmermann,
Editors.
Comments
so far:
1. There is possibility of publishing the
update to #9 in JOMA, so it could include dynamic examples.
2. Discussions needed to decide the most
appropriate means of information dissemination.
3. CCIME should think in terms of JOMA as a
natural publication medium for materials that can benefit from online
capabilities. Contributors to CPS's could be encouraged to think about
JOMA
4. Elias Deeba has expressed interest in being the editor.
Has CCIME ever considered
pursuing a SIGMAA Charter for Technology in
Teaching
Mathematics? Do you think there would be an interest? Based on the
attendance we get at sessions and minicourses (not to mention at ICTCM), it
could be successful.
X.
Other
XI. Adjourn