Jim Vanides announced the next HP Online Speaker, Using Tablet PCs and Web-based Software to Enable Active Learning in Mathematics Classrooms.

When: Tuesday, 24 July, 10:00am – 11:00am Pacific Daylight Savings Time

Featuring: live presentation and discussion with Dr. Marilyn Reba (Department of Mathematical Sciences) and Dr. Roy Pargas (Department of Computer Science), Clemson University.

Registration: Limited space; now full; sign up for earlier notice of future sessions.

Abstract: The Department of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University brought Tablet PCs and a projector, obtained through a 2006 Hewlett-Packard Teaching-for-Technology Grant, into multiple sections of two large-enrollment freshman courses--Calculus and Liberal Arts Math. Students use the pen feature to submit solutions anonymously via two web-based software systems, MessageGrid (Clemson University) and Ubiquitous Presenter (UCSD). The instructor projects, annotates, and saves these submissions. Communication now occurs in the classroom with students who would otherwise be reluctant to participate, and active learning is enabled because all students are working and primed for instructor feedback. This presentation will show examples of tablet use via both software systems, and discuss initial assessment results in performance, behavior, and satisfaction.

HP expects this feature to interest higher education faculty and K-12 teachers who use or will consider using technology to support math instruction.

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