Join Us at ICTCM

Friday, February 17, 2012 - 13:15 | By: Becky Anderson | Category: Events

At the 2012 International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM) in Orlando, March 22-25, we will be offering a series of Hands-On Strategy Workshops in the Walt Disney Dolphin Hotel. Below is the schedule of workshops (all of which will be in Asia 4). Please join us.

Saturday

8:00am – 9:45am - Best Practices for Utilizing the Homework/Test Manager
Irene Doo, Georgia Perimeter College, Pearson Education
In this hands-on workshop, educators will explore options in the Homework/Test Manager that allow customization of assignments to meet the needs of students and curriculum. Did you know that homework assignments can be set to automatically penalize late submissions? Do you want to require students to show their work online when they are taking a quiz or test? Attend this session to learn how to utilize the full power of the Homework/Test Manager.

10:30am – 12:15pm - Best Practices for Utilizing the Gradebook
Irene Doo, Georgia Perimeter College, Pearson Education
In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn how to take full advantage of many of the tools in the Gradebook that will save you time with course management and student rapport. Are you looking for an easy way to send an email message to all students who scored 95 or higher on the last exam? Or would you like to send an email message to the students who scored less than 65? Did you know that you can drop a student’s lowest score from a group of tests or quizzes? Or that you can easily identify scores from students who handed in homework past the due date? Attend this session to learn these and other time-saving and early intervention tools in the Gradebook.

12:30pm – 1:45pm Strategies for Teaching Successful Online Math Courses
Shawna Haider, Salt Lake Community College
This hands-on workshop will focus on techniques and tips for designing online courses using MyMathLab or MyStatLab. In particular, you will learn how to implement best practices for online learning, such as time management, student orientation, online collaboration, active learning, and communication. Educators will have the opportunity to ask specific questions about their online MyMathLab or MyStatLab course, and share instructional strategies with each other.

2:00pm – 3:15pm Strategies for using MyStatLab and StatCrunch
Gwen Terwilliger, University of Toledo
This hands-on workshop will introduce educators to the many features and uses of MyStatLab and StatCrunch, in a statistics course, from both the educator and student perspective. The focus will be on the use of StatCrunch, from within a course and at www.statcrunch.com, with an overview of Statdisk, Activstats, essay questions, Stat applets, and the discussion board. This session is for anyone teaching statistics regardless of teaching format.

3:30pm – 4:45pm Strategies for using an Interactive Calculus eBook
Tim Britt, Jackson State Community College
In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn how a new Calculus interactive eBook has revolutionized the teaching experience for the calculus sequence. Have you ever tried to draw a sliced three-dimensional rotated object on a whiteboard! No longer do we have to “draw” or refer to unclear figures to explain concepts! Attend this session to learn how you can integrate these and other resources in your Calculus courses.

5:00pm – 6:45pm Discovering the Pluses in MyLabsPlus
Diane Gray, Pearson Education
In this hands-on workshop, educators will learn about implementing MyMathLab and MyStatLab in MyLabsPlus. Designed to support multiple delivery styles for on-campus and online instructional programs; this workshop will focus on course authoring tools, customized reporting, and an introduction to administrative features.

Sunday

8:00am – 9:45am - Custom Question Builder – Getting Started
Irene Doo, Georgia Perimeter College, Pearson Education
This hands-on workshop will introduce educators to the Custom Question Builder. This innovative tool will allow instructors to create their own algorithmically generated exercises for use in the MyMathLab, MyStatLab, or MathXL Homework/Test Manager and in the MyMathTest Test Manager. Instructors will also have the ability to copy and edit sample custom exercises.

10:00am – 11:45am - Strategies for Customizing the Learning Environment
Gwen Terwilliger, University of Toledo
This hands-on workshop will show educators how to customize the look and feel of their MyMathLab or MyStatLab course, enhancing the learning experience for students. The focus will be on how to customize the navigation panel for online, modular, and emporium courses, along with adding customized content such as documents, images, and web links to your course pages.

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