4th Irish Workshop on Maths Learning and Support Centres – Call for Abstracts
Dear colleagues,
The School of Mathematical Sciences in DCU in conjunction with the Irish Maths Support Network will host the 4th Irish Workshop on Maths Learning and Support Centres on Friday 4th December, 2009. This will be a day-long workshop, with exact times to be confirmed shortly.
The theme of the conference will be “The Use of Technology in Mathematics Support”. Dr. Martin Greenhow
(<http://people.brunel.ac.uk/~mastmmg/>) has agreed to give the keynote address, based on Computer-Aided Assessment for Learning of Elementary Mathematics. An abstract will be available shortly.
In addition, we will have a series of shorter talks (30 minutes in
length) and are inviting speakers to submit abstracts before Friday, 20th November.
There is no registration fee and lunch will be provided. We request that people who plan to attend the conference let us know by Friday, 27th November at the latest by mailing eabhnat.nifhloinn@dcu.ie with your name and affiliation, to allow for planning of refreshments etc.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
The 4th Conference on Mathematics (and statistics) Service Teaching will take place on Monday the 25th and Tuesday the 26th of May in Limerick Institute of Technology.
We are delighted to announce that the keynote lecture on “STEM Education in 2020 (or Now ?)”will be presented by Dr Lisa Bullard, North Carolina University state university. Professor John O’Donoghue and Dr George McClelland will give an update on the development of the National Centre for Excellence in Maths and Science teaching and learning(NCE-MSTL). Mr. Bill Lynch, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), will give a talk on developments in project maths.
This two-day conference is a great opportunity to meet friends and colleagues and to share our trials and tribulations in teaching mathematics and statistics to students for whom maths is a compulsory subject on courses in engineering, science, business, computing etc.
The conference dinner on Monday 25th is in Durty Nellies, Bunratty which is less than 15 minutes drive from LIT. A courtesy bus will be available to bring delegates to and from the dinner; the route and times will be announced at the conference
The conference fee is €30 which is payable on arrival. However, those who wish to attend the conference dinner you should send a cheque, made payable to Limerick Institute of Technology, for €65 (€30 for registration and €35 for the dinner) to
Teresa Bradley
Conference in Mathematics (and Statistics) Service Teaching
The conference is kindly supported by the National Digital Learning Repository (NDLR), the Strategic Initiative Funding (SIF) and Engineers Ireland (IEI)
The theme of the conference was ‘Is Mathematics Support Worthwhile?’ It focused on ways of measuring the impact of Mathematics support and ways of improving the effectiveness of initiatives.
TheMaths and Stats Service Teaching, the Computer Science and the EducationCommunities of Practice would like to invite you to an NDLR Upload Day.
The NDLR is the HEA funded library of e-learning resources created for, and by, all third level academic staff in Ireland.
https://www.ndlr.ie/intralibrary/index.jsp
All participants will be made NDLR contributors for the day. By the end of the day all participants will have a good understanding of the upload process, and will have contributed to the library. To register for this event please contact Paul Robinson paul.robinson@it-tallaght.ie. (Please register by June 1st for numbers.)
Share and ReUse
The programme for the day is
10.30 – 11.00Arrival and Coffee
11.00 – 11.15Introduction and Object Licensing
11.15 – 12.00 Upload an Object, attach Metadata, Catalogue the Object
12.00 -1.00Contribute Objects
1.00 – 2.00LUNCH
2.00 – 2.30Edit an Object, reuse Metadata
2.30 – 4.00Contribute Objects
An object can be as simple as an image, a problem sheet or a set of notes; or as complex as you wish. The key property is reusable.
The 3rd Irish Conference on Mathematics Service Teaching will take place on Monday the 26th and Tuesday the 27th of May in Waterford Institute of Technology.
The keynote lectures will be presented by Prof. Tony Croft (Loughborough University, UK) – Holistic Mathematics Support – rationale, vision, reality and efficacy Dr. Neil Challis (Sheffield Hallam University, UK) – Enthusing and Motivating for Mathematics Through Technology
Mr. Bill Lynch – National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) – Project Maths
Online registration is now open at www.wit.ie/mathsconference08. The deadline for registration is Monday the 19th May.
The conference fee is €20 which is payable on arrival. However, those who wish to attend the conference dinner should send a cheque, made payable to WIT Maths Conference, for €55 (€20 for registration and €35 for the dinner) to
The Computer Science Community of Practice with the Mathematics and Statistics Service Teaching in Higher Education Community of Practice would like to invite you all to the following workshop on the 30th April. For more information or to register for this free event please contact aisling.dundon@ul.ie.
Advanced Learning and Adaptive Problem Solving Techniques: Practical Lessons from Cognitive Science
Dr. David Delany, School of Mathematics (TCD).30th April 10am -4pm in B1005, University of Limerick
Facilitator: Dr. David Delany, Mathematical Neuroscience Group, School of Mathematics
This practical workshop will focus on advanced deep learning and adaptive problem solving techniques based on research in cognitive science into the development of superior mental performance. Particular attention will be paid to the application of these techniques to improving both research and teaching skills. These techniques will be introduced within the context of creating an ongoing Reflective Teaching and Research Portfolio for Professional Development.Dr. Delany recently successfully taught a variant of this course to staff and postgrads of Cornell UniversityNY ( http://www.trii.org/courses/act.html ) as an invited lecturer. Eminent attendees of this popular course included Prof. Bernice Bernstein (an award-winning neurobiologist and the first women president of the prestigious Society for Neuroscience) and a range of doctors and professors from several faculties. Dr Delany has been invited back to Cornell to run the course again.Derived from findings in cognitive psychology the course principles and techniques are designed to improve the meaningful learning, creative thinking and deep insight skills of researchers in both the sciences and the humanities.
A big thanks to everyone who attended the Camtasia showcase and workshop in DCU on Feb 8th which was co-hosted by DCU Learning Innovation Unit and the Mathematics and Statistics Service Teaching CoP.
There will be a day in DCU on creating video with Camtasia on February 8th. This event is co-hosted by the NDLR Mathematics and Statistics Service Teaching Community of Practice and the DCU Learning Innovation Unit.
Camtasia Studio is software that allows audio and video to be captured from a PC screen. It can be used for demonstrations of how to use software such as Excel or to demonstrate mathematical concepts using a computer pen (e.g. with a tablet laptop).
Below is the outline so far for this event:
Location: DCU Learning Innovation Unit, room VBG11
Date: February 8th
Timetable:
11.30 – 12.00: Overview of Camtasia
12.00 12.45: Showcase of Camtasia projects in DCU
12.45 – 2:00: Lunch
2.00 – 3:00: Hands on workshop 1
3:15 – 4:15: Hands on workshop 2
There will be a limited number of places for the afternoon workshops.
If you would like to attend please email eamon.costello@dcu.ie
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