Questions tagged [online-instruction]
For questions about teaching mathematics online and online resources.
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Do any tools exist that convert "pretty print" equations into "inline text" equations?
Context: I am an assistant professor of mathematics at a small school in the US.
Many of my courses have homework assignments administered by WeBWorK. A small minority of students struggle mightily (...
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short teaching demo on logs; but by someone who uses active learning
I am to give the following for an interview:
"a short 7–10-minute teaching demonstration on logarithms. Please consider this as your first 10 minutes of introducing logarithms as if you have not ...
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How to create an online examination in a small class that ensures certain academic integrity
I am teaching a Calculus class with around 30 students. The classroom is about 100 m^2.
So far I have been using myopenmath.com to assign homework problems to my students. Now I would like to deliver ...
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A wow video to teach Calculus
I am teaching Calculus (one and also several variables). I would like to create questions in which students would watch a short video and then answer a question related to the content of the video. In ...
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Teaching linear algebra, wacom tablet display of coordinate system, eigenvectors, markov chains
I am teaching linear algebra as part of an information retrieval course, which now occurs online. I have a Wacom tablet and free drawing software, sketchBook for artists, so can draw circles ellipses ...
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Create a mathematical problem with randomized parameters
Recently I am using Moodle to create problems with randomized parameters. In Moodle, there is so-called Calculated questions that let me do this in a straightforward way. For example, I can simply ...
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Question formats for online tests, to deter cheating
I'm teaching calculus 1 online this term and anticipate being plagued by the perennial problem of cheaters. I have seen suggestions for how to arrange the testing time to accommodate for traditional ...
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asynchronous teaching and requiring frequent email updates from students, and having these as the only part of their grade
Due to the COVID pandemic, classes at my school (small public liberal arts college) will be all online. I've chosen to try teaching asynchronously (via pre-made video lectures) starting next week. I ...
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Transitioning proof based math courses online
I'd love to learn from anyone's recent experiences teaching online proof based math courses, especially those that have a large group of students who will be working asynchronously. My usual proof ...
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Online Definition/Theorem Statement Quizzes
This fall I'll be teaching a standard "Introduction to Proofs" course and administration is advising us to be ready at any time to switch from in-person to fully online (or anything in ...
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Teaching aid for online mathematics course
Crossposting from the math.stackexchange (Question)
Online classes will start again as the semester will start, I bought an XP-Pen deco 03 to help me with online teaching. I will be teaching ...
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Do you know of any third-party math-friendly testing software?
At a previous institution, we used moodle for our learning management system, which has a fairly useful tool for creating quizzes that make it more difficult for the student to cheat. In particular, ...
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What is a good place for teachers to share self-created content?
I am a high school mathematics teacher and I regularly create problems and their solutions for my students. It has always lingered in my mind that this content can also benefit others.
What would be a ...
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Ideal Features of Online Homework Platform?
If you could build an ideal online homework platform for mathematics, what combination of features should it have in order to be effective at levels from high school through undergraduate, and why? ...
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Grad school after doing an online bachelor's degree without support for undergraduate research
[I originally posted this is the Mathematics Stack Exchange and was told to post it here instead]
This might seem like an odd topic for this forum, but I'm losing my mind. I am about eight months away ...
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