Questions tagged [online-instruction]
For questions about teaching mathematics online and online resources.
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Existing Tools for Math Expression Equivalence Logic
Note - this question was posted here and garnered some decent replies before it was closed as off-topic in Stack Overflow.
Online systems, such as ALEKS, Cengage's WebAssign, and even Khan Academy ...
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Online quiz with slightly different questions for each student
I am looking for an online quiz that can generate multiple versions of a multiple choice question. What I want is:
The same question can have a different text for each student
Alternatives are ...
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Urn (containing colored balls) generator?
I am looking for a nice app that would enable me to create "automatically" nice urns filled with balls of two different colors, following the illustration below (actual colors do not matter, being ...
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To what extent is MSE reputation an indication of potential in education? [closed]
Similar question as in Academia StackExchange except education instead of academia.
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High reputation on a technical Stack Exchange site might indicate that you're a good teacher of that ...
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Would it be a good idea to provide students with Khan Academy links?
I teach a Grade 11 Functions class, but this relates to basically all grade levels.
Khan Academy (discussed in Is Khan academy really good?) is a resource often being used by students as extra help,...
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Marking PDF Files [closed]
I'm trying to find a program, or set of programs, that will allow easy markup of student assignments submitted as PDFs. I'd like to include more complicated math with this markup.
I've tried pen ...
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Online Accredited Mathematics Course
I am not sure this is the best or correct place to ask this question, but I thought I would give it a shot.
I am currently deployed overseas (from the US) and prior to this I was attending a ...
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Phone app or webpage to link HS students to free math tutor?
I have been doing volunteer high-school math tutoring in person. But nowadays, I think there should also be an online way of connecting a student in need of help, with someone willing to help them. ...
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Looking for online abstract algebra courses making use of computer algebra systems
preferably areas of algebra of value and interest to computing practitioners.
any level from introductory to (say) Grobner bases.
preferably using open source computer algebra software.
no preference ...
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Are there any tips for studying an MSc Pure Mathematics online?
Course background
I am planning on studying MSc Mathematics through the UK's Open University (distance learning). The course comprises of pure mathematics (number theory, complex analysis, coding ...
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Chat software for "online office hours"
I am planning to do "online office hours" for students in math courses (undergrad level). My motivation is:
To give the students the possibility to ask questions remotely
To give the students the ...
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Online course for Algebra II
I'm going into highschool. Thanks to an acceleration program at my district, I've already taken Algebra I and Geometry. I am very much a math and physics nerd (take a look at my activity over on MSE ...
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Problem with "Calculated Formula" question in blackboard online test
I received the error message "Question Syntax. There is an error in the syntax of this question. One or more variables may be invalid." when I tried to make the following question:
Compute $\|\langle ...
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Teaching intuition for the universal property of the product (category theory)
In category theory, there's the idea of the product as an object satisfying a particular universal property.
Can you suggest ways to make the concept of the product intuitive? (So far, my attempt ...
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Is Khan academy really good?
At first glance, I thought Khan academy was a good site for teaching people math.
After trying it out, I quickly found that the topics were very limited.
So is Khan academy actually as good as I ...
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