‘educational development’
student success in introductory stem courses
apr. 1, 2022—chris rasmussen, professor of mathematics education at san diego state university, is giving a talk titled “insights from two national studies of precalculus through calculus 2” on april 15th from 12:10 to 1:00pm. while the talk is part of the department of mathematics colloquium, it is likely to be of interest to faculty outside of...
lessons from a journal club blog series
sep. 13, 2021—assessment of student learning is a familiar and essential component of teaching. as college instructors, we constantly ask ourselves questions like: “are my students learning?” “what do they still not understand?” “do students feel they can approach me with questions or concerns?” or, “that cool new thing i tried this semester — did it work?!”...
from math major to teaching center director: my #altac journey
may. 27, 2015—by derek bruff, cft director. cross-posted from derek’s blog, agile learning. a while back, i was invited to contribute an essay to #alt-academy, a collection exploring “unconventional or alternative careers for people with academic training,” edited by katina rogers of the futures initiative at the graduate center, cuny. the term #altac, short for “alternative academic,”...