Past News & Announcements

We are posting news, announcements, and status reports as our project progresses. Please feel free to contact us if there is information that you would like that you cannot find here or elsewhere on our site.

Strategies for Grouping Students

Posted on: 
Monday, October 6, 2014 - 2:10pm

Dear Colleagues, Friends, & Supporters,

This semester we decided to video tape our calculus classes (1 and 3). We noticed that many of our inquiry-based approaches apply to other undergraduate courses as well, modified for the particular audience of course. And we often hear questions about how to make IBL work in a calculus class. So from now on you will find references, images and videos for calculus as well as math for liberal arts courses in our blogs.

"Cool Things": Share your passion about mathematics

Posted on: 
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 - 3:40pm

Dear Colleagues, Friends, & Supporters,

It is hard to believe that summer "break" is over. We just came back from a wonderful workshop in Ithaca, NY and are getting ready for our IBL classes. This month's blog is about "cool things", which help show your passion about mathematics to your students. Do you share with your students why you love mathematics?

Audience: Learning about our MLA students

Posted on: 
Tuesday, August 5, 2014 - 1:40pm

Dear Colleagues, Friends, & Supporters,

It is August and it is time for us to think about planning the next semester. One of the important aspects of an inquiry-based classroom is to get to know your audience well as soon as possible. In our newest blog Phil Hotchkiss describes what is special about the "math for liberal arts" students and his tools for addressing this particular audience.

How to Get Started ...

Posted on: 
Tuesday, July 8, 2014 - 3:40pm

Dear Colleagues, Friends, & Supporters,

We are excited and energized by the connections we made with IBL practitioners at the R.L. Moore conference and at the IBL PREP workshop at Kenyon College. In our conversations with faculty interested in making a shift towards more inquiry-based classrooms, we often hear about the importance of the nuts and bolts foundations in supporting this shift.

Pages