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Tag Archives: inquiry based learning
The Choice to go Asynchronous: Discussion Board Based IBL
by Tien Y. Chih Montana State University, Billings Since the COVID-19 pandemic hit during the Spring of 2020, I’ve been nothing short of impressed and amazed at my colleagues’ resourcefulness and creativity in shifting their courses to an online modality. … Continue reading
Posted in Active Learning in Mathematics Series 2015, Classroom Practices, Communication, Faculty Experiences, Mathematics Education Research, Online Education, Student Experiences
Tagged active learning, education, IBL, inquiry based learning, mathematical thinking, Mathematics Education
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Creating a Classroom Culture
By Taylor Martin and Ken Smith, Sam Houston State University A good educator must facilitate learning for a classroom full of students with different attitudes, personalities, and backgrounds. But how? This question was the starting point for a new Faculty … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices
Tagged classroom culture, IBL, inquiry based learning, undergraduate
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Inquiry-Oriented Instruction: What It Is and How We Are Trying to Help
By Estrella Johnson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Virginia Tech University, Karen Keene, Associate Professor of Mathematics Education at North Carolina State University, and Christy Andrews-Larson, Assistant Professor of Mathematics Education at Florida State University Making fundamental changes to … Continue reading
We Did the Math! Student Perspectives on Inquiry-Based Learning
By Sarah E. Andrews and Justin R. Crum, undergraduate Mathematics majors at Northern Arizona University, and Taryn M. Laird, graduate student in Mathematics at, and 2014 graduate of, Northern Arizona University. Editor’s note: The editorial board believes that in our … Continue reading
Posted in Classroom Practices, Student Experiences
Tagged community, critical thinking, gender, IBL, inquiry based learning, mathematics, students
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Teaching Mathematics Through Immersion
By Priscilla Bremser, Contributing Editor, Middlebury College. Chapter 1 of Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning [2] is called “Learning is Misunderstood.” That is an understatement, as demonstrated by the remaining chapters. The book has received several strong … Continue reading
Posted in Assessment Practices, Classroom Practices
Tagged immersion, inquiry based learning, learning, mindset
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