I used UMW blogs for the first time during Spring 2010 in Natural Hazards (GEOG 240) and Water Resources (FSEM 100B9), a first year seminar. My experience was mixed; one class used their blog as I intended, while the other didn’t engage with theirs. Obvious differences were noted in students’ year-in-college and in class dynamics. Where there was widespread participation students made an effort to join in, but where participation was minimal students felt no compulsion to blog. Read the rest of this entry »

Each year the International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics (ICTCM) offers faculty the opportunity to catch up on new technologies for teaching math and innovative ways to use them. This year I learned that sometimes the simplest technology can have a huge impact. Read the rest of this entry »

We will be launching Faculty Academy Proceedings the week of September 13th, with our first contribution from UMW Professor of Mathematics, Debra Hydorn. Professor Hydorn will describe her work using Jing to produce instructional screencasts for students learning the statistical software, SPSS.

This will be the inaugural Proceedings article for 2010-2011, and will be followed every 3-4 weeks with additional contributions from other presenters at last May’s Faculty Academy. A schedule of contributions will be posted in the next week or so.

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