Teaching Mathematics Online: A Hybrid Model Tamar Avineri NC School of Science and Mathematics February 16, 2011 Session 2.71

Biography Mathematics Instructor at NC School of Science of Mathematics since 2004 Current doctoral student in Mathematics Education at NC State University Member of NCSSM Online Advisory Board since 2008 Reviewer, developer and teacher of online mathematics courses since 2008 Tamar Avineri North Carolina Science and Mathematics (919)

About You How many of you are teachers in a traditional classroom? How many of you are or have been teachers of online courses? How many of you will soon be teachers of online courses for the first time? How many of you have been students in an online course?

NCSSM Online Program Course content, announcements and gradebook communicated through Brainhoney™ Weekly synchronous meetings through Elluminate® Residential weekends “Office hours” via phone, Elluminate® or Skype™ Assessment Proctors Tamar Avineri

Critical Practices Frequent, daily communication with students Rapid response to inquiries, whether logistical or content- based Standardization of administration and collection of assessments Clear and ongoing communication of expectations, both synchronously and asynchronously Tamar Avineri

Instructional Practice: Class Discussion Classroom Practice Online Practice Verbal exchange of ideas Verbal exchange of ideas during synchronous sessions Post questions ahead of time so that live discussion can run more efficiently Discussion boards for asynchronous exchange of ideas Tamar Avineri

Instructional Practice: Delivery of Content Classroom Practice Online Practice Face-to-face instruction Reading assignments Formative in-class assessments such as practice problem handouts Lessons posted on learning management system (LMS) o Include italics, icons, varying colors, and bolded text to emphasize key terms, definitions, theorems, etc. Reading assignments Internet activities and explorations that enhance understanding of content Tamar Avineri

Instructional Practice: Student Collaboration Classroom Practice Online Practice Small-group activities Group projects Small-group activities during synchronous sessions Group projects o Live meetings through Skype™ or Elluminate® o Group agreements Residential weekend small- group activities

Instructional Practice: Formal Assessment Classroom Practice Online Practice Quizzes Tests Individual/Group Projects Homework Assignments WebAssign Proctored Quizzes and Tests Faxed or scanned Individual/Group Projects Faxed or scanned Tamar Avineri

Technology Resources Calculator tutorials and keystroke icons in lessons Winplot (for PC’s) Grapher (built-in on MacIntosh) Geogebra Excel

Interactive Online Resources The Futures Channel Shodor Foundation The Lawrenceville School Hill and Roberts Math Demo Gallery Monroe Community College Multivariable Calculus Tamar Avineri

URL Addresses WebAssign: Graphing Calculator: Winplot: math.exeter.edu/rparris/winplot.html Geogebra: The Futures Channel: Shodor Foundation: The Lawrenceville School: mathplotter.lawrenceville.org/mathplotter/mathPage/index.htm Hill and Roberts Math Demo Gallery: mathdemos.gcsu.edu/mathdemos/sectionmethod/sectiongallery.html Monroe Community College Multivariable Calculus: web.monroecc.edu/calcNSF/ Tamar Avineri

Thank You Tamar Avineri North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (919)