1. Using mobile technology for teaching and learning in mathematics
Dr Steve Lakin
&
Ms Aoife Hunt
Shift 2013:
Sharing Practice, Developing Community

2. Technology in Learning Spaces
Wide Access
Creative Learning
Naturalisation
Student Experience

3. Technology in Learning Spaces
Student Experience
Group
Learning
Individual
Learning
Face-to-face
Learning
Virtually linked with internet and mobile devices

4. Mobile devices for mathematics
General learning practices:
Documentation (notes, speech, video)
Research (teaching materials, wider web)
Interactive capability (live annotation/feedback)
Mathematical applications:
Gaming formats support K-12 teaching
At higher education level:
less repetition-based
super-advanced calculators/video tutorials
Relevant apps for applied maths are disparate
can be useful for visualising complex ideas

5. Greenwich Case Study
First phase in an ongoing project to trial the use of mobile devices in lectures and tutorials
iPad applications within 3rd year maths course: Coding and Cryptography (MATH1137)
Course evaluation included an anonymous survey to evaluate the student experience
Findings will inform the next phase in this project (implementation in courses next year)

6. Coding and Cryptography
iPad Applications for
Coding and Cryptography

7. Student Survey: Question 1

8. Student Survey: Question 2

9. Student Survey: Question 3

10. Student Survey: Question 4

11. Student Survey: Question 5

12. Student/Lecturer Feedback
Improvement
Interesting apps and engaging activities promoted learning
Research/sourcing (perhaps developing) of new apps
Inclusion of students without personal mobile device
Application for iPad technology kit in department
Other subject could benefit from these types of apps
Application within Discrete Mathematics course (1st yrs)
Potentially disturbance of mobile activity in lectures
Hands-on tutorial activities with mobile devices

13. Conclusions / Project Future
Mobile devices are widely used within learning spaces, and change the nature in which students interact with each other and learning materials.
Including applications within formal lecture spaces can promote student engagement and provide creative tools to enable visualisation of concepts and practise beyond paper.
First phase provided valuable insights into the potential for mobile device applications
Second phase this year:
Improved provision for two courses
Another feedback stage with emphasis on student creative input.

14. Thank you for your time 