Engaging Student Technology Teachers with Mathematics Module
Engaging student technology teachers through a Mathematics module led by Sue Milne and Sarah Honeychurch from the University of Glasgow. The module focuses on rebuilding content for improved engagement, updating obsolete software, and ensuring access through online resources and a sustainable format. Students collaborate on topics via a wiki, contribute alternative explanations, and relate Mathematics to other course modules. Outputs are presented and shared for broader classroom use.
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Making connections Engaging student Technology teachers with a Mathematics module Sue Milne & Sarah Honeychurch University of Glasgow sue.milne@glasgow.ac.uk sarah.honeychurch@glasgow.ac.uk
Maths Module For student Technology teachers Varied Maths background Used CALMAT software for 15 years Revision of Scottish Higher, sufficient for course
Why rebuild this module? 1 10 topic tests Attendance mandatory until tests competed Race to finish!
Why rebuild this module? 2 Low motivation Done this already Relevance to teaching Technology
Why rebuild this module? 3 Technology! Used CALMAT software for 15 years CALMAT now obsolescent/obsolete Only runs on old Windows machines Not available off-campus
Ensuring access Moodle course Online resources Questions and tests rewritten Sustainable format
Topics Wiki 4 groups of 6 students Choose topic in wiki Contribute ideas Alternative explanations Examples in context
Wiki Contributions 1 Fractions alternative explanation of addition and subtraction
Wiki Contributions 2 Powers - using links to external materials
Wiki Contributions 3 Pythagoras recognising background and applications
Project Same 4 groups of 6 students Relate Maths to Other course modules Teaching
Project Outputs Presentation Resources Shared with rest of class For classroom use, out in schools
1 - Maths for Technical Drawing Maths pupils need for Orthographic view Isometric view
2 - Maths for Electronics Maths used in circuit calculations Common pitfalls Care with fractions and negative numbers
3 - Maths for design and practical skills The Birdbox team How do pupils use maths to Design and draw it in graphics Mark it out and build it in woodwork
4 - Working with Numbers Concepts Standard form Conversion Rounding Scale kilo-centi-milli....
Facebook group Discussion not exactly...
Facebook group Project work Separate group Discuss project activities Interesting links Maths humour
Facebook Activity About half the class joined the Facebook group Several posts from us, a few from students
Mahara Introduced at the start... ...used as wrap up at the end
