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From 5 to 50!Steven Furino Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Mathematics !Rachael Verbruggen Developer, Centre for Extended Learning !University of Waterloo
University of WaterlooFounded in 1957 with 74 students, now more than 35,000 students
STEM focussed
Apex of the Tech Triangle in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario
Largest co-operative program in the world
Canadian Comparisons
From Maclean’s magazine rankings for comprehensive universities
Most innovative: 22 of 22 years
Best overall: 18 of 22 years
Leaders of tomorrow: 15 of 22 years
Faculty of Mathematics
Top 25 in the world in Mathematics and Computer Science (QS Rankings)
Largest concentration of mathematical and computer science talent in the world
By The Numbers
> 200 faculty members
> 6000 undergraduates
> 1000 graduate students
Approximately 500 different courses offered
UnitsApplied Mathematics
Combinatorics and Optimization
David Cheriton School of Computer Science
Mathematics and Business
Pure Mathematics
Statistics and Actuarial Science
Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computer Science (CEMC)
MATH Online: Why?
Demand
Support for students
Support for teachers
Efficacy
Master’s of Mathematics for Teachers (MMT)
First offered in fall 2010
Online only professional masters program targeted at currently practicing teachers
Many high school math teachers do not have a math background. This allows them to do mathematics.
Richer background means better teachers
Strong teachers find it revitalizing
Enormously successful with over 200 current students
The CoreCore: All math students at Waterloo take prescribed courses in algebra, calculus, statistics and computer science
Algebra core has already been moved online
Statistics and calculus under development
Early indications show no loss of quality
Provides flexibility to students, professors and administrators
CS Circles
CS Circles is an introduction to programming in Python
Done wholly through a web browser
Students can submit code for immediate feedback
Over 20,000 users
Secondary School Courseware (SSC)
Exposition
Experimentation
Evaluation
Exercises
Enrichment
Secondary School Courseware (SSC)
Free
Open to the world
Searchable
Prepared and reviewed by a combination of MATH faculty and high school teachers
Why MapleTA?Content management platform
World class mathematical engine that can cover everything from Grade 7 to grad school
Embeddable worksheets
Randomly generated self-assessment questions
Once authored, does not require human support
Deployable worldwide
Production
Beamer + Screen Capture
Instructor led, quicker, more straightforward
HTML Framework
Accesible features, mobile friendly, innovative
Production Challenges
Consistency
Making changes
Accessibility
New territory
Production Successes
Functional, well-designed courseware delivery system
Good partnership
Positive feedback
Growth
The GoalA rich selection of MATH and CS courses that are
free,
publicly available,
well-produced,
engaging, and
comprehensive, covering content from Grade 7 through second year university.
Towards The Goal
A new user interface for MapleTA
A new authoring environment
A focus on localization opportunities
Sharing digital assets
All shaped by experience
Contact InformationSteven Furino, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo, [email protected]
Rachael Verbruggen, Centre for Extended Learning, [email protected]
CEMC: http://cemc.uwaterloo.ca
CEMC SSC: http://courseware.cemc.uwaterloo.ca
CEL: http://cel.uwaterloo.ca