You can still submit abstracts for the CETL-MSOR 2013 Next Steps Conference to be held at Coventry University on 10th to 11th September. Choose from a 20 minute presentation, 60 or 90 minute workshop or a poster. Abstracts should be submitted by Monday 17th June. See here for further details
Wednesday 12th June 2013, at University Campus Suffolk Background Statistics and quantitative data analysis techniques are increasingly used in “non-mathematical” disciplines such as the social sciences and humanities, as well as in the STEM subjects. This places an increasing demand on tutors, lecturers and learning assistants who support students in this area, either through in-course tutorials… Continue Reading
Here are details of three-one day workshops that have been organised in conjunction with the Higher Education Academy to support Scholarship, Research and Evaluation within STEM Higher Education. The events are as follows: 1. 28 May 2013 (Loughborough University): First Steps in Evaluation and Scholarship in Mathematics and Engineering 28 May 2013 – Mathematics and Engineering… Continue Reading
CETL-MSOR Conference 2013- Next Steps will take place from Tuesday 10th to Wednesday 11th September 2013 at Coventry University. The aim of this conference is to promote, explore and disseminate emerging good practice and research findings in Mathematics and Statistics support, teaching, learning and assessment. It will explore ways in which learning and teaching in… Continue Reading
Supporting the specialist mathematician: Comprehending Mathematical Proofs A one-day event on Wednesday 24th July 2013 from 10am until 4pm in the Mathematics Education Centre at Loughborough University. Speakers are to be confirmed, but will include Lara Alcock (Loughborough), Matthew Inglis (Loughborough), Juan Pablo Mejia-Ramos (Rutgers) and Keith Weber (Rutgers). The event should be of… Continue Reading
The Midlands Hub of the sigma Network at Loughborough University will be holding a one-day resource development workshop on Wednesday 18th September 2013 from 10am to 4.30pm. The aim of this event will be to facilitate the production of new text based resources, for example Quick Reference (two A4 sides) or Facts & Formulae leaflets. … Continue Reading
The Eastern England sigma Hub ran this FREE half day meeting for people interested in enhancing the maths and stats support provision at their universities. It took place on Wednesday 27th February 2013,at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford Campus. This half day workshop provided a forum for the exchange of ideas and experiences. Universities with new maths… Continue Reading
The report from the sigma funded project to complete a ltierature review to examine how maths support centres have been evaluated and reported in published papers has now been published. This was completed by Janette Mathews, Loughborough University working with Duncan Lawson, Coventry, and Tony Croft, Loughborough. The report can be accessed here Hard copies… Continue Reading
Sigma is a partner in an event being organised on the 17-18 December 2012 in Leeds entitled ‘Undertaking Pedagogic Research in the HE STEM Disciplines’. This is a follow-on to an event that took place in June this year and is aimed at those who are both new to pedagogic research and who wish to… Continue Reading
An date for your diaries! CETL-MSOR 2013 will take place at Coventry University on 10th and 11th September 2013. Booking and other details will be made available as soon as possible … Continue Reading