Monthly Archives: July 2014

sigma SE and SW&SW Tutor Training event – 15 October 2014

Posted on 31st July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

Place: University of Portsmouth
Date: Wednesday 15th October 2014
Registration: 10:30 End Time: 16:00

This sigma Network Tutor Training event is for mathematics and statistics support centres in the South East, South West and South Wales who wish to access sigma training for their tutors. It will be held at the University of Portsmouth on Wednesday 15th October. The training will be delivered by members of sigma and is based around the sigma guide.

Cost: free event

Further information, contacts and forms at http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/sigma-sw/events/training-2014.html

Mathematics and statistics support centres in the SE or SW&SW hub regions should estimate likely attendance from their centre as soon as possible using the estimation form and tutors attending should then each register. Both forms are available at the above link.

Filed Under: News about events, South East, South West & South Wales

Workshop on Innovations in University Mathematics Teaching – 7/8 July 2014

Posted on 30th July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

This 2-day workshop took place in Cardiff University and focussed on the application of inquiry based learning (where emphasis is placed on the student’s role in making sense of mathematical ideas, and communicating those ideas clearly to peers), and the flipped classroom (a model in which students gain first-exposure learning prior to class and focus… Continue Reading

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Creating and maintaining a social media presence – 20 June 2014

Posted on 18th July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

Twelve people from six HEIs attended the sigma North West and North Wales Hub event Creating and maintaining a social media presence at Liverpool John Moores University on Friday 20 June. Appropriately the event had a hashtag #ljmutwt. Alex Spiers, @alexgspiers, Learning Technology Developer, LJMU, opened proceedings with Getting to grips with the technology helping participants, many of them… Continue Reading

Filed Under: News about events, North West & North Wales

Use and Evaluation of Prezi for Mathematics and Statistics Support – 18 June 2014

Posted on 17th July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

Event held at the Eastern England sigma Hub, 18th June 2014 Prezi is becoming increasingly popular as a tool to present complex information in a dynamic and visually arresting form, which can accentuate links between concepts. This event was aimed at maths support tutors who wanted to find out more about this alternative to Powerpoint,… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Eastern England, General News

sigma at the HEA Social Sciences Conference 21 – 22 May 2014

Posted on 9th July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

Q Step is an initiative for increasing quantification within the social sciences (http://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/q-step). One of the strands within the HEA Social Sciences Conference (21 – 22 May 2014) dealt solely with this aspect of social sciences. There were some interesting talks on developing mathematics and statistics skills for social science students and embedding quantitative methods within social… Continue Reading

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Interactive Technologies for Maths and Statistics Support 19 March 2014

Posted on 8th July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

Event held at the Eastern England sigma Hub, 19th March 2014 As maths support tutors, we do not just spend our time in one-to-one support situations. We are increasingly invited into courses to deliver occasional “guest lectures” on mathematical or statistical topics to large groups of students. This event gave a hands-on overview of a… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Eastern England, General News

Mathematical transitions: a report on the mathematical and statistical needs of students undertaking undergraduate studies in various disciplines

Posted on 2nd July 2014 by Alun Owen • 0 Comments

A new Higher Education Academy STEM report Mathematical transitions: a report on the mathematical and statistical needs of students undertaking undergraduate studies in various disciplines has been published. Mathematics and Statistics are essential to the university curricula of many disciplines. The purpose of the Higher Education Academy STEM project was to investigate the mathematical and statistical requirements in… Continue Reading

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