On Monday 24th November, an event run by Westminster Briefing and sponsored by the British Academy and House Magazine, entitled “Data Skills at University: Developing Students’ Numerical and Statistical Literacy” took place at the British Academy in London. The day was primarily focused on developing the quantitative skills of social scientists. Presentations had a number of… Continue Reading
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sigma SW&SW hub meeting: Embedding and sustaining mathematics support – 23 January 2015
The sigma South West and South Wales Hub is holding an event on Embedding and sustaining mathematics support, at the University of Bath on Friday 23rd January 2015 from 11am-4pm. The main focus of the meeting is to consider how the community of mathematics and statistics support practitioners may best embed and sustain mathematics support… Continue Reading
sigma NE&Y Hub event: Being inclusive: the whole kit and caboodle in the maths and stats support environment – 19 January 2015
The sigma North East and Yorkshire Hub are arranging an event at the University of Sheffield on Monday 19 January 2015, starting at 10am and finishing at 4pm. The day will be a combination of talks and activities and aims to give delegates an opportunity to consider their inclusive practice of mathematics and statistics support and learn ways of developing… Continue Reading
sigma Midlands Tutor Training Workshop – 16 December 2014
A free training day is being held on 16 December 2014 at Coventry University for tutors who work in mathematics and statistics support centres or who otherwise support students to enhance their mathematical skills. The course will be delivered by members of sigma, based around the sigma guide “Tutoring in a Mathematics Support Centre“. The training is ideal for tutors new to mathematics and statistics… Continue Reading
sigma Resource Development Funding Call
The sigma Network for Excellence in Mathematics and Statistics Support is pleased to announce its second funding call for the development of resources in the area of mathematics, statistics or operational research. On offer are 5 grants of £2,000 for the delivery of resources that will be made available to the wider community via mathcentre.ac.uk and/or statstutor.ac.uk. Full details are… Continue Reading
More Mist, Haze and Shutters – 15 April 2015
Wednesday 15th April – Stewart Mason Building, Loughborough University Following “Mist, Haze and Shutters: Dyscalculia in FE/HE” held at Loughborough University in April 2013, a similar one day conference will be held on Wednesday 15th April 2015. The focus will again be the FE/HE strand and the conference will explore mathematical learning difficulties associated with dyscalculia… Continue Reading
Use and Evaluation of Prezi for Mathematics and Statistics Support – 18 June 2014
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
sigma at the HEA Social Sciences Conference 21 – 22 May 2014
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
Interactive Technologies for Maths and Statistics Support 19 March 2014
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
Mathematical transitions: a report on the mathematical and statistical needs of students undertaking undergraduate studies in various disciplines
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