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    mathematics and statistics support

Interactive Technologies for Maths and Statistics Support – 19 March 2014

Date: Wednesday 19th March 2014
Time: 10.00 – 15.30
Place: University Campus Suffolk, Ipswich

This FREE one-day hands-on workshop gave participants the chance to experience and try out a number of technologies that can provide motivation and interaction in maths and statistics classes and workshops. It was particularly relevant for tutors working in maths and statistics support who are called upon to deliver group workshops or in-course skills sessions, and want to make them engaging and memorable. Delegates came from eight universities in the Eastern region and beyond.

The course covered:
Audience response systems (“clickers”).
Instant online polling
Online surveys
Apps for tablets and mobile phones.