Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop:

TITLE

Implementing Modern Curricula in Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra in an Interactive Learning Environment: A New York State Coalition

Program Information

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement

Program

SUNY Oswego

Mathematics Department - Snygg Hall #18

State University of New York College at Oswego

Oswego, New York 13126

 

Project Directors

Dr. Jack Narayan, SUNY Oswego

Dr. Carol Freeman, Finger Lakes Community College

Dr. Constant Goutzires, SUNY at Oneonta

Dr . John Winn, SUNY at Farmingdale

Phone

(315) 341-2890

Fax

(315) 341-3177

E-mail

narayan@oswego.edu

Award Number

Project Location

SUNY Oswego, Oswego, NY

Project Type

Residential

Project Dates

5/18/97 to 5/24/97

Recruitment Area

New York State

Application Deadline

4/30/97

Enrollment

24

Eligibility/Qualifiers

Mathematics Faculty

Project Staff
    Project Directors

    Nationally Recognized Consultants

     

Cost to the Participants

Travel to and from Oswego

Stipends

$250.00

Meals

Lodging

Per diem allowance paid by the grant

Single rooms provided in residence hall

Discipline Focus

Linear Algebra and ODE

Contact

Debbi McKenzie

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Project Summary

Building upon the success of the work accomplished through its previous Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement project, " Integration of Workshop Approaches in Calculus and Precalculus", the SUNY coalition will now focus on the content and mode of instruction in Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) and Linear Algebra. The SUNY Coalition, comprised of twenty nine two and four year schools, will be expanded state-wide to include private institutions.

This project will enable the state-wide coalition to: integrate modern curricula (conceptualization, exploration, and higher-level problem solving) as proposed in The College Mathematics Journal (1994) into the teaching of Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) and Linear Algebra; integrate technology and innovative pedagogy into the teaching of ODE and Linear Algebra; attract and retain students from underrepresented groups in ODE and Linear Algebra; change the academic culture by collaborating with the Long Island Consortium for Mathematical Sciences Throughout the Curriculum to extend mathematical science throughout the curriculum; and expand the current model of the SUNY Coalition state-wide.

These efforts will help to: increase faculty's knowledge in the content and pedagogy related to teaching and scholarship in ODE and Linear Algebra; emphasize the importance of mathematical modeling in industry; increase the enrollment in upper division mathematics courses; improve student understanding and retention of fundamental mathematics concepts; provide the opportunity for faculty to develop and initiate alternatives to the lecture format; and promote effective communication between two- and four-year institutions and users of mathematics in the real world.

The first-year participants comprised of Lead Professors from the original SUNY Coalition and new members will implement ODE and / or Linear Algebra modern curricula and innovative pedagogical approaches in the year following the summer training. The implementation plan for the new participants of the second year will be the same as that of the first year. In addition the Lead Professors, selected from the first-year participants, will begin work on interdisciplinary courses.

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Technology in The Teaching of Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

Technology in general, and the graphing calculator, in particular, is having and will continue to have a significant effect on the way we teach mathematics. Mathematicians at all levels in their careers must keep up with the technology and agree on appropriate ways of using the technology to promote learning. Faculty are recognizing the need to explore alternative methods of teaching which integrate computers, graphing calculators, and cooperative learning in the curriculum.

Participants in the proposed workshop will experience how modern curricula, technology, and instructional techniques can be integrated to enhance the teaching of ODE and Linear Algebra. They will engage in hands-on activities and will work in small groups to select exercises, examples, and applications to use on their home campuses. The tools used in this project will include Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators with peripherals, MacMath, Maple, MathLab, Differential Systems, and Interactive Ordinary Differential Equations. Specific brands were chosen based on the experience of the project directors; however, participants will be free to select and use comparable tools at their own institutions.

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SELECTION CRITERIA

Participants will be selected based upon their level of commitment to do follow-through activities in their classes and the amount of support that will be provided by the participant's institution. In particular we shall require that:

Since one of our goals is to recruit and maintain students from underrepresented groups in mathematics, we shall make every attempt to achieve the desired participation of women, underrepresented minorities, and individuals with disabilities.

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SCHOOLS in the SUNY COALITION

The coalition consists of: Adirondack Community College, SUNY Brockport, SUNY College at Buffalo, SUNY Cobleskill, SUNY Cortland, Dutchess Community College, Erie Community College, SUNY Farmingdale, Finger Lakes Community College, SUNY Fredonia, Jamestown Community College, Jefferson Community College, Onondaga Community College, SUNY Canton, SUNY Delhi, SUNY Oswego, SUNY Stony Brook, Suffolk Community College, SUNY Geneseo, SUNY Maritime, SUNY Oneonta, Alfred State College, Monroe Community College, Mohawk Valley Community College, Niagara County Community College, and SUNY Morrisville

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Email addresses of project directors

Jack Narayan: narayan@oswego.edu

Carol Freeman: clf@sjfc.edu

Constant Goutziers: goutzicj@SNYONEVA.CC.ONEONTA.EDU

John Winn: WINNJA@SNYFARVA.CC.FARMINGDALE.EDU

Workshop Consultants

Bob Devaney,Steve Leon, Gilbert Strang, Alan Tucker, Beverly West and others.

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Workshop Sponsors

The worshop is supported by the National Science Foundation and the SUNY Central Administration.

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Listserv address

Access the listserv at UFE Listserve

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Workshop Announcement

Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop in ODE and Linear Algebra

SUNY at Oswego

May 18-24,1997

 

You are invited to attend a workshop focusing on modern curricula in Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. In this workshop, participants will:

experience how modern curricula, technology, and instructional techniques can be integrated to enhance the teaching of ODE and Linear Algebra;

engage in hands-on activities and will work in small groups to select exercises, examples, and applications to use on their home campuses;

experiment with Texas Instruments (TI) graphing calculators, MacMath, Maple, MathLab, Differential Systems, and Interactive Ordinary Differential Equations; and

interact with consultants including Bob Devaney, Steve Leon, Gilbert Strang, Alan Tucker, Beverly West and others.

Support for living expenses will be provided by NSF and SUNY at Oswego. Travel expenses are to be paid by the participant's institution. Space is limited to 24 participants. Priority will be given to those applicants who will teach ODE and/or LA during the 1997-98 academic year. For information and application forms, please contact

 

Deborah McKenzie

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

SUNY at Oswego, NY 13126

Tel.(315) 341-2890, Fax (315) 341-3177

Email: McKenzie@oswego.edu

 

THE DEADLINE DATE FOR COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS HAS BEEN CHANGED. FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 30, 1997.

Eligible applicants will be notified, by mail, of their acceptance into the workshop no later than May 2, 1997.

The workshop is supported by the National Science Foundation and the SUNY Central Administration. The directors of the project are Jack Narayan, Jack Winn, Carol Freeman, and Constant Goutziers. For more information visit our Web Site at http://www.oswego.edu/~narayan.

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