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Have you been thinking about mathematical modeling, inquiry-based learning, and new methods of instruction with the intent of introducing these notions into your mathema tics courses?

If so, we invite you to attend the fifth annual Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement Workshop at SUNY Oswego in Oswego, New York on May 24-27, 1999 to learn about innovations in the context of mathematical modeling and in quiry-based learning. 

The workshop will be of interest to faculty teaching at various levels from Precalculus to Ordinary Differential Equations and Linear Algebra. The emphasis will be on conceptual understanding, an exploitation of the connections between mathematics and other quantitative disciplines, the examination of realistic applications, open-ended problem-solving, collaborative learning techniques and use of technology.

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Goals

· Learn about mathematical modeling in an interdisciplinary setting.

· Learn how to adopt/adapt/develop your own materials for the use in your courses.

· Learn about new ways to promote active learning in the classroom.

  Content

· Topics appropriate for the undergraduate curriculum that integrates mathematics and its applications.

· Interactive workshops led by faculty, which have developed interdisciplinary materials.

· Discourse on developing instructional methods and a core group of resource faculty.

Support

NSF and SUNY Oswego will provide support for living expenses. Travel expenses are to be paid by the participant’s institution.

Objectives

· To increase your knowledge of pedagogy in mathematics and its applications.

· To promote learning by inquiry in the context of mathematics, science, and technology.

· To learn about the importance of mathematical modeling in courses.

· To demonstrate how faculty in mathematics and in other disciplines can cooperate to develop interdisciplinary courses and instructional materials suitable for implementation at two and f our-year schools.

· To promote effective communication between two- and four-year institutions and users of mathematics in non-academic environments.

Workshop Presenters

· Sheldon Gordon (SUNY Farmingdale) - Dr. Gordon was Co-Project Director of the multi-year NSF-supported Math Modeling/Precalculus Project and principal author of the award winn ing project text Functioning In The Real World: A Precalculus Experience.  He is a member of the Harvard Calculus Project Consortium, Co-Project Director of the NSF-supported Long Island Consortium for Interconnected Learning in Quantitative Discipl ines and is the author of many papers on mathematics research and mathematics education.  Dr. Gordon will explore mathematical models on the precalculus level including periodic phenomena and use of the Calculator Based Laboratory.

· David Lomen (University of Arizona) - Dr. Lomen, an applied mathematician, is a University Distinguished Professor.  His interests include mathematical models of water and so lute movement in porous media, mathematical software development, development of materials for discovery learning in Calculus and Differential Equations, and textbook writing.  Dr. Lomen will explore ways of creating a more active learning environmen t in Calculus and Differential Equations classrooms.

· Daniel Maki (Indiana University) - Dr. Maki’s interests include teaching mathematical modeling, especially for students in the social and life sciences, and for math students plannin g to work in industry.  He has developed courses and course materials to teach mathematical ideas via teams working on real-world problems.  Dr. Maki has directed NSF institutes on modeling for teachers and PEU programs in mathematics for over t wenty years.  Dr. Maki will present real world projects that students have recently been engaged in at Indiana University.

· Dennis W. Sunal is Professor of Science Education involved in several projects funded through national agencies. They involve energy education and research at the K-12 levels, natur al resource science education, and undergraduate science and mathematics teaching. His professional interests include instructional models involving inquiry learning. In this workshop Dr. Sunal will explore ways of incorporating inquiry learning through the use of the research-based learning cycle. The learning cycle offers a structured approach to involving novice students and teachers in the use of effective inquiry learning strategies.

Project Director: Jack Narayan - SUNY Oswego

Co-Project Directors: Frederick Barber - SUNY Oswego, Carol Freeman - St. John Fisher College, Constant Goutziers - SUNY Oneonta, and Jack Winn - SUNY Farmindale

TO REGISTER:

For more information, please contact

Deborah McKenzie

Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Oswego State University

Tel: (315) 341-2890

Fax: (315) 341-3177

Email: mckenzie@oswego.edu