Math Dept Schedule of Events for Professional Development Day

							Math Dept Schedule of Events for Professional Development Day – February 16, 2010


9:00-10:00    Math 118 Mock Final Exam               Dan Jacobson                              Room B2-30

              Starting this semester, all students in Math 118 will take the Math Dept
              common final exam. In most sections, this will be given on a computer
              using MyMathTest. This session will provide an opportunity for instructors
              to experience the test environment from the students’ perspective.
              Logging in, entering access code and password, entering free-response
              answers are all issues that you and your students will face. This session will
              help to prepare you to deal with these issues.



10:30-11:30   Open MyLabsPlus Workshop               Lee Monroe                                Room B2-30

              Lee Monroe, Senior Technology Specialist at Pearson, will be available to
              answer questions and assist faculty with any aspect of MyLabsPlus. If you
              are using MyLabsPlus and want to learn more about its features or if you
              just want a general introduction to MLP, Lee will address the questions
              that faculty bring.



10:30-12:00   Maplesoft Webex Demonstration          Maplesoft Staff                           Room B2-26

              Maplesoft will present a WebEx demonstration of Maple TA so we can
              decide whether or not this will be a suitable platform for common final
              exams in Math 016 and Math 017. We will be connected by speakerphone
              so that we can ask questions. (For members of the Math 016 and Math 017
              committees.)



12:30-1:30    Math 016 Users Group                   Geoff Schulz                              Room BR-26
1:30-2:30     Math 017 Users Group                   Geoff Schulz                              Room BR-26

              Follow-up to the meeting that was held during Professional Development
              Week in January. This is a chance to network with instructors teaching
              those courses, to share strategies and materials that are used to help the
              students to succeed in the courses and to help prepare them for the
              Department Exam. Topics would include: using the new materials as a
              primary text or along side other texts (Bittinger/Brown); use of the
              MyLabsPlus, sharing of exams or other materials, etc. Participants are
              encouraged to bring copies of exams/materials to share with other
              participants.