technology and math education

- What? Why? How?

NIME - NCR, November 21, 2011

Prof. Inder K. Rana

Department of Mathematics IIT-Bombay, Mumbai-400076 (India) Email: ikr@math.iitb.ac.in
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Aims and objectives of math education?

Probable answers
To nish the syllabus by the end of school year. Make sure that maximum number of students pass.

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Aims and objectives of math education

Executive summary

The main goal of mathematics educatio in schools is the mathematization of th childs thinking.

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National Focus Group on math education, 2006

Vision
School education takes place in a situation where:
Children learn to enjoy mathematics. Children learn important mathematics. Mathematics is a part of childrens life experience which they talk about. Children pose and solve meaningful problems. Children use abstractions to perceive relationships and structures. Children understand the basic structure of mathematics. Teachers expect to engage every child in class.

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National Focus Group on math education, 2006

Recommendations
Shifting the focus from achieving "narrow goals" to "higher goals". Engaging every student with a sense of success, while at the same time offering conceptual challenges to the emerging mathematician. Changing modes of assessment to examine students mathematization abilities, rather than procedural knowledge. Enriching teachers with a variety of mathematical resources.

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...three years later

... National policy on ICT in school education, 2009

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National policy on ICT in school education, 2009

Preamble
The initiative of ICT Policy in School Education is inspired by the tremendous potential of ICT for enhancing outreach and improving quality of education.

Mission
Devise, catalyse, support and sustain ICT and ICT enabled activities and processes in order to improve access, quality and efciency in the school system.

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what is technology / ICT

SLATE = SLIDERULE = SOFTWARE

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what is ICT?

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What is technology/ ICTs for education

Hardwares
Digital/technology enabled class rooms. Hand held gadgets: Calculators, smart phones, ipod, ipad , Tablets, ... Multimedia workstations.

Softwares
CAS: SAGE, Scilab, Rlab, MAXIMA, Maple, Mathematica, Mupad, Drive, - for computing,visualizations, modelling and simulations. DGS: Geogebra, Wingeo, Geometers Sketchpad, Euclid , Cabri, and so on, - for geometry explorations and visualizations. Course management and evaluation tools.

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Why Technology / ICT?

What technology promises
Technology can help expand access to education:
Distance learning. e-learning. virtual class rooms.

Technology can help transform the learning environment to learner centered. Technology can provide valuable tool that can empower mathematics students as well as mathematics instructors:
Tools for visualizations/ illustrations Tools to do tedious computations in less time Tools to recognize pattern in a problem Tools to develop problem solving skills Tools for live feedback and interaction in the class room.
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How technology / ICT in education

Caution / Suggestions
Learning does not take place in the technology. Learning takes place in the interaction between motivated faculty and motivated students. Whenever possible, technology can be used to provide such environments. Tools for live feedback and interaction in the class room.
SHOW SHOW

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Technology / ICT in school education

Caution / Suggestions Introducing ICT simply for ICTs sake will be of no use. It is essential to keep in mind that ICT use in schools will accomplish very little if not integrated within a toolbox full of:
Supporting educational content. Ongoing teacher training and support. A context that nurtures evolving teaching and learning styles.

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what is ICT for a facilitator?

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what is ICT for a learner?

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Why math
Math touching our lives

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Discover math
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Appetizer

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ICT in math education

Recipe
Explore / Experiment Observe / Conjuncture Convince / Prove Extrapolate / Extend

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Illustration

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Technology for interaction

Classroom Presenter

"Classroom Presenter" is a Tablet PC-based interaction system that supports the sharing of digital ink on slides between instructors and students. When used as a presentation tool, Classroom Presenter allows the integration of digital ink and electronical slides, making it possible to combine the advantages of whiteboard style and slide based presentation.

The ability to link the instructor and student devices, and to send information back and forth provides a mechanism for introducing active learning into the classroom and creates additional feedback channels.
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Technology for interaction

MyVision Basic provides ve essential tools for teaching with computers.

teacher can supervise student computer work,

MyVision Basic

share engaging on-screen demonstrations, remotely assist students, instantly get the attention of their class and control student Internet access.

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Technology for interaction

TI Nspire CX Navigator system

TI-Nspire" CX Navigator" is a completely wireless classroom learning system that provides: Live Presenter Question Capability Collaborative Activity Document Transfer Quick Poll Screen Capture Portfolio and Auto-grading
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