| Title | Enhancing First-Year Calculus Workshop Delivery Via Web-Based Tools |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Science |
| Status | Completed |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2010 |
| Completion | 03/31/2011 |
| Project Summary | After years of exploratory measures during growth in size and complexity of the First-Year Calculus Workshop Program in Math 180 and 184 (referred to below as the “Workshop Program’ or ‘the workshops’), the program is now a massive undertaking administered by a team of experienced specialists, representing a concentration of expertise that is not permanent; most personnel are TAs or limited-term research fellows. Connecting the many team members each week and delivering well-constructed problem sets in a timely manner, both synchronized with the lectures and appropriate in length and difficulty, remain two significant challenges. For the workshops to mature into a sustainable, efficient program, we propose an administrative restructuring project that takes advantage of our existing assets. An additional Workshop Specialist will prepare, implement and connect a problem database, an administrative wiki and a workshop manual to solidify the program. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2010/2011 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Rajiv Gupta |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 7,000 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Rajiv Gupta, Mathematics, Faculty of Science |