challenges for tertiary level mathematics tutors with no...
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Niall McInerney and Kevin Brosnan
Challenges for tertiary level mathematics tutors with no
formal education training:
The experiences of two practitioners
10th Annual Irish Workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres – 27th May 2016
Outline of presentation
Student Engagement
Introductions
Student Ability
Teaching Approaches
Teaching Support
Discussion Topics
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Niall McInerney (Introduction)
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• Education
• Teaching Experience
“My brother did this module last year, he told me to not bother going to class as it was a waste of time, the lecture slides are all online and the final exam is repetitive, so what’s the point?”
Student X
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The Problem
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The Solution
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Tutorials vs Support Tutorials
• Valuable, but not a solution.
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Learning Support
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3 lectures
2 tutorials
4 tutors
Midterm
Big Final
Exam
Module X (Current Model)
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Learning Outside of Lecture
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Online/reading
material
2 tutorials
Continuous
assessment
Midterm
Final Exam
Module X (Potential Model)
Kevin Brosnan
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Student Ability & Engagement
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Teaching Approaches
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Learning CentreSupport TutorialStandard Tutorial
Can we really teach all of these the same way?
Teaching Approaches
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OR
Teaching Support – Tutor Training
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Possible Discussion Topics
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• Teaching Environment – where do we put our focus?
• Student Engagement – do we bother?
• Student Ability – target the best, the worst or the average?
• Teaching Approaches – should these be standardised?
• Teaching Support – what needs to be done?
Thank you for listening!
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