Challenges for tertiary level mathematics tutors

Presentation at the Irish Workshop on Mathematics Learning and Support Centres joint work with Niall McInerney

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1. 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
2. Outline of presentation Student Engagement Introductions Student Ability Teaching Approaches Teaching Support Discussion Topics 27/05/2016 2
3. Niall McInerney (Introduction) 27/05/2016 3 • Education • Teaching Experience
4. “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 27/05/2016 4 The Problem
5. 27/05/2016 5 The Solution
6. 27/05/2016 6 Tutorials vs Support Tutorials
7. 27/05/2016 7 Tutorials vs Support Tutorials
8. • Valuable, but not a solution. 27/05/2016 8 Learning Support
9. 27/05/2016 9  3 lectures  2 tutorials  4 tutors  Midterm  Big Final Exam Module X (Current Model)
10. 27/05/2016 Arthur White UCD 10
11. 27/05/2016 11 Learning Outside of Lecture
12. 27/05/2016 12 Learning Outside of Lecture
13. 27/05/2016 13 Learning Outside of Lecture
14. 27/05/2016 14  Online/reading material  2 tutorials  Continuous assessment  Midterm  Final Exam Module X (Potential Model)
15. 27/05/2016 15  Online/reading material  2 tutorials  Continuous assessment  Midterm  Final Exam Module X (Potential Model)
16. 27/05/2016 16  Online/reading material  2 tutorials  Continuous assessment  Midterm  Final Exam Module X (Potential Model)
17. Kevin Brosnan 27/05/2016 17
18. Student Ability & Engagement 27/05/2016 18
19. Student Ability & Engagement 27/05/2016 19
20. Teaching Approaches 27/05/2016 20 Learning Centre Support Tutorial Standard Tutorial Can we really teach all of these the same way?
21. Teaching Approaches 27/05/2016 21 OR
22. Teaching Support – Tutor Training 27/05/2016 22
23. Possible Discussion Topics 27/05/2016 23 • 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?
24. Thank you for listening! 27/05/2016 24