Algebra2go
An Online Supplemental Instruction Tool Array
http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/lperez/algebra2go
Introduction
• Presenters.
– Larry Perez
– Patrick Quigley
• Video presentation.
The Beginning
• Summer Bridge CSUF 1999.
• Focus group interview 2001.
• Individual student interviews and
surveys. Sample
• Action research methodology.
• No technical experience.
Lecture Notes
• Acquiring lecture notes from
students. Sample
– Purchased from top student
performers.
– Used as an evaluation tool.
– Keeps instructor on task.
– Improved future lecture
presentations.
Lecture Notes
• Capturing lectures for delivery to
students.
– Handwritten for a natural appearance.
– Helps maintain student focus during lecture
presentations.
– Aids in tutoring sessions.
– Promotes active participation.
– Promotes consistency in pedagogy while
teaching multiple sections. Notes
Videos
• Developed to meet the needs of
students. The first video!
– Provides assistance outside of the
classroom environment.
– Addresses the affect of student
learning.
– Instructional and supportive
versions. Demo1 Demo2 Demo3
– Helps instructors improve in-class
presentations.
Charlie
• An overarching symbol for the virtual
environment.
• Seen as “one of the guys”.
• Alleviates student anxiety
– Redirects projection of information toward
Charlie.
– Injects elements of humor.
• Changes students’ perspectives toward
the instructor.
• Changes the instructor’s perspective
toward students.
YouTube (Sept 06)
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MuchoMath
Increases accessibility to students.
Familiar to the students.
Allows communication and
comparison with students outside of
the college.
• Extends the classroom environment
(to parents, siblings, and relatives).
• Aggregate data. Sample
Video Worksheets
• Created because Classroom Support
Analyst (Candice Jhu) observed
students not paying attention to early
demo videos shown in class.
• Promotes active learning.
• Allows students to preview and review
video lecture topics.
• Used as an evaluation tool. Sample
• The middle school trail.
Web Page Development
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Organization.
Humanizing.
Non-mechanical.
Non-mathematical.
Soothing colors.
Individualized learning schemes.
Charlie.
Easy access.
Serves as an online transition tool.
Online Quizzes
• Used to complement practice
exams. Sample
• An extension of the online learning
environment.
• Aids in alleviating test-taking
anxiety.
• Encourages participation
electronically.
Homework Sets
• Provides more practice problems
with solutions (handwritten).
• Completes the traditional elements
of a teaching environment.
– Lectures (video)
– Text (notes)
– Homework
– Quizzes
• Charlie’s secret documents.
Summary and Results
• How are people using this?
Sample 1
Sample 2
• How are faculty using this?
• How are students responding?
Contextualized Learning
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Have students’ grades improved?
Classes fill up quickly.
Professional development.
Sustainability.
Recent Developments
• Virtual desktop.
– Conversions
– Abacus
• Contextualized Learning Modules.
– Allied Health
– Computer Science
• Computer generated
individualized study plans. Sample
• Test preparation.
– ELM
– CAHSEE
The Future of Algebra2go
• Electronic portfolios for
assessment.
• Video assessment. Sample (No audio.)
– Deliberately creating barriers.
– Bloom’s Taxonomy.
• Remote coaching.
• Adding audio content.
What can you do?
• Would your subject take you along
a different path?
– Chat rather than online tools?
– Blogs or bulletin boards?
– Twitter?
– Facebook?
– Podcasts?
– Mobile learning?
– Collect notes from online students?