Maria Andersen

Great Explanation of RSS Readers

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• Information Overload

Great Explanation of RSS Readers

Maria Andersen 26 December 2007

This is from a group called Common Craft. It explains how to begin taking advantage of RSS...

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A Better Mousetrap for Multiple-Choice Math Tests

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• Algebra

A Better Mousetrap for Multiple-Choice Math Tests

Maria Andersen 20 December 2007

We’ve been having a rather spirited discussion in my department about a common final exam for one...

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TED features Mathemagics

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• Algebra

TED features Mathemagics

Maria Andersen 15 December 2007

This little 15-minute TedTalk, Arthur Benjamin races calculators from the audience doing the calculations in his head....

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Suggestions from the Age of Distraction

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• Digital Literacy

Suggestions from the Age of Distraction

Maria Andersen 13 December 2007

A reading assignment for today: The Age of Distraction: The Professor or the Processor? by Michael Bugeja...

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Should In-Class Lecture = Online Lecture?

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• Uncategorised

Should In-Class Lecture = Online Lecture?

Maria Andersen 8 December 2007

I received a handout (via a Listserve) giving information about the software and hardware to “create online...

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The Digitial Divide between Students and Faculty

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• Uncategorised

The Digitial Divide between Students and Faculty

Maria Andersen 7 December 2007

Another “food for thought” video from Digital Ethnography.“A Vision of Students Today” My Questions … and my...

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Surveys of Readiness for Online Learning

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• Teaching Math Online

Surveys of Readiness for Online Learning

Maria Andersen 5 December 2007

Someone asked me to share good websites for “Online Readiness” surveys for online or distance learning. Here...

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African Fractals: A TedTalk about MATH!

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• Algebra

African Fractals: A TedTalk about MATH!

Maria Andersen 3 December 2007

Ron Eglash has a wonderful newly posted Ted Talk on Fractals, he discusses: Cantor sets Helge von...

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How to Resize a Table in Word in ONE step

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• Uncategorised

How to Resize a Table in Word in ONE step

Maria Andersen 1 December 2007

I had one of those “now I feel like an idiot” moments today when I discovered how...

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Radioactive Decay

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• Calculus

Radioactive Decay

Maria Andersen 30 November 2007

This Radioactive Decay Java applet can be found in the National Curve Bank. It was written by...

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Is the Machine us? Or will the Machine replace us?

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• Uncategorised

Is the Machine us? Or will the Machine replace us?

Maria Andersen 28 November 2007

Video “food for thought” Web 2.0… The Machine is Us/ing Us

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MathType Tips from the Webinar

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• Equation Editors

MathType Tips from the Webinar

Maria Andersen 28 November 2007

Here is a short video demonstration with a few of the tidbits about MathType I picked up...

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Surfing Derivatives

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• Calculus

Surfing Derivatives

Maria Andersen 27 November 2007

I was playing with a newly discovered website collection of applets tonight and I found this cute...

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Motivating math faculty to adopt new technologies

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• Uncategorised

Motivating math faculty to adopt new technologies

Maria Andersen 26 November 2007

Well, I’d like to say I know exactly how to do this, but I’m still researching the...

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Some advice for your first online math class

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• Teaching Math Online

Some advice for your first online math class

Maria Andersen 21 November 2007

If you are planning for your first online class, and haven’t put one in your college schedule...

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Education is NOT prepared for the 21st Century

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• Future of Higher Ed

Education is NOT prepared for the 21st Century

Maria Andersen 20 November 2007

Today, I’m sending you to read this article “21st Century Learning: ‘We’re Not Even Close‘ from THE...

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Shift Happens

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• Uncategorised

Shift Happens

Maria Andersen 19 November 2007

I’ve seen this video before, but I’ve never posted it here… and the message is powerful, so...

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Maria’s Calculator Rant and throwing down a challenge

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• Calculators

Maria’s Calculator Rant and throwing down a challenge

Maria Andersen 15 November 2007

Here’s my little graphing calculator rant… it started as a P.S. to the previous post about the...

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Draw the function from the derivative graphs

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• Calculus

Draw the function from the derivative graphs

Maria Andersen 14 November 2007

There is a great TEC module that comes with the Stewart Calculus text CD that has students...

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Tablet PCs and Slate PCs

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• PC Tablets and Journaling

Tablet PCs and Slate PCs

Maria Andersen 12 November 2007

I don’t have one… but I am sure considering it (and hoping that my college will buy...

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