Conference Session

Changing the Classroom Environment in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Talbert, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the past using an inverted model5,6, the time seemed right tomove calculus toward this model as well.Instructional design and course constructionThe redesign of Calculus 1 involved four major components.First, the course objectives were realigned so that self-regulated learning was a priority in thecourse. The major course objectives in the official departmental syllabus were unchanged; forexample, student fluency in performing various calculus-related computations was still a highpriority. But some language was added, or altered from existing objectives, to stress thedevelopment of self-regulated learning, for example:• Use a variety of computing technologies effectively to identify patterns, make deductions, visualize information, solve