Teaching Algebra? An Instructor’s 3 Favorite Tips

Dec 18

Teaching Algebra? An Instructor’s 3 Favorite Tips

Share|  I have worked in the trenches teaching Developmental Mathematics at the community college level for over 15 years.  In that time, I have experimented with many different teaching methods and expensive learning systems. As many of us have come to realize, there is no magic bullet for success at this level.  However, I have come to find that my teaching...

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3 Steps to a Perfect Open Textbook

Mar 08

3 Steps to a Perfect Open Textbook

Share|This week we hear from our unstoppable Elementary Algebra author John Redden, on how to make a perfect book for your course. Check out his blog at http://edunettech.blogspot.com/ 3 Steps to a Perfect Open Textbook As many of us know, there are numerous Elementary Algebra textbooks on the market today. They come in a variety of different configurations to suit...

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How FWK Conquered Math on the Web

Feb 16

Share|Submitted by Vanessa Gennarelli on Wed, 02/16/2011 – 2:37pm. We knew it was going to be hard. Others had tried and failed. Math on the Web presented a challenge that even publishing Goliaths hadn’t mastered. The encoded text for mathematical notation, like exponents and fractions, is notoriously wonky and inelegant. Yet it needed to happen. Math...

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