Joint Mathematics Meetings relevant MAA sessions

[kcrisman]

Deadline is a just a month away for submitting abstracts!  

http://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/national/jmm2017/2180_maacall

Here are some relevant sessions to Sage educational folks you may want to submit to - among others!  (Reply to sage-edu if you have any comments.)

Mathematical Technology in the Calculus Classroom, organized by Joel Kilty and Alex M. McAllister, Centre College; Thursday morning. 

The modern calculus classroom often employs technology to enrich the learning process and to help bring the ideas to life. Many types of mathematical software and physical platforms are available to instructors and they can be deployed in a myriad of different ways. However, many instructors have questions about how best to utilize technology and which software best suits their needs. This session invites academic instructors to share their pedagogical perspectives on technology choices for their calculus classroom, how they effectively incorporate technology to increase student understanding, and a candid assessment of both the advantages and disadvantages of their choices.

Me and My Gadgets—Teaching with Technology, organized by Karl R. B. Schmitt, Valparaiso University; John Travis, Mississippi College; Thomas Hagedorn, The College of New Jersey; and Michael Scott, California State University at Monterey Bay; Saturday morning. 

Constantly changing technology presents an exciting and shifting opportunity to engage students and improve learning. This electronic poster session will consist of live, interactive demonstrations of applets, widgets or other technology for teaching mathematics. Rather than preparing a traditional printed poster, presenters will showcase how students engage mathematics through their application using some electronic device such as a tablet, smartphone, or laptop. Preference will be given to presenters demonstrating their own or new applications or to novel approaches in using existing ones. In addition to the active displays, all participants will give a 3-5 minute “Lightning Talk” to demonstrate their application, highlighting where it fits into a mathematics curriculum. These will be scheduled in the middle of the session, and included in the program. Abstracts should include a short description of the application/software (or a web-link to it) and explain the pedagogical use of the application. Sponsored by the MAA Committee for Technology in Mathematics Education (CTiME) and Web SIGMAA.

The Advancement of Open Educational Resources, organized by Benjamin Atchison, Framingham State University; and Jeremy Russell, The College of New Jersey; Saturday morning. 

This session will showcase the increasing popularity of open educational resources (OER) in mathematics and statistics. Examples may include, but are not limited to, the development or adoption of open source or open access course texts and related materials, the creation and/or implementation of course technological enhancements, such as instructional apps and video tutorials, and experiences with the inclusion of low or no-cost homework platforms or mathematics software systems in a particular course. Presenters should attempt to address the effectiveness (formally or informally assessed) of the adoption of such resources in their courses. Preference will be awarded to presentations from community college and four-year undergraduate institutions.

Cryptology for Undergraduates, organized by Robert Lewand, Goucher College; Joshua Holden, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; and Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky University; Wednesday morning. 

Cryptology courses are now a part of the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. For mathematics majors, cryptology fits into the curriculum in much the same way that number theory does. In addition, cryptology is appearing as a topic in mathematics courses for non-majors, as it is a hook to interest these students in mathematics. This contributed paper session solicits presentations of cryptologic topics that would be of interest to faculty who teach undergraduate cryptology courses or presentations of cryptologic topics that could be used in undergraduate courses. Presentations that describe classroom experiences and that report on their outcomes are invited.

Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, organized by Megan Wawro, Virginia Tech; Gil Strang, MIT; and David Strong, Pepperdine University; Friday morning. 

Linear algebra is one of the most interesting and useful areas of mathematics, because of its beautiful and multifaceted theory, as well as the enormous importance it plays in understanding and solving many real world problems. Consequently, many valuable and creative ways to teach its rich theory and its many applications are continually being developed and refined. This session will serve as a forum in which to share and discuss new or improved teaching ideas and approaches. These innovative and effective ways to teach linear algebra include, but are not necessarily limited to: (1) hands-on, in-class demos; (2) effective use of technology, such as MATLAB, MAPLE, MATHEMATICA or FLASH; (3) interesting and enlightening connections between ideas that arise in linear algebra and ideas in other mathematical branches; (4) interesting and compelling examples and problems involving particular ideas being taught; (5) comparing and contrasting visual (geometric) and more abstract (algebraic) explanations of specific ideas; (6) other novel and useful approaches or pedagogical tools.

[kcrisman]

Just a reminder - deadline is coming very soon now.