A talk by Anne Tierney in St Andrews 29 April 2019 Abstract: Working in groups is a skill sought by many employers. However, some disciplinary areas may lend themselves more readily to group work than others. It is possible to…
Daniel Otero – 11 Feb 2019 Daniel Otero is an Associate Professor at Xavier University, Cincinatti (). He is visiting the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews until early April, as one of their Visiting Fellows…
Dr Flavia Shechtman-Belham (Seneca Learning) – 22 Feb 2019 Flavia gave a TILE (@TILEnetwork) talk about some of the most effective learning strategies – Dual Coding, Spacing and Interleaving, and Retrieval Practice. She also discussed reasons why students don’t tend to…
Mathematics Division Seminar 19 February 2018 Prof Mason has been teaching university mathematics for 40 years and during this time he has extensively investigated how to teach and learn mathematics effectively. He led the Open University’s Centre for Mathematics Education…
Mathematics Division Seminar 16 October 2017 Abstract: Cognitive Science has revealed a number of learning and memory phenomena that have direct, practical implications for learning and teaching. I will highlight the most promising strategies alongside their original research findings and will…
Mathematics Division seminar Monday 27 February 2017 Abstract: Deductive reasoning and proof is one of the hallmarks of mathematics, and is an important factor in distinguishing mathematics from empirical sciences. Fluency in calculation, including symbolic manipulation in algebra and calculus, sit…