TEACHING AND LEARNING CONFERENCE,
FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY
New Products and Improvements in Math215
Dr. Nimet Alpay
June 13th, 2014
INTRODUCTIONS
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Presenters:
Dr. Nimet Alpay, Lead Faculty of Mathematics and
Statistics, DMSNS
 Dr. Natalya Koehler, Instructional Designer, I4
 Adam Reid, Content Editor, I4
 Sarah Thomas, Representative of McGraw-Hill
 Lisa Rhombes, Digital Faculty Consultant, McGraw-Hill
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INTRODUCTIONS
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Some Other Faculty and Staff
Dr. Kody Kuehnl, Chair,
Department of Mathematics, Social and Natural Sciences
 Dr. Ladorian Latin, Lead Faculty of Mathematics, DMSNS
(Math150, 160, 170, 180)
 Melanie Colley, Academic Assistant, DMSNS
melanie.colley@franklin.edu
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Jenni Ruffridge, Digital Success Consultant, McGraw Hill
jenni.ruffridge@mheducation.com
MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
Among many other factors we examined the following:
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DEWZ Rates
Student Feedback (from course and instructor surveys,
emails, conversations)
Instructor and SLC Feedback
Program Chairs Feedback
OBR Requirements for a college level transferable
introductory statistics course
Scope of the material
Needs of online students
Potential of Adaptive Technology and other learning
platforms
Some of the Best Practices in the area
MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
The redesign plan is informed by
 American Statistical Society’s Guidelines for Assessment
and Instruction in Statistics Education
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Emphasize statistical literacy and develop statistical
thinking
Use real data
Stress conceptual understanding rather than mere
knowledge of procedures
Foster active learning
Use technology to develop conceptual understanding and
analyze data
Use assessments to improve and evaluate learning
Franklin University Task Force Recommendations
Pedagogical and technical support from Instructional
Designers and Content Editors
MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
What is new?
A new course design that includes adaptive
learning technology, interactive online lectures,
emphasis on conceptual understanding and
everyday applications and increased technical
support for students
MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
Interactive Lectures
Animated, pre-recorded, web-based interactive lectures
chunked with check-your-learning questions with helpful
feedback. These lectures will provide online students a
learning environment that is comparable to an in-class
experience.
These multimedia lectures will replace Study Notes.
 Each module will have approximately 2-3 multimedia
lecture.
 Calculator videos will be embedded in related modules.
 These can be used in the class or during a Meet session.
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MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
SmartBook/LearnSmart
From the Company:
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SmartBook™ is the first and only adaptive reading
experience designed to change the way students read and
learn. It creates a personalized reading experience by
highlighting the most impactful concepts a student needs to
learn at that moment in time.
How is it set up?
No extra charge to Franklin University students.
10 points for completing the weekly homework.
They can work on an assignment unlimited number of times
before its due. The percent score they have at the due date
will be multiplied by 10 and entered in grade book by the
instructor.
 They can still continue working on the SmartBook
assignment after its due for practice, but their score won’t
change after its due date.
 This will be integrated in ConnectMath in near future.
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MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
ConnectMath
Online homework/quiz platform (Replacing MathXL)
 Access code is needed and is bundled with the book
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How is it set up?
On most weeks there is a video assignment and a homework
assignment.
 Once the students watch the videos and complete 80% mastery on
the homework, they will receive 4 points AND the quiz will be
unlocked. At the homework level, all the help buttons will be
available and they have 3 attempts to answer a question correct.
 Quiz questions are selected very similar to homework. 2 hr time
limit and one attempt for each question. No help button. Their
percent score on the quiz will be multiplied by 10 and it will be their
quiz score.
 When entering the grades in the grade book, 4 pts from the
homework and the points from the quiz will be added together and
the sum will be entered as their CM homework score for that week.
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MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
Group Assignments
Online students will form teams and work on these
assignments as a group. The answers will be posted
on the discussion board. Each group assignment is
7 points worth.
 FF students will complete these group assignments
in class (in teams)as part of the planned class
activities.
 Most of the group assignments are from the current
course.
 The answer keys are attached in the Faculty Prep
folders in each week.
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MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
Application Assignments
After students read, viewed, studied, practiced and
worked together, now it is time to apply their
gained knowledge to real life problems. Each
week will include an application assignment to
assess whether or not the students are able to
apply that week’s concepts and procedures to
different situations.
 Most of them are case studies (using real data)
from the textbook.
 These are individual assignments and worth 12
points.
 The answer keys are attached in the Faculty Prep
folders in each week.
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MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
Projects
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There are two projects in the course.
- Coin Toss Project: From the current course with
some edits—42 points
- Data Analysis and Inference Project: From the
current course with some edits—42 points
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These are important to help students see the “big
picture” and see how each concept is linked with
each other to solve a business problem.
No Presentation is included.
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MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
Tests
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are two tests (100 points each) and a
comprehensive final exam (200 points) and
they are all proctored tests.
 First test is in week 6
 Second Test is in week 11
 Final Test is week 15
Test Reviews
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Sheets for tests need to be reviewed and
edited to be aligned with the new outline.
 I need your contribution to make these Study
Guides.
MATH 215 REDESIGN PROCESS
What Else?
There is a new attendance statement for online
Math215 students under the attendance policy.
Please read it and enforce it.
 SLC’s support for this course will continue with
SLA’s, tutoring (online or FF) and test review
workshops.
 Peer Review-observation of each other’s class
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SPECIAL THANKS
Pat McCann, Professor Emeritus
 Wendy Neaville, Online Statistics Instructor
 Tom Foltz, Online & FF Statistics Instructor
 Andrew Okoboi, Statistics Tutor and Instructor
 Adam Reid, Content Editor
 Carolyn LeVally, Content Editor
 Caitlin Uttley, Content Editor
 Julie Wuebker, Technical Education Developer
 Natalya Koehler, Instructional Designer
 Lou Anne Manning, Executive Director of I4
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WEB-BASED INTERACTIVE
MULTIMEDIA FOR TEACHING
BASIC STATISTICS
Presenter:
Dr. Natalya Koehler
Franklin University
WHERE DOES THE INTERACTIVE
MULTIMEDIA FIT IN THE COURSE?
Group
Work
Individual
Work
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ALLOW THE
LEARNER TO PROGRESS FASTER
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It helps remember and retain the
information
It helps immediately
check understanding
It helps organize
information
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ALLOW THE
LEARNER TO PROGRESS FASTER
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It helps understand and remember new
information
Combinations of visuals and audio
 Highlighting the important
information
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Examples used for demonstrating the concepts
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Summarizing new information, see the relationships
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ALLOW THE
LEARNER TO PROGRESS FASTER
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It helps immediately check your
understanding
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ALLOW THE
LEARNER TO PROGRESS FASTER
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It helps see the commonalities and
differences between concepts
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ALLOW THE
LEARNER TO PROGRESS FASTER
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It helps summarize and organize the
information.
INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ALLOW THE
LEARNER TO PROGRESS FASTER
QUESTIONS?
WHY SHOULD I USE CONNECTMATH
HOSTED BY ALEKS?
Lisa Rhombes
EASY TO SET UP AND USE
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Duplicate a course for new semester
EASY TO SET UP AND USE
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Shift dates all at once
TIME TRACKER
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Keeps everyone honest. It is sortable, and I can
see the whole semester for one or more students
TEMPLATES FOR PART TIMERS
EDITED AND DESIGNED BY THE AUTHORS
AND RE-RE-EDITED BY PEOPLE LIKE ME
All solutions are in the author’s voice
 All solutions are edited by instructors
 Changes can be made quickly
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HOW DO YOUR STUDENTS SPEND
THE 4-8 HOURS OUTSIDE CLASS
WE TELL THEM TO SPEND?
CMHBA gives them videos and practice, as well as
instant feedback.
STUDENTS LOVE IT AND USE IT
Students like to do homework whenever,
wherever and get feedback instantly
 Quote: Han the manicurist ”Why shouldn’t I be
able to do homework whenever, wherever?”
 They spend more time
 Class time is not spent answering questions, they
get answered in real time
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PROOF OF STUDENT ENGAGEMENT: CAN
YOU SEE THE TIME SPENT?
HOW DOES THE SMARTBOOK WORK?
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SmartBook™ is the first and only adaptive reading
experience designed to change the way students
read and learn. It creates a personalized reading
experience by highlighting the most impactful
concepts a student needs to learn at that moment in
time.
Use SmartBook’s real-time reports to quickly identify
the concepts that require more attention from
individual students–or the entire class.
The end result? Students are more engaged with
course content, can better prioritize their time, and
come to class ready to participate.