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Creating a community of learners to increase student success

Creating a community of learners to increase student success. George Woodbury – College of the Sequoias Email Address: georgew@cos.edu Web Site: georgewoodbury.com. Survey. Survey – Part 2. Creating a sense of community. Mathematicians. Mathematicians. Mathematicians.

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Creating a community of learners to increase student success

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  1. Creating a community of learners to increase student success George Woodbury – College of the Sequoias Email Address: georgew@cos.edu Web Site: georgewoodbury.com

  2. Survey

  3. Survey – Part 2

  4. Creating a sense of community

  5. Mathematicians

  6. Mathematicians

  7. Mathematicians Source: Flickr.com

  8. Day 1 Survey • I use a survey similar to this in all of my classes on the first day of class. • Survey

  9. Collecting the Surveys

  10. Using the Folders

  11. Why is community important?What can be gained?

  12. Building Connections

  13. Community Mathematics • It’s important that the class understands that learning mathematics is the priority.

  14. Homework/Reading Quizzes

  15. During Lecture

  16. Working Together Outside of Class

  17. Group Assignments – Mathematicians in History

  18. Group Assignments – Mathematicians in History

  19. Mathematicians in History • Example

  20. Group Assignments – Newsletter Assignment

  21. Newsletter Assignment • Example

  22. Solutions Manual • Example

  23. In Class Group Activities

  24. Web 2.0 Tools To Build a Community of Learners

  25. What About Distance Learning?

  26. Strategies for Distance Learning Classes

  27. Using Web 2.0 Tools for Distance Learning Classes wiziq.com

  28. Suggested Reading • Successful Beginnings for College TeachingAngela Proverita McGlynn(Atwood Publishing) • Building Learning Communities in Cyberspace: Effective Strategies for the Online ClassroomPaloff & Pratt (Jossey Bass – Wiley)

  29. Contact Information • Email: georgew@cos.edu • Web Site: georgewoodbury.com • Twitter: @georgewoodbury • Blog: georgewoodbury.wordpress.com

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