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Effective support for reflective writing in mathematics: Learning from Improvers
The “Learning from Improvers” project was an in-depth study of 12 Open University undergraduate students who were identified as ‘improvers’ on mathematics education modules. These students were interviewed about the difficulties they experienced and supportive strategies they used while learning … Continue reading
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Meet the tutors 2023
We are lucky to be able to introduce two new tutors joining our Mathematics Education team as tutors this academic year, and this feels like a good opportunity to reintroduce you to the other tutors who are currently working on … Continue reading
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The Power of Perspective
Why are multiple representations important when learning and doing mathematics? One of my favourite starter problems which I picked up as a secondary mathematics teacher involves a spider, a fly, and a room in the shape of a perfect cube. … Continue reading
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Engaging with Mathematics Education in Rural India
Vinay Kathotia, one of our lecturers in mathematics education, writes about his work with an educational charity in Udaipur. Nestled within the Aravalli hills, one of the oldest mountain ranges in the world, there lies a vivid example of the … Continue reading
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Celebrating Angie
Angie McConnell is a long-standing associate lecturer in Mathematics Education at The Open University. She has chaired several undergraduate and postgraduate modules, and is currently heading up ME620, Mathematical Thinking in Schools. Angie is retiring as a central academic this … Continue reading
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Doing and Undoing
What happens when we put Maths into reverse? As a teacher, one of the things I appreciate most about the field of Mathematics Education is the number of simple and effective ‘big ideas’ that have been developed and shared by … Continue reading
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Stanley Collings Prize winner 2021
This post is written by Esther Wheatley, winner of the Stanley Collings prize in 2021. The Stanley Collings prize is awarded annually by the School of Mathematics and Statistics. The prize is awarded to the student whose Mathematics Education assignment … Continue reading
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Aperiodic Tilings: A collaborative and interactive Maths-Art exhibition and workshop.
Written by Senior lecturer in Mathematics Education, and co-organiser of the Aperiodic tilings exhibition, Charlotte Webb. In this post, I will reflect on the Aperiodic tiling exhibition and workshop and offer the reader suggested activities and resources to use at … Continue reading
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Meet the Maths Education Tutors
It has been a while since we introduced our tutors formally on this blog and, in that time, some tutors are sadly no longer with us, and some new tutors have joined from other areas in the field of maths … Continue reading
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Jittery motion of dust particles in water
This blog post was written by Jemimah O’Regan as part of a Summer Research Project under the supervision and guidance of Dr. Elsen Tjhung. Jemimah O’Regan completed her BSc (Hons) degree in Mathematics and Statistics with first-class honours at the … Continue reading
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