Contact Info
Pure MathematicsUniversity of Waterloo
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
N2L 3G1
Departmental office: MC 5304
Phone: 519 888 4567 x43484
Fax: 519 725 0160
Email: puremath@uwaterloo.ca
Jason Siefken, University of Toronto
"Onboarding Instructors to an Active Learning Class"
Linear Algebra I at the University of Toronto is a large course with around 7 sections of 200 students per semester. Recently all Linear Algebra I sections have switched to an active learning approach, with significant components of in-class peer collaboration and full-class discussion. However, the majority of instructors who teach Linear Algebra I are graduate students and postdocs with limited teaching experience and exposure to active learning teaching methods. In this session, I will share with you my program for onboarding instructors to teach an active learning course, that includes an instructor course design manual, peer observations and mock teaching sessions. I will also discuss the successes and challenges of these onboarding activities from a course coordinator perspective.
Departmental office: MC 5304
Phone: 519 888 4567 x43484
Fax: 519 725 0160
Email: puremath@uwaterloo.ca
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is centralized within our Office of Indigenous Relations.