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CREATING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS George Woodbury – College of the Sequoias Email Address: [email protected] Web Site: georgewoodbury.com

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CREATING A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS TO INCREASE STUDENT SUCCESS

George Woodbury – College of the Sequoias

Email Address: [email protected]

Web Site: georgewoodbury.com

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SURVEY

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SURVEY – PART 2

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CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY

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MATHEMATICIANS

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MATHEMATICIANS

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MATHEMATICIANS

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DAY 1 SURVEY

I use a survey similar to this in all of my classes on the first day of class.

Survey

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COLLECTING THE SURVEYS

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USING THE FOLDERS

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WHY IS COMMUNITY IMPORTANT?WHAT CAN BE GAINED?

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BUILDING CONNECTIONS

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COMMUNITY

MATHEMATICS

It’s important that the class understands that learning mathematics is the priority.

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HOMEWORK/READING QUIZZES

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DURING LECTURE

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WORKING TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF CLASS

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GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY

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GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY

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MATHEMATICIANS IN HISTORY

Example

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GROUP ASSIGNMENTS – NEWSLETTER ASSIGNMENT

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NEWSLETTER ASSIGNMENT

Example

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SOLUTIONS MANUAL

Example

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IN CLASS GROUP ACTIVITIES

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WEB 2.0 TOOLS TO BUILD A COMMUNITY OF LEARNERS

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WHAT ABOUT DISTANCE LEARNING?

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STRATEGIES FOR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES

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USING WEB 2.0 TOOLS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING CLASSES

wiziq.com

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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)

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CONTACT INFORMATION

Email: [email protected]

Web Site: georgewoodbury.com

Twitter: @georgewoodbury

Blog: georgewoodbury.wordpress.com