UChicago Math Pedagogy Seminar

Time: Wednesday 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Location: TBA

Organizers: Sarah Ziesler and Beniada Shabani

October 2	No Seminar
October 9	Understanding your students and how they learn (Subhadip Chowdhury, UChicago) Abstract: TBA
October 16	Exam Workshop (facilitated by Sarah Ziesler and Beniada Shabani) Abstract: This workshop is geared in particular to instructors designing exams for a course for the first time, such as fourth-year GSLs teaching in the 150s and Dickson instructors. How do you come up with questions? How do you know what the right length is? What are common pitfalls? We will discuss all aspects of exam writing and will also have some sample exams for the Math 150s, 160, 180s and Math 203.
October 23	TBA (Kale Davies, UChicago) Abstract: TBA
October 30	No Seminar
November 6	The effectiveness of multiple-choice questions as an assessment tool (Beniada Shabani, UChicago) Abstract: TBA
November 13	Multiple-choice questions in undergraduate mathematics classes (Beniada Shabani, UChicago) Abstract: TBA
November 20	TBA (Kiki Zissimopoulos, Northwestern University) Abstract: TBA
November 27	No Seminar