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Reflection On Use Of The "Reacting To The Past" Pedagogy In A History Of Mathematics Course, Davida Fischman Dec 2019

Reflection On Use Of The "Reacting To The Past" Pedagogy In A History Of Mathematics Course, Davida Fischman

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This brief report provides a reflection on the use of the "Reacting to the Past" (RTTP) pedagogy in a History of Mathematics classroom. The conclusion is drawn that the RTTP pedagogy is very successful in engaging students in active learning, and appropriate games may be utilized to help students learn about the role of mathematics in historical developments as well as in society today.


Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar Syllabus (Letters & Natural Sciences/Math), Terri J. Nelson, Davida Fischman Nov 2019

Honors Interdisciplinary Seminar Syllabus (Letters & Natural Sciences/Math), Terri J. Nelson, Davida Fischman

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

This syllabus outline is for an interdisciplinary, upper-division Honors course to be taught in Spring 2021. The team-taught course will include two Reacting to the Past games: (1) Building the Italian Renaissance: Brunelleschi's Dome & the Florence Cathedral and (2) The Trial of Galileo: Aristotelianism, the "New Cosmology," and the Catholic Church, 1616-1633. The course will culminate with the design, development and enactment of a student-created Reacting game. An detailed list of student learning out is included.


Acue Reflection From A Stem Perspective, Ashley Vizenor Jan 2019

Acue Reflection From A Stem Perspective, Ashley Vizenor

Q2S Enhancing Pedagogy

The following document contains reflections from various activities of the ACUE workshop. Activities pertain to syllabus editing, classroom conduct, and effective teaching practices.