Category Archives: Knowledge Building

The Joy of Teaching – Student Analysis My student base has many characteristics that uniquely define it, some with their advantages and others with their disadvantages.  First and foremost the students in my class are Information Technology majors.  Despite being … Continue reading →

My article this week is “Evaluating an Active Learning Approach to Teaching Introductory Statistics:  a Classroom Workbook Approach” and is found at http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v19n1/carlson.pdf.  This article concerns the use of a different teaching approach for looking at active learning. The authors … Continue reading →

A note on arc length Discrete Mathematics and its applications Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications Volume 28 Issue 3 Abstract We consider how the arc length integral of the graph of a function in the plane is connected with the … Continue reading →

Valentino, Marilyn. “Rethinking the Fourth C: Call to Action. ” College Composition and Communication 62.2 (2010): 364-378. ProQuest. Web.  27 Mar. 2011. In this article, Valentino focuses on the importance of “communication” and integrating communication theories and practice into composition … Continue reading →

For my teaching observations I attended two sections of an introductory statistics course (STAT 201) on Monday, March 7th.  The classes were taught by two different instructors, thus allowing for a comparison of different teaching styles.  Two instructors would also … Continue reading →

My article this week is “Learning Statistics at the Farmers Market?  A Comparison of Academic Service Learning and Case Studies in an Introductory Statistics Course” and is found at http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v18n3/hiedemann.pdf.  This was the first article I have read concerning the … Continue reading →

A short and elementary proof of the infinitude of primes Discrete Mathematics and its applications Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications Volume 27 Issue 4 This article briefly discusses Euclid’s proof of the infinitude of primes (a proof by contradiction that … Continue reading →

Applicable problems in the history of mathematics – practical examples for the classroom Teaching Mathematics and Its Applications Volume 26 Issue 1 Abstract: This text has been centered on two main ideas: the specifications of a good problem to be … Continue reading →

Brian Melton March 12, 2011 My article this week is “Student Centered Instruction in a Theoretical Statistics Course” and is found at http://www.amstat.org/publications/jse/v17n3/batesprins.html.  In teaching an introductory statistics course, I am very interested in developing a student centered approach.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →