Welcome to the Collaboratory for Exemplary Teaching in Mathematics for the Ontario Heads of Math and the Ontario Colleges Mathematics Association project funded by the HIgher Education Quality Council of Ontario (HEQCO). We’re really looking forward to working with all of you and hope that this space can work as a valuable tool in supporting you in teaching this project.
There are a number of things you can do on this site:
When creating a new discussion under the Forum tab, please use the Posting Guidelines (Template). Please classify your practice as either a "Best Practice" or a "Promising Practice" based on the definitions below:
* Best Practices are defined as strategies, activities, or approaches that have been shown through research and evaluation to be effective/efficient in enhancing/improving a student's educational experience.<br><br>
* Promising Practices are strategies, activities, or approaches that an instructor has had personal success with - but as of yet, has no formal evidence> of its effectiveness.
You may also have a practice that you have found online but have not personally used. Please post these "Worth a Look" practices under the Resources tab. Here is an example of a "Worth a Look" list, from our workshops at the OCMA meeting on May 28th, 2010.
The information that we gather and exchange here will be used by the Ontario colleges’ math community to enhance their teaching in the classroom. The effectiveness of using this forum will also be evaluated to help determine its use for future projects.
If you have any technical questions or difficulties accessing or using any of the resources on the site, please email Neil David at neilDOTdavidATsenecacDOTonDOTca
For any questions on the this project or delivery you can contact either Paul Balog at pbalogATgeorgebrownDOTca or Paul Wraight at paulDOTwraightATdurhamcollegeDOTca
This prototype Knowledge Exchange Platform will support knowledge exchange from faculty projects in the HEQCO research program in Knowledge Mobilization for Exemplary Teaching and other selected projects from Ontario higher education. For the longer term, evaluation of this prototype and the issues emerging in its development and deployment will aid our planning for a comprehensive infrastructure – both social and technological – to better support our educators in engaging with colleagues in Ontario and beyond around knowledge exchange for exemplary teaching and learning. If you have any questions or would like information about this research please contact Valerie Lopes valerie.lopes@senecac.on.ca