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The Maths Café at Brunel
- Dr. Inna Namestnikova
The Maths Café 2008 & 2010
- Room dressed in café style
- It really was a café with FREE drinks and snacks
all the time
The Maths Caf at Brunel Dr. Inna Namestnikova The Maths Caf 2008 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Maths Caf at Brunel Dr. Inna Namestnikova The Maths Caf 2008 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Maths Caf at Brunel Dr. Inna Namestnikova The Maths Caf 2008 & 2010 Room dressed in caf style It really was a caf with FREE drinks and snacks all the time Advertising, advertising, advertising Gate crashing
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Advertising, advertising, advertising
- Gate crashing lectures
- Web page and Electronic banner
as they log in
- Emails and VLE announcements
- Leaflets to key people in Schools,
Library, Disability Office etc
- Plasma screens
- Huge banners on windows
throughout the Café
- Maths Café paper used throughout
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Staff
- 2 tutors at all times = 6 to 8 staff needed
– Two full-time staff – Two part-time staff – Two postgrads – One administrator to collect data
- Need more staff that can handle stats
teaching!
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Paper resources
(50 copies of each)
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Café in action with two tutors and being used simply as a learning space where help is available if needed.
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Never a dull moment!
76 37 23 44 39 44 30 15 17
Number of bstudents
38 39 40 37 52 24 30 17 10 14
2010 2009 2008
Monday … Tuesday … Wednesd… Thursday … Friday 18th Monday … Tuesday … Wednesd… Thursday … Friday 25th
22 17 45 44 25 33 44 35 50 37
Number of Students
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Distribution of students through the day
10:00-13:30 13:30-16:00 16:00-18:30 84 81 41 67 28 week 1 week 2
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Gender reflects student cohorts
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Who attended?
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Distribution of students by level
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Requested topics
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School of Engineering and Design
1.16% 1.16% 2.33% 2.33% 2.33% 1.16% 4.65% 3.49% 6.98% 2.33% 8.14% 1.16% 4.65% 2.33% 2.33% 5.81% 1.16% 12.79% 2.33% 13.95% 2.33% 2.33% 1.16% 1.16% 1.16% 1.16% 8.14%
rearranging formula separation of variables quadratic function completing the square exponential and logarithms functions solving equation trigonometry inequalities binomial expansion general matrices vector algebra eigenvectors and eigenvalues Gauss elimination LU decomposition Partial fractions composite functions differentiation stationary points integration numerical integration general probability general graph theory complex numbers mechanics past exam papers Algebra Calculus Other
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Was it worth it? Students’ perceptions
- Thank you for your support
- It was too good – no need for
improvements
- Explanations given were very good
- Very knowledgeable and understanding
teachers
- I was amazed at the level of support that
was given to me.
- Friendly and helpful
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Was it worth it? Exam results
Quandary: does the Maths Café help students pass or do good students attend the Maths Café to become better?
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Summing up
- Maths Cafe in Brunel was a successful initiative partly
funding by LH.
- The experience gained from running Maths Café was
beneficial in designing a more integrated approach to support students in subsequent academic years.
- We received very positive feedback from students,