Enhancing Mathematical Communication for Virtual Math Teams

Autor/inn/en	Stahl, Gerry; Çakir, Murat Perit; Weimar, Stephen; Weusijana, Baba Kofi; Ou, Jimmy Xiantong
Titel	Enhancing Mathematical Communication for Virtual Math Teams
Quelle	In: Acta Didactica Napocensia, 3 (2010) 2, S.101-114 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2065-1430
Schlagwörter	Algebra; Geometry; Calculus; Web Based Instruction; Educational Technology; Cooperative Learning; Communities of Practice; Technology Uses in Education; Mathematics Instruction; Problem Solving; Group Activities; Social Networks; Computer Mediated Communication; Web Browsers; Web Sites; Web 2.0 Technologies; Teaching Methods; Secondary School Mathematics; College Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Geometrie; Analysis; Differenzialrechnung; Infinitesimalrechnung; Integralrechnung; Web Based Training; Unterrichtsmedien; Kooperatives Lernen; Community; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Problemlösen; Gruppenaktivität; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Computerkonferenz; Web-Design; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	The Math Forum is an online resource center for pre-algebra, algebra, geometry and pre-calculus. Its Virtual Math Teams (VMT) service provides an integrated web-based environment for small teams of people to discuss math and to work collaboratively on math problems or explore interesting mathematical micro-worlds together. The VMT Project studies the online math discourse that takes place during sessions of virtual math teams working on open-ended problem-solving tasks. In particular, it investigates methods of group cognition that are employed by teams in this setting. The VMT environment currently integrates social networking, synchronous text chat, a shared whiteboard for drawing, web browsers and an asynchronous wiki for exchanging findings within the larger community. A simple version of MathML is supported in the whiteboard, chat and wiki for displaying mathematical expressions. The VMT Project is currently integrating the dynamic mathematics application, GeoGebra, into its collaboration environment. This will create a multi-user version of GeoGebra, which can be used in concert with the chat, web browsers, curricular topics and wiki repository. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Babes-Bolyai University. Kogainiceanu 1, Cluj-Napoca, 400084 Romania. e-mail: submit_adn@yahoo.com; Web site: http://adn.teaching.ro
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01