Sigma Maths Hub-London & South East England

11:15 – 12:00 STACK: computer aided assessment & Geogebra
Speaker: Dr Chris Sangwin, University of Birmingham

12:00 – 12:15 Refreshment break

12:15 – 12:45 Session 2: Experience of the WileyPlus assessment package at Keele Speaker: Professor Douglas Quinney, Keele University

12:45 – 13:15 MathCentre – Past, present and future
Speaker: Professor Tony Croft, Loughborough University

13:15 – 14:00 Networking lunch

14:00 – 14:30 Session 3: Collaboration and future collaborative funding bids to the National HE STEM programme
http://www.hestem.ac.uk/News/tabid/105/Default.aspx
Outline: Dr Sarah Fielding, SE STEM Regional Officer will introduce the work of the National HE STEM programme, which encourages collaboration through partnership.

14:30 – 15:15 Session 4: ‘Your Hub’ London and the South-East
Exploring possibilities and what we would like to achieve. What themes would members like to include? Group break-out session with refreshments.

15:15 – 15:30 Plenary/Close
Here we will attempt to capture key points to feed back to the Sigma/HE STEM newsletters, identify the next steps, decide on the next meeting venue/date/theme.

Click here to register (places are limited so please let us know if you need to cancel your reserved place).

Directions

Travel and maps: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/where/ux/uxacc

This event will be held in Room 128, John Crank Building, Brunel University
Campus map for Brunel University: http://www.westlondonlln.org/textpattern/index.php

Car parking: There is a 15 minute waiting area outside the Wilfred Brown Building whilst you collect your parking permit: http://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/pubfac/parking

Cost: This event is free. Places are limited so early advice of any cancellation is appreciated.

For more information email Kerry Schutz.

The National STEM Programme

The National STEM Programme is a three-year initiative funded by the Higher Education Funding Councils for England and Wales (HEFCE/HEFCW). The Programme aims to increase and widen participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and enhance the skills and knowledge base of the workforce in these areas.

Whilst particular emphasis is on engineering, physics and chemistry it is recognised that mathematics covers a broad cross-section of curricula. As a result, the National STEM Programme is providing ‘seed’ funding to establish regional Maths Sigma Hubs.

The first meeting of the London/South East regional hub will be held on 24th September 2010 at Brunel University. Colleagues interested in the teaching and learning of mathematics are invited to attend, to establish the Hub and become part of a collaborative group, sharing experience, ideas and resources.

Attendance is free (spaces are limited, so please book early).
Online registration: ://www.westlondonlln.org/eventregistration.php?event_id=47
Enquiries: Kerry Schutz, STEM Sector Manager and Deputy Director, West London Lifelong Learning Network: enquiries@westlondonlln.org.

Over the course of the next 2 years, we will be addressing maths teaching and learning and some main themes related to the objectives of the National STEM Agenda:

a) Integration and diversity – to widen and enlarge entry to mathematical sciences undergraduate courses, and embed approaches into universities.

b) Employer engagement – looking at employer needs in basic and high-level mathematics and statistics and in the application of scientific and mathematical knowledge in order to meet the Government’s wish to improve work-force skills, and exploring implications for the HE curriculum.

c) HE curriculum innovation – exploring current learning, teaching and assessment practices and disseminating good practice. This includes online delivery of maths, where we have a lot of good practice that can be extended to other universities at NO cost, as well as e-assessment projects that are underway and which are easily duplicable or cost-free.

d) Mathematical sciences support – establishing and extending a network for maths support in universities, building on sigma’s regional hub model, working together to share experience and resources which are pedagogically developed and working well.