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A part of 3.1 Inquiry on Teaching and Learning Poster + Talk View PDF of poster Jaimal Thind, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM Alexander Rennet, Assistant Professor Teaching Stream, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM Micheal Pawliuk, Assistant Professor Teaching Stream, Mathematical and Computational Sciences, UTM Parker Glynn-Adey, Assistant Professor Teaching Stream, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, UTSC In 2019 the authors undertook a major redesign of a large, coordinated, multi-section introductory mathematics course (MAT223H5 - Linear Algebra I). The original redesign was centred around a partially-flipped, active learning model involving pre-class reading and in-class activities, rather [...]

A part of 3.1 Inquiry on Teaching and Learning Poster + Talk View PDF of poster Kris Kim, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Physical & Environmental Sciences, UTSC Marco Zimmer-De luliis, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Physical & Environmental Sciences, UTSC Nirusha Thavarajah, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Physical & Environmental Sciences, UTSC A writing assignment was designed and introduced into first-year chemistry courses (CHMA10 and CHMA11) at UTSC in Winter 2020. The assignment is rolled out over the first two months of each semester. Students write a 500-word essay on a topic of their choice. A list of topics relevant to [...]