Workshops in 2020

During 2020 we ran a series of online workshops, with support from the London Mathematical Society, Universitas 21, and the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh.

You can access recordings and materials from these workshops through the links below:

Title Date Location Description
Workshop: Effective use of Maxima 2 Dec 2020
15:00-17:00 GMT
Online.
Course page - effective use of Maxima
Learn how mathematics educators use Maxima effectively with STACK, and how to use more advanced Maxima techniques to improve your own STACK questions.
Workshop: Addressing common student errors 25 Nov 2020
15:00-17:00 GMT
Online.
Course page - student errors 25-11-20
Gain insight into common student errors based on mathematics education research, and get practical experience of using STACK to detect and give feedback on errors.
Workshop: Assessment of proofs in STACK 7 September 2020
15:00-16:30 BST
Online.
Course page - assessment of proofs
Learn about important practical findings from educational research on how to teach mathematical proof effectively, and hear about practical approaches to assessing proof online using tools like STACK.
Workshop: Getting started with STACK 20 July 2020
10:00-12:00 BST
Online.
Course page - getting started 20-07-20
Learn about the features of STACK and write your first STACK question with experts on hand to help.
Workshop: addressing common student errors 3 July 2020
14:00-16:00 BST 
Online.
Course page - student errors
Gain insight into common student errors based on mathematics education research, and get practical experience of using STACK to detect and give feedback on errors.
Workshop: quality questions and assessing proof 19 June 2020
10:00-12:00 BST
Online.
Course page - quality questions
Learn about advanced features of STACK that help to make sure your questions work reliably, and get tips from experienced authors on how to write polished questions. In the second half, learn about ways to assess proof using STACK.
Workshop: getting started with STACK 15 June 2020
10:00-15:00 BST
Online.
Course page - getting started
Hear from some experienced users about how they use STACK in variety of courses, then write your first STACK question with experts on hand to help.