Inside Mathforum.Org: Analysis of an Internet-Based Education Community

ISBN-13: 9781107138858 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 198 str.

Wesley Shumar

Opis

Inside Mathforum.org is an ethnographic study of how digital media transform the learning contexts of both teachers and students of mathematics.

Recenzje

'Shumar presents a well-researched analysis of the political and cultural impacts to and the contributions of MathForum.org, as well as the broader scope of the internet in education. An ethnography in method and style, the book is organized in concise, yet dense, sections, offering a discussion that spans ethnography to neoliberalism. The inclusion of figures from the Forum, including the grading rubric and mentoring example, assist in transforming the community from an abstract idea to a tangible place of learning.' C. R. Hebert, Choice

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Ethnography with a leading internet-based educational center; 3. History of the Math Forum; 4. Possibilities and their foreclosure in the digital educational economy; 5. Mathematical conversations and mathematical thinking; 6. Mentoring students and faculty with digital technology; 7. Noticing and wondering in a mediated environment; 8. Space, affinity, and consciousness; 9. Identity and online interaction; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.