Technological Explorations in the Move to Online Mathematics Support

Heraty, Calum; Bhaird, Ciarán Mac an; McGlinchey, Aisling; Mulligan, Peter; O'Hanrahan, Pádhraic; O'Malley, James; O'Neill, Rachel; Vivash, Tara

doi:10.21100/msor.v19i1.1130

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“…It seems that access to specific types of technology can really help here. Heraty et al [10] outline various different methods that tutors in Maynooth University used to communicate mathematics effectively to their students. It is vital that students also have access to appropriate technology.…”

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A Survey of Research on the Impact of the COVID-19 Closures on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level in Ireland

O’Shea¹

2022

Irish Math. Soc. Bull.

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A Survey of Research on the Impact of the COVID-19 Closures on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level in Ireland

O’Shea¹

2022

Irish Math. Soc. Bull.

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“…to mitigate these issues but not every student had such luxuries" (p. 344). Specific to tablets, previous studies perceive this tool as an important part of teachers' work (e.g., Cárdenas et al, 2021;Heraty et al, 2021) and. This scenario was not the case for other participants.…”

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“…Our second theme is the adaptations that math tutors pursued in the attempts to transition from offline learning into online learning. The previous study such as Heraty (2021) considered this adaptation as including exploration of technology. Another study by Johns and Mills (2021) mentioned that tutors are better to be familiar with the online system and be aware of students' needs of both synchronous and asynchronous modes.…”

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“…However, we have seen some discussions of why online tutoring, tablets, and stylus, for example, are important. For instance, Heraty et al (2021) stated "Without a tablet and Muhammad Taqiyuddin, Faliqul Jannah Firdausi, and Mohamad T. A. N. Asidin Stories of Our Fellow Mathematics Tutors during Covid-19 Pandemic stylus, writing with a mouse was difficult and quite slow, especially with legibility being so important" (p. 58). Thus, our findings shed new light on this nuance of how the cost of technologies hinders the opportunities of teaching (or tutoring in this specific case).…”

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Stories of Our Fellow Mathematics Tutors during Covid-19 Pandemic

Taqiyuddin

Firdausi²,

Asidin³

2022

IndoMath

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<p>The tutoring phenomenon has been discussed from multiple angles. Sometimes, math tutors, as part of the tutoring system, are framed as the contributors of shadow education and the parasite of the national educational system. We claim that some math tutors are financially vulnerable. Our paper serves to bring new nuances into the complexity of being math tutors during the Covid-19 pandemic time. In doing so, we employed the qualitative study method by elaboratively interviewing five Indonesian mathematics tutors during September 2021. Specifically, this article focused on three aspects related to math tutoring: challenges, adaptations, and success. By listening to their stories, we gained some insights. First, tutors who were struggling the most are the ones who come from a poor background and who work for middle-low-income students. Second, the cost of adapting to the new work environment as math tutors need to upgrade their devices is one of the contributing factors in transitioning from offline tutoring to online tutoring. Third, those who thrived are the ones who are familiar with online tutoring, already have decent devices which are sufficient for heavy online multi-tasking work, and are in the circle of upper-middle-income families. In retrospect, this research not only sheds light on social issues in our educational system but also raised some key practical issues of teaching mathematics online which may affect tutors with various backgrounds differently. All in all, our research is part of our endeavor to fight for math tutors’ welfare.</p>

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“…Digital and remote learning: Includes articles concerned with online videos, screen annotations, and similar technologies. Note that the plot of popularity over time (Figure 2(e)) shows a sudden increase in volume 19, as articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic start to emerge (Heraty, 2021;Jones, Meyer and Huang, 2021).…”

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Topics of interest to the MSOR community: evidence from the first 20 years of MSOR Connections

Rowlett

Corner

2021

MSOR

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Topic modelling, an automated literature review technique, is used to generate a list of topics from the text of all articles published in previous issues of MSOR Connections. There are many topics of consistent popularity, including assessment, employability, school-university transition and the teaching of specific subjects and skills with the mathematics, statistics and operational research disciplines. We identify some topics that have waned in popularity, especially following the demise of the MSOR Network, including organised book and software reviews, conference and workshop announcements and reports, and articles focused on staff development. In its present form as a fully peer-reviewed practitioner journal, there appears to be a shift in focus from personal reflection to evidence-based research. There is a high focus on innovative practice using technology in the publication, though with less focus on specific software over time. Similarly, more nuance appears to be entering the discourse over maths support and e-assessment as these topics mature. We note a rise over time in student-centred approaches and a sudden rise in the previous issue of digital and remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We speculate about future trends that may emerge, including an increased focus on digital and remote learning and an increase in content on equity, equality, diversity and inclusion.

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Technological Explorations in the Move to Online Mathematics Support

Cited by 5 publications

References 2 publications

A Survey of Research on the Impact of the COVID-19 Closures on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level in Ireland

A Survey of Research on the Impact of the COVID-19 Closures on the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level in Ireland

Stories of Our Fellow Mathematics Tutors during Covid-19 Pandemic

Topics of interest to the MSOR community: evidence from the first 20 years of MSOR Connections

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