Use Case: Formative

  • Engaging Students with Amplify

    Amplify Classroom provides students with opportunities to see mathematics in new ways and truly interact with it. Jill Vettrus would have a difficult time teaching without it.

  • Celebrating Student Progress and Providing Wise Feedback

    Many mathematics faculty understand the value of real-life applications, writing, and projects in the mathematics classroom. Fewer implement these practices, often due to workload and time constraints, but digitally-enabled tools can be used to support efficiency.

  • Excel Helps Students Determine: Is it Too Good to Be True?

    Instructors of mathematics want students to use mathematical reasoning to understand the world around them, question false claims, and be critical thinkers inside and outside of the classroom. Get-rich-quick schemes often rely on numbers that sound reasonable but can be carefully unpacked using tools like spreadsheet technology.

  • Playing an Instrument Instead of Just Talking About Playing an Instrument

    This activity uses digital spreadsheets to illustrate the key concepts underlying the Central Limit Theorem and occurs after introducing basic descriptive statistics and the normal distribution as an example of a histogram.

  • Modeling Review Strategies with An End-of-Unit Wrap-up Routine

    An end-of-unit wrap-up via a reading and discussion can support students to practice metacognition by reflecting on their learning processes and understanding, making big ideas and real-world connections transparent.

  • Emphasizing the Importance of a Course Syllabus and Supporting Students to Understand It

    Faculty work hard to make a course syllabus clear, inviting, and informative. Dr. April Crenshaw has developed a video and quiz system which helps her get students to actually read this important document at the start of the term.

  • Using an Online Simulation to Connect Linear Equations and Electrical Circuits

    Active learning through online simulations and explorations increases student participation, moving them beyond receiving information to creating knowledge. This particular example builds connections between the theory of solving one-step linear equations and the application of Ohm’s law and electric circuits.

  • Creating an AI Tutor to Support Precalculus Students When They Need It

    Recognizing that her precalculus students work full-time, have caregiving responsibilities, or face transportation barriers that prevent them from accessing an on-campus Math Center or an instructor’s student support hours, April Crenshaw has designed an AI tutor. This AI tutor provides 24/7 access to academic support, allowing students to get help when and where they need…

  • Student-designed AI Chatbot Lab Teaches Both Math Content and AI Literacy

    This activity is implemented as a low-stakes lab designed to support conceptual understanding of challenging integration techniques while simultaneously teaching responsible, effective use of generative AI as a learning tool.

  • Structured Online Discussions in Calculus

    Students engage in a structured online discussion process designed to deepen understanding and foster community.